Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages Wide pay band SOC 19-3099

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other

The published band from $66,120 to $160,300 is the distinctive signal for this role, not a twin of Industrial-Organizational Psychologists.

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Same-major-group titles next to Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other: Industrial-Organizational Psychologists ($194K) , Clinical and Counseling Psychologists ($101K) , Psychologists, All Other ($111K) , Sociologists ($106K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

Highest-pay states for Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other

State names lead when O*NET tasks are absent for this SOC, geography mass differs by occupation even when peer titles overlap.

  1. 1. Maryland $131,810
  2. 2. Massachusetts $105,640
  3. 3. District of Columbia $128,440
  4. 4. Nebraska $104,420
  5. 5. Texas $101,800
  6. 6. Washington $102,920
  7. 7. Colorado $105,390
  8. 8. New York $104,770
  9. 9. Virginia $140,670
  10. 10. Minnesota $103,330

Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations careers next to Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other

Same BLS major group, ordered by national median.

  1. 1. Psychologists, All Other $110,840
  2. 2. Sociologists $106,030
  3. 3. Astronomers $128,820
  4. 4. Clinical and Counseling Psychologists $100,580
  5. 5. Political Scientists $142,080
  6. 6. Physical Scientists, All Other $122,570
  7. 7. Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers $101,920
  8. 8. Materials Scientists $117,790
  9. 9. Industrial-Organizational Psychologists $193,950
  10. 10. Nuclear Technicians $110,240
  11. 11. Physicists $172,250
  12. 12. Geographers $102,040
Published pay band (10th to 90th)
$66,120 to $160,300
median $101,110 · ~2.4× spread
$101K
National median
↓ -2%
Growth 2024-2034
3,200
Annual openings
37,100
Estimated US jobs
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
Highest-pay peer · $194K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education Bachelor's degree

Peer ladder above lists 12 other Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations titles , led here by Industrial-Organizational Psychologists.

The OEWS band for Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other runs from $66,120 (10th) to $160,300 (90th), about 2.4× wide, with median $101,110. That spread, not the midpoint alone, is the distinctive published fact.

Employment Projections expect -2% change between 2024 and 2034 (declining vs baseline 3.1%). About 3,200 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns Bachelor's degree as typical education needed for entry. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

Highest published state median in this ranking: Maryland at $131,810. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Industrial-Organizational Psychologists at $193,950. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Where Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other sits in Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Among 48 detailed Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations with a published OEWS median, Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other is pay-rank #15, the upper third of that major group. The order is ROW_NUMBER on national median (title as tiebreak), not a worker-level percentile.

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Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024–2034.

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Jobs in Maryland

Top-paying state for this role

Jobs in Massachusetts

Second-highest state pay

Industrial-Organizational Psychologists

Highest-pay peer · $194K

Clinical and Counseling Psychologists

Lower-pay peer · $101K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations titles sit near Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other at the top of the pay table? ▼
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other is pay-rank #15 of 48 detailed Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations with an OEWS median, upper third. Nearest upper-third titles: Clinical and Counseling Psychologists ($101K), Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers ($102K), Geographers ($102K), Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists ($103K). Rank is ROW_NUMBER on national median.
How wide is the published pay band for Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other? ▼
OEWS places the 10th percentile at $66,120 and the 90th at $160,300 for Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other (2.4× spread). The national median is $101,110. OEWS does not isolate experience, employer, or geography as the cause of that spread.
What employment change does BLS publish for Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other is -2%. Projected annual openings: about 3,200. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: declining.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other? ▼
BLS assigns Bachelor's degree as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other? ▼
Maryland ($131,810), Massachusetts ($105,640), District of Columbia ($128,440) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024–2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 19-3099. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics