The annual salary statistics of social science research assistants in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of social science research assistants in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $29,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for social science research assistants in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,340.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of social science research assistants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $39,560 | -21.66% | 26.62% |
| 2021 | $48,130 | 13.63% | - |
| 2020 | $41,570 | 3.15% | - |
| 2019 | $40,260 | 4.12% | - |
| 2018 | $38,600 | 1.35% | - |
| 2017 | $38,080 | -8.72% | - |
| 2016 | $41,400 | 1.64% | - |
| 2015 | $40,720 | 1.20% | - |
| 2014 | $40,230 | 22.47% | - |
| 2013 | $31,190 | 6.93% | - |
| 2012 | $29,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,560 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for social science research assistants in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of social science research assistants in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 21.7 percent (21.7%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 49.7 percent (49.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Nassau-Suffolk.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Rochester | |
| Syracuse | |
| Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Nassau-Suffolk |