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
+0.8%
2024→2025
$160,300
Top 10% earn
-1.7%
Growth '24–'34
37,100
Estimated US jobs

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 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is Virginia ($140,670).

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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 2034.

$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.

Observed pay change

What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025

May 2019 → May 2025
  • The published national median for Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other moved from $83,330 in May 2019 to $101,110 in May 2025 (+21.3%).
  • Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
  • Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other sits -3.1 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other (SOC 19-3099) has a national median of $101,110 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $66,120 to $160,300, and the published mean is $107,690. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 37,100 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 50 state or territory areas and 133 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $100,340 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $101,110 in May 2025, a rise of $770 (+0.8%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.

BLS Employment Projections forecast a -1.7% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as declining relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 3,200 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns Bachelor's degree as typical education needed for entry. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.

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 highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV at $138,250. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.

BLS OEWS May 2025 37,100 jobs Median $101,110/yr

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

$0–$20,000: 0 US occupations (0%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 98 US occupations (12%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 298 US occupations (36%). Below this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 209 US occupations (25%). Below this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 82 US occupations (10%). Below this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 58 US occupations (7%). This entry sits in this band. $120,000–$140,000: 32 US occupations (4%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 14 US occupations (2%). Above this entry. $160,000–$180,000: 9 US occupations (1%). Above this entry. $180,000 and above: 25 US occupations (3%). Above this entry. This job $0 $180,000+ every BLS occupation, bucketed by value

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.

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Band Count Share
$0–$20,000 0 US occupations 0%
$20,000–$40,000 98 US occupations 12%
$40,000–$60,000 298 US occupations 36%
$60,000–$80,000 209 US occupations 25%
$80,000–$100,000 82 US occupations 10%
$100,000–$120,000 (this entry) 58 US occupations 7%
$120,000–$140,000 32 US occupations 4%
$140,000–$160,000 14 US occupations 2%
$160,000–$180,000 9 US occupations 1%
$180,000 and above 25 US occupations 3%

$101,110 · 84th percentile of 825 US occupations

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. Scatter plot of 24 data points. $0$50000$100000$150000$200000 -5%0%5%10%15% Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) Median annual wage Medical Scientists, … - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 8.7% · Median annual wage: $103410Occupational Health … - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 12.5% · Median annual wage: $90150Environmental Scient… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.4% · Median annual wage: $82220Chemists - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.9% · Median annual wage: $91240Clinical and Counsel… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 11.2% · Median annual wage: $100580Life, Physical, and … - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.5% · Median annual wage: $62280Biological Technicians - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.5% · Median annual wage: $57510School Psychologists - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 0.7% · Median annual wage: $95990Chemical Technicians - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.7% · Median annual wage: $60390Biological Scientist… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 1.2% · Median annual wage: $98920Urban and Regional P… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.4% · Median annual wage: $89320Social Scientists an… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -1.7% · Median annual wage: $101110Environmental Scienc… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4% · Median annual wage: $55090Biochemists and Biop… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 5.8% · Median annual wage: $127410Social Science Resea… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.4% · Median annual wage: $61990Occupational Health … - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 8.5% · Median annual wage: $61560Forest and Conservat… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): -3.2% · Median annual wage: $54560Conservation Scienti… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.4% · Median annual wage: $73010Geoscientists, Excep… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.2% · Median annual wage: $101920Physical Scientists,… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 0.6% · Median annual wage: $122570Physicists - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4% · Median annual wage: $172250Forensic Science Tec… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 12.8% · Median annual wage: $72060Microbiologists - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.1% · Median annual wage: $87990Psychologists, All O… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.3% · Median annual wage: $110840
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.
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  • Medical Scientists, …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 8.7%, Median annual wage $103410
  • Occupational Health …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 12.5%, Median annual wage $90150
  • Environmental Scient…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.4%, Median annual wage $82220
  • Chemists: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.9%, Median annual wage $91240
  • Clinical and Counsel…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 11.2%, Median annual wage $100580
  • Life, Physical, and …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.5%, Median annual wage $62280
  • Biological Technicians: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.5%, Median annual wage $57510
  • School Psychologists: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.7%, Median annual wage $95990
  • Chemical Technicians: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.7%, Median annual wage $60390
  • Biological Scientist…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.2%, Median annual wage $98920
  • Urban and Regional P…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.4%, Median annual wage $89320
  • Social Scientists an…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.7%, Median annual wage $101110
  • Environmental Scienc…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4%, Median annual wage $55090
  • Biochemists and Biop…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.8%, Median annual wage $127410
  • Social Science Resea…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.4%, Median annual wage $61990
  • Occupational Health …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 8.5%, Median annual wage $61560
  • Forest and Conservat…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -3.2%, Median annual wage $54560
  • Conservation Scienti…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.4%, Median annual wage $73010
  • Geoscientists, Excep…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.2%, Median annual wage $101920
  • Physical Scientists,…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.6%, Median annual wage $122570
  • Physicists: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4%, Median annual wage $172250
  • Forensic Science Tec…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 12.8%, Median annual wage $72060
  • Microbiologists: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.1%, Median annual wage $87990
  • Psychologists, All O…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.3%, Median annual wage $110840

