19 Series · SOC 19-3099
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $101,110
- Median / year
- $160,300
- Top 10% earn
- -1.7%
- Growth '23–'33
- 37,100
- US workers
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other earn a median of $101,110 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $101,110, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $66,120 (10th percentile) to $160,300 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 37,100 US workers. Virginia pays the most ($140,670), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other earn a median of $101,110, putting them among the better-paid US occupations and higher than 84% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Life, Physical, and Social Science, it ranks #15 of 48 by median pay. Employment is projected to fall 1.7% by 2033.
- $101,110
- Median annual wage
- Top 16%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #15 of 48
- in Life, Physical, and Social Science
- 2.4×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Virginia at $140,670. Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other (SOC 19-3099) pays a national median of $101,110 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $66,120 at the 10th percentile to $160,300 at the 90th, with a mean of $107,690 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 37,100 Americans work in this occupation across 50 reporting states and 133 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a -1.7% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as declining relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 3,200 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is Bachelor's degree. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of A for this role, with a fatality rate of 1.5 per 100,000 and injury rate of 0.7 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Virginia pays the highest state median at $140,670, which is +39% above the national figure. The top metro is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV at $138,250 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
Median Salary
$101,110
per year
Median Hourly
$48.61/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$107,690
average
Employment
37,100
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$101,110 Top 16% higher than 84% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 19-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 19-series occupations with growth data, Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other sits on the slower-growing side at -1.7% growth and $101,110 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
-1.7%
Declining
Annual Openings
3,200
per year (projected)
Typical Education
Bachelor's degree
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Very Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
1.5/100K
Injury Rate
0.7/100
Danger Index
3.6/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Define regional or local transportation planning problems or priorities.
- ▸ Participate in public meetings or hearings to explain planning proposals, to gather feedback from those affected by projects, or to achieve consensus on project designs.
- ▸ Prepare reports or recommendations on transportation planning.
- ▸ Collaborate with engineers to research, analyze, or resolve complex transportation design issues.
- ▸ Recommend transportation system improvements or projects, based on economic, population, land-use, or traffic projections.
- ▸ Develop computer models to address transportation planning issues.
- ▸ Analyze information related to transportation, such as land use policies, environmental impact of projects, or long-range planning needs.
- ▸ Interpret data from traffic modeling software, geographic information systems, or associated databases.
- ▸ Design transportation surveys to identify areas of public concern.
- ▸ Collaborate with other professionals to develop sustainable transportation strategies at the local, regional, or national level.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$66,120
25th Percentile
$80,860
Median
$101,110
75th Percentile
$129,960
90th Percentile
$160,300
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia | $140,670 | +39% above national |
| 2 | Maryland | $131,810 | +30% above national |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $128,440 | +27% above national |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $105,640 | +4% above national |
| 5 | Colorado | $105,390 | +4% above national |
| 6 | New York | $104,770 | +4% above national |
| 7 | Nebraska | $104,420 | +3% above national |
| 8 | Minnesota | $103,330 | +2% above national |
| 9 | Washington | $102,920 | +2% above national |
| 10 | Texas | $101,800 | +1% above national |
| 11 | New Jersey | $101,260 | same as national |
| 12 | Arizona | $99,320 | 2% below national |
| 13 | Illinois | $99,050 | 2% below national |
| 14 | Ohio | $98,630 | 2% below national |
| 15 | California | $97,900 | 3% below national |
| 16 | Pennsylvania | $97,640 | 3% below national |
| 17 | Oregon | $95,900 | 5% below national |
| 18 | Nevada | $95,620 | 5% below national |
| 19 | Alabama | $95,370 | 6% below national |
| 20 | West Virginia | $94,520 | 7% below national |
| 21 | Hawaii | $92,520 | 8% below national |
| 22 | Delaware | $92,330 | 9% below national |
| 23 | Iowa | $91,560 | 9% below national |
| 24 | Utah | $91,560 | 9% below national |
| 25 | Georgia | $91,210 | 10% below national |
| 26 | Louisiana | $91,170 | 10% below national |
| 27 | New Mexico | $91,170 | 10% below national |
| 28 | Rhode Island | $89,960 | 11% below national |
| 29 | Indiana | $89,440 | 12% below national |
| 30 | Wisconsin | $88,830 | 12% below national |
