The annual salary statistics of social scientists and related workers in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of social scientists and related workers in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington 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 | $50,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $65,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $106,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for social scientists and related workers in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $106,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,660.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of social scientists and related workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $81,850 | -0.45% | 18.85% |
| 2021 | $82,220 | -1.05% | - |
| 2020 | $83,080 | 4.57% | - |
| 2019 | $79,280 | -11.82% | - |
| 2018 | $88,650 | 13.18% | - |
| 2017 | $76,970 | 1.09% | - |
| 2016 | $76,130 | 4.69% | - |
| 2015 | $72,560 | 7.91% | - |
| 2014 | $66,820 | 2.98% | - |
| 2013 | $64,830 | -2.45% | - |
| 2012 | $66,420 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $81,850, Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington is the second highest paying city for social scientists and related workers in state of Wisconsin, following the highest paying city Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis (median annual salary of $82,850). Compared with Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, the median annual salary of social scientists and related workers in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington is 1.2 percent (1.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis | |
| Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington | |
| Lake County-Kenosha County | |
| Madison | |
| Duluth | |
| West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area |