The annual salary statistics of social science research assistants in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of social science research assistants in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $17,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,040 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,910 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for social science research assistants in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,860.
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 | $55,040 | 10.83% | 35.25% |
| 2021 | $49,080 | -3.38% | - |
| 2020 | $50,740 | 3.33% | - |
| 2019 | $49,050 | 7.20% | - |
| 2018 | $45,520 | 1.16% | - |
| 2017 | $44,990 | 8.94% | - |
| 2016 | $40,970 | 2.73% | - |
| 2015 | $39,850 | 4.22% | - |
| 2014 | $38,170 | -0.34% | - |
| 2013 | $38,300 | 6.95% | - |
| 2012 | $35,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $55,040, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the second highest paying city for social science research assistants in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Newark-Union (median annual salary of $56,280). Compared with Newark-Union, the median annual salary of social science research assistants in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 2.2 percent (2.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Newark-Union | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Lancaster | |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle | |
| Philadelphia | |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| State College | |
| Erie | |
| Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area |