| 31 | Idaho | $88,610 | 12% below national |
| 32 | Oklahoma | $88,610 | 12% below national |
| 33 | Wyoming | $88,610 | 12% below national |
| 34 | New Hampshire | $86,530 | 14% below national |
| 35 | South Dakota | $86,260 | 15% below national |
| 36 | Mississippi | $85,550 | 15% below national |
| 37 | Kansas | $85,160 | 16% below national |
| 38 | Michigan | $84,260 | 17% below national |
| 39 | South Carolina | $83,780 | 17% below national |
| 40 | Florida | $83,460 | 17% below national |
| 41 | Montana | $82,380 | 19% below national |
| 42 | North Carolina | $81,420 | 19% below national |
| 43 | Tennessee | $80,860 | 20% below national |
| 44 | Missouri | $80,850 | 20% below national |
| 45 | Vermont | $79,450 | 21% below national |
| 46 | Kentucky | $78,850 | 22% below national |
| 47 | Arkansas | $76,400 | 24% below national |
| 48 | North Dakota | $76,400 | 24% below national |
| 49 | Puerto Rico | $76,400 | 24% below national |
| 50 | Maine | $73,920 | 27% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $138,250 | +37% above national |
| 2 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $135,390 | +34% above national |
| 3 | New Haven, CT | $126,610 | +25% above national |
| 4 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $124,590 | +23% above national |
| 5 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $120,220 | +19% above national |
| 6 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $119,520 | +18% above national |
| 7 | Charlottesville, VA | $119,430 | +18% above national |
| 8 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $115,920 | +15% above national |
| 9 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $113,800 | +13% above national |
| 10 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $112,990 | +12% above national |
| 11 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $110,490 | +9% above national |
| 12 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $110,340 | +9% above national |
| 13 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $109,640 | +8% above national |
| 14 | Colorado Springs, CO | $109,140 | +8% above national |
| 15 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $108,430 | +7% above national |
| 16 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $108,350 | +7% above national |
| 17 | Fayetteville, NC | $107,950 | +7% above national |
| 18 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $107,910 | +7% above national |
| 19 | Omaha, NE-IA | $107,410 | +6% above national |
| 20 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $107,170 | +6% above national |
| 21 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $106,550 | +5% above national |
| 22 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $105,670 | +5% above national |
| 23 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $105,270 | +4% above national |
| 24 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $105,140 | +4% above national |
| 25 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $104,770 | +4% above national |
| 26 | Boulder, CO | $104,750 | +4% above national |
| 27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $104,550 | +3% above national |
| 28 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $104,420 | +3% above national |
| 29 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $104,250 | +3% above national |
| 30 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $103,330 | +2% above national |
| 31 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $103,310 | +2% above national |
| 32 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $102,900 | +2% above national |
| 33 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $102,540 | +1% above national |
| 34 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $102,110 | +1% above national |
| 35 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $101,090 | same as national |
| 36 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $100,550 | 1% below national |
| 37 | Morgantown, WV | $100,260 | 1% below national |
| 38 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $100,210 | 1% below national |
| 39 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $99,570 | 2% below national |
| 40 | Tucson, AZ | $99,320 | 2% below national |
| 41 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $98,520 | 3% below national |
| 42 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $97,570 | 4% below national |
| 43 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $97,470 | 4% below national |
| 44 | Albuquerque, NM | $97,160 | 4% below national |
| 45 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $96,820 | 4% below national |
| 46 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $96,610 | 4% below national |
| 47 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $96,570 | 4% below national |
| 48 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $96,460 | 5% below national |
| 49 | El Paso, TX | $96,100 | 5% below national |
| 50 | Ogden, UT | $96,100 | 5% below national |
| 51 | Cleveland, OH | $95,800 | 5% below national |
| 52 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $95,600 | 5% below national |
| 53 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $95,020 | 6% below national |
| 54 | Pittsburgh, PA | $94,680 | 6% below national |
| 55 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $94,110 | 7% below national |
| 56 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $93,310 | 8% below national |
| 57 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $92,640 | 8% below national |
| 58 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $92,100 | 9% below national |
| 59 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $92,060 | 9% below national |
