The annual salary statistics of social science research assistants in San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of social science research assistants in San Antonio-New Braunfels 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 | $38,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $84,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $84,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for social science research assistants in San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $84,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,380.
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 | $52,710 | 29.79% | 35.74% |
| 2021 | $37,010 | -13.92% | - |
| 2020 | $42,160 | 2.70% | - |
| 2019 | $41,020 | -2.19% | - |
| 2018 | $41,920 | 16.89% | - |
| 2014 | $34,840 | 5.31% | - |
| 2013 | $32,990 | -2.67% | - |
| 2012 | $33,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $52,710, San Antonio-New Braunfels is the second highest paying city for social science research assistants in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown (median annual salary of $60,200). Compared with Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, the median annual salary of social science research assistants in San Antonio-New Braunfels is 12.4 percent (12.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| Lubbock | |
| College Station-Bryan | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Central Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| El Paso | |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission | |
| Laredo |