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)

Employment Change

-700

40,800 (2024) → 40,100 (2034)

Typical Education

Bachelor's degree

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034

Workplace Safety

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Group

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations context

Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade

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

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

10th$66,120
25th$80,860
Median$101,110
75th$129,960
90th$160,300

Hourly Rate Distribution

10th$31.79
25th$38.87
Median$48.61
75th$62.48
90th$77.07

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other pay history, 2015–2025

Published national median across 11 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.

$70,000$80,000$90,000$100,000$110,000 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 National median - 2015: $76,380National median - 2016: $77,020National median - 2017: $79,370National median - 2018: $81,340National median - 2019: $83,330National median - 2020: $87,260National median - 2021: $84,430National median - 2022: $88,900National median - 2023: $95,890National median - 2024: $100,340National median - 2025: $101,110$101,110
National median annual wage for Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other, May 2015 to May 2025 OEWS releases
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Period National median
2015 $76,380
2016 $77,020
2017 $79,370
2018 $81,340
2019 $83,330
2020 $87,260
2021 $84,430
2022 $88,900
2023 $95,890
2024 $100,340
2025 $101,110

2015 median

$76,380

2025 median

$101,110

2019–2025 change (same SOC)

+$17,780 (+21.3%)

Avg/year (same SOC)

+3.3%

Published national median annual wage and estimated employment for Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other by OEWS release year
Release Median Change Estimated jobs
May 2015 $76,380 First banked release 34,160
May 2016 $77,020 +0.8% 36,380
May 2017 $79,370 +3.1% 35,490
May 2018 $81,340 +2.5% 35,530
May 2019 $83,330 Classification break 33,690
May 2020 $87,260 +4.7% 34,570
May 2021 $84,430 -3.2% 34,330
May 2022 $88,900 +5.3% 33,210
May 2023 $95,890 +7.9% 35,210
May 2024 $100,340 +4.6% 36,970
May 2025 $101,110 +0.8% 37,100

Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $76,380 in May 2015 to $101,110 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +3.3% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 33,690 in May 2019 to 37,100 in May 2025.

Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2019 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.

Salary by State

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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

