The annual salary statistics of social science research assistants in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of social science research assistants in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 | $31,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $81,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $100,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for social science research assistants in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $100,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,420.
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 | $50,500 | 2.95% | 38.71% |
| 2021 | $49,010 | -0.08% | - |
| 2020 | $49,050 | -9.46% | - |
| 2019 | $53,690 | -1.75% | - |
| 2018 | $54,630 | 0.29% | - |
| 2017 | $54,470 | 12.06% | - |
| 2016 | $47,900 | 8.71% | - |
| 2015 | $43,730 | 20.72% | - |
| 2014 | $34,670 | 40.84% | - |
| 2013 | $20,510 | -50.90% | - |
| 2012 | $30,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $50,500, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the highest paying city for social science research assistants in state of New York, followed by New York-White Plains-Wayne (median annual salary $46,510). In comparison, the median annual salary of social science research assistants in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 7.9 percent (7.9%) higher than that in New York-White Plains-Wayne.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Rochester | |
| Syracuse | |
| Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Nassau-Suffolk |