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Social Science Research Assistant Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of social science research assistants in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of social science research assistants in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Social Science Research Assistants in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$19,500
25th Percentile Wage
$30,500
50th Percentile Wage
$45,600
75th Percentile Wage
$68,920
90th Percentile Wage
$92,130

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for social science research assistants in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $92,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,500.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of social science research assistants from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$45,600
23.51% 5.86%
2016
$34,880
1.12% -
2015
$34,490
-24.47% -
2012
$42,930
- -

Table 2. Compare Social Science Research Assistant Salary in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn with Other Michigan Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,600 in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is in the middle of salary range for social science research assistants in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of social science research assistants in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 31.7 percent (31.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area and 40.0 percent (40.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$66,810
Detroit-Warren-Livonia
$59,390
Lansing-East Lansing
$52,620
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn
$45,600
Ann Arbor
$38,740
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$27,370