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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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $109,640 +8% above national
13 Colorado Springs, CO $109,140 +8% above national
14 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $108,430 +7% above national
15 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $108,350 +7% above national
16 Fayetteville, NC $107,950 +7% above national
17 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $107,910 +7% above national
18 Omaha, NE-IA $107,410 +6% above national
19 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $107,170 +6% above national
20 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $106,550 +5% above national
21 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $105,670 +5% above national
22 College Station-Bryan, TX $105,270 +4% above national
23 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $105,140 +4% above national
24 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $104,770 +4% above national
25 Boulder, CO $104,750 +4% above national
26 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $104,550 +3% above national
27 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $104,420 +3% above national
28 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $104,250 +3% above national
29 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $103,330 +2% above national
30 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $103,310 +2% above national
31 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $102,540 +1% above national
32 Champaign-Urbana, IL $102,110 +1% above national
33 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $101,090 same as national
34 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $100,550 1% below national
35 Morgantown, WV $100,260 1% below national
36 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $100,210 1% below national
37 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $99,570 2% below national
38 Tucson, AZ $99,320 2% below national
39 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $98,520 3% below national
40 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $97,570 4% below national
41 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $97,470 4% below national
42 Albuquerque, NM $97,160 4% below national
43 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $96,820 4% below national
44 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $96,610 4% below national
45 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $96,460 5% below national
46 El Paso, TX $96,100 5% below national
47 Ogden, UT $96,100 5% below national
48 Cleveland, OH $95,800 5% below national
49 Urban Honolulu, HI $95,600 5% below national
50 Eugene-Springfield, OR $95,020 6% below national
51 Pittsburgh, PA $94,680 6% below national
52 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $94,110 7% below national
53 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $92,640 8% below national
54 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $92,100 9% below national
55 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $92,060 9% below national
56 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $91,920 9% below national
57 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $91,560 9% below national
58 Jackson, MS $91,560 9% below national
59 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $91,560 9% below national
60 Columbus, GA-AL $91,210 10% below national
61 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $91,170 10% below national
62 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $90,580 10% below national
63 Kansas City, MO-KS $90,060 11% below national
64 Rochester, NY $89,230 12% below national
65 Madison, WI $88,830 12% below national
66 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $88,710 12% below national
67 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $88,700 12% below national
68 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $88,610 12% below national
69 Boise City, ID $88,610 12% below national
70 Knoxville, TN $88,610 12% below national
71 St. Louis, MO-IL $88,440 13% below national
72 Alexandria, LA $87,980 13% below national
73 Savannah, GA $87,380 14% below national
74 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $87,260 14% below national
75 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $87,040 14% below national
76 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $86,690 14% below national
77 Fresno, CA $86,670 14% below national
78 Oklahoma City, OK $86,260 15% below national
79 Syracuse, NY $85,600 15% below national
80 Ann Arbor, MI $85,370 16% below national
81 Topeka, KS $85,160 16% below national
82 Richmond, VA $85,030 16% below national
83 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $84,570 16% below national
84 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $84,010 17% below national
85 Clarksville, TN-KY $83,780 17% below national
86 Columbia, SC $83,780 17% below national
87 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS $83,780 17% below national
88 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $83,780 17% below national
89 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $83,460 17% below national
90 Columbus, OH $83,100 18% below national
91 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $82,430 18% below national
92 Helena, MT $82,380 19% below national
93 Reno, NV $81,640 19% below national
94 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $81,420 19% below national
95 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $81,330 20% below national
96 Jacksonville, FL $81,330 20% below national
97 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL $81,330 20% below national
98 Wichita, KS $81,330 20% below national
99 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $80,860 20% below national
100 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $79,960 21% below national
101 Burlington-South Burlington, VT $78,980 22% below national
102 Grand Forks, ND-MN $78,850 22% below national
103 Springfield, MO $78,850 22% below national
104 Tallahassee, FL $78,850 22% below national
105 Asheville, NC $76,400 24% below national
106 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $76,400 24% below national
107 Lexington-Fayette, KY $75,780 25% below national
108 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $75,570 25% below national
109 Raleigh-Cary, NC $75,350 25% below national
110 Ithaca, NY $69,660 31% below national
111 Fargo, ND-MN $64,110 37% below national
112 Lansing-East Lansing, MI $61,210 39% below national
113 Jefferson City, MO $57,350 43% below national

Same SOC major group

Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 19 (Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.

Showing 5 of 47 detailed occupations BLS assigns to this SOC major group.

Nationwide occupations with similar pay or employment scale

Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($101,110 here) and reported employment (37,100 jobs here).

Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS national median annual wage and reported employment. Employment peers exclude occupations already listed in the pay column so the two link sets stay distinct.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other make?
The median annual salary for Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other is $101,110 ($48.61/hour). The salary range spans from $66,120 at the 10th percentile to $160,300 at the 90th percentile.
Where does Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other pay rank nationally?
At a published national median of $101,110, Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other pay is higher than 84% of the 825 detailed occupations with a published BLS annual median in the May 2025 OEWS release. This compares occupation-level medians, not individual workers, job offers, or this occupation's own worker pay-percentile range.
What state pays Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other the most?
Virginia pays the highest median salary for Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other at $140,670/year, which is +39% above the national median.
What education do Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other need?
BLS assigns Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other to Bachelor's degree for typical education needed for entry.
Does BLS publish a safety rate for Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other?
BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other in this release. WageDex shows the Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations SOC-group rate only as broad context and does not rank it as this occupation's measured rate.
Is Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other a good career?
Employment for Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other is projected to decline 1.7% from 2024 to 2034, which is declining. About 3,200 openings are projected each year.
How does Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other pay vary by state?
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is Virginia at $140,670/year, while Maine pays the least at $73,920/year. BLS data covers 50 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other?
The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV at $138,250/year. BLS reports a median for 113 metropolitan areas for this occupation. The ranking does not establish why values differ.

What to do with this data

How to use Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other pay figures in a real decision

  • The 75th-percentile wage is about $129,960/year. Treat it as the upper-quartile market boundary, not an automatic target for experience alone; role scope, location, industry, credentials, performance, and employer context still need separate evidence. Salary calculator
  • Location moves pay significantly: Virginia leads at $140,670/year for this role. Weigh state pay against local cost of living before relocating or negotiating remote. Pay by state
  • Compare this occupation against similar roles before you decide, so you are reading the pay band in context rather than in isolation. Compare jobs

These are BLS survey estimates for the occupation, not a salary offer or a prediction for any individual. Your pay depends on experience, employer, exact role, and location.

Data as of May 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 annual release. Employment projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024–2034. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.

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