The annual salary statistics of social science research assistants in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of social science research assistants in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $24,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $42,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $55,640 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for social science research assistants in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $42,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,610.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of social science research assistants from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $42,000 | -5.29% | 7.19% |
| 2019 | $44,220 | 12.82% | - |
| 2018 | $38,550 | -1.12% | - |
| 2017 | $38,980 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $38,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $42,000 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for social science research assistants in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of social science research assistants in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 25.4 percent (25.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 24.0 percent (24.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.
| 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 |