| 60 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $91,920 | 9% below national |
| 61 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $91,560 | 9% below national |
| 62 | Jackson, MS | $91,560 | 9% below national |
| 63 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $91,560 | 9% below national |
| 64 | Columbus, GA-AL | $91,210 | 10% below national |
| 65 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $91,170 | 10% below national |
| 66 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $91,170 | 10% below national |
| 67 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $90,580 | 10% below national |
| 68 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $90,060 | 11% below national |
| 69 | Rochester, NY | $89,230 | 12% below national |
| 70 | Madison, WI | $88,830 | 12% below national |
| 71 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $88,710 | 12% below national |
| 72 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $88,700 | 12% below national |
| 73 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $88,610 | 12% below national |
| 74 | Boise City, ID | $88,610 | 12% below national |
| 75 | Knoxville, TN | $88,610 | 12% below national |
| 76 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $88,440 | 13% below national |
| 77 | Alexandria, LA | $87,980 | 13% below national |
| 78 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $87,510 | 13% below national |
| 79 | Savannah, GA | $87,380 | 14% below national |
| 80 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $87,260 | 14% below national |
| 81 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $87,040 | 14% below national |
| 82 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $86,690 | 14% below national |
| 83 | Fresno, CA | $86,670 | 14% below national |
| 84 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $86,470 | 14% below national |
| 85 | Oklahoma City, OK | $86,260 | 15% below national |
| 86 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $86,260 | 15% below national |
| 87 | Syracuse, NY | $85,600 | 15% below national |
| 88 | Ann Arbor, MI | $85,370 | 16% below national |
| 89 | Topeka, KS | $85,160 | 16% below national |
| 90 | Richmond, VA | $85,030 | 16% below national |
| 91 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $85,020 | 16% below national |
| 92 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $84,570 | 16% below national |
| 93 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $84,340 | 17% below national |
| 94 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $84,090 | 17% below national |
| 95 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $84,010 | 17% below national |
| 96 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $83,780 | 17% below national |
| 97 | Columbia, SC | $83,780 | 17% below national |
| 98 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $83,780 | 17% below national |
| 99 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $83,780 | 17% below national |
| 100 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $83,780 | 17% below national |
| 101 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $83,460 | 17% below national |
| 102 | Columbus, OH | $83,100 | 18% below national |
| 103 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $82,430 | 18% below national |
| 104 | Helena, MT | $82,380 | 19% below national |
| 105 | Reno, NV | $81,640 | 19% below national |
| 106 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $81,420 | 19% below national |
| 107 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $81,400 | 19% below national |
| 108 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $81,330 | 20% below national |
| 109 | Jacksonville, FL | $81,330 | 20% below national |
| 110 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $81,330 | 20% below national |
| 111 | Wichita, KS | $81,330 | 20% below national |
| 112 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $81,330 | 20% below national |
| 113 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $80,860 | 20% below national |
| 114 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $80,020 | 21% below national |
| 115 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $79,960 | 21% below national |
| 116 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $78,980 | 22% below national |
| 117 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $78,850 | 22% below national |
| 118 | Springfield, MO | $78,850 | 22% below national |
| 119 | Tallahassee, FL | $78,850 | 22% below national |
| 120 | Asheville, NC | $76,400 | 24% below national |
| 121 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $76,400 | 24% below national |
| 122 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $76,400 | 24% below national |
| 123 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $75,780 | 25% below national |
| 124 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $75,570 | 25% below national |
| 125 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $75,350 | 25% below national |
| 126 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $73,920 | 27% below national |
| 127 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $73,320 | 27% below national |
| 128 | Ithaca, NY | $69,660 | 31% below national |
| 129 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $69,030 | 32% below national |
| 130 | Fargo, ND-MN | $64,110 | 37% below national |
| 131 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $63,440 | 37% below national |
| 132 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $61,210 | 39% below national |
| 133 | Jefferson City, MO | $57,350 | 43% below national |
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