Social Scientist and Related Worker Salary in Nassau-Suffolk, New York

The annual salary statistics of social scientists and related workers in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of social scientists and related workers in Nassau-Suffolk 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 Scientists and Related Workers in Nassau-Suffolk, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$54,920
25th Percentile Wage
$67,830
50th Percentile Wage
$90,000
75th Percentile Wage
$119,240
90th Percentile Wage
$127,600

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for social scientists and related workers in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $127,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $90,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,920.

Median salary trend

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

YearMedian Salary Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$90,000
-12.93% -12.93%
2016
$101,640
3.21% -
2015
$98,380
-3.31% -
2012
$101,640
- -

Table 2. Compare Social Scientist and Related Worker Salary in Nassau-Suffolk with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $90,000, Nassau-Suffolk is the second highest paying city for social scientists and related workers in state of New York, following the highest paying city New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary of $99,010). Compared with New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, the median annual salary of social scientists and related workers in Nassau-Suffolk is 9.1 percent (9.1%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$99,010
Nassau-Suffolk
$90,000
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$87,110
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$83,650
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$77,370
Syracuse
$76,360
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$76,270
Rochester
$72,550
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$66,210
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$63,780