State wages ยท Cost of living
Social Science Research Assistants pay by state
The highest published median is in Ohio, at $70,670. Ohio leads after cost of living, at $76,170. Kansas has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($58,040).
National median
$58,040
Highest state median
$70,670
Ohio
Best adjusted pay
$76,170
Ohio
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $35,490Higher: $76,170Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Ohio | $70,670 | +21.8% | 92.774 | $76,170 | 1 |
| South Carolina | $66,990 | +15.4% | 93.749 | $71,460 | 2 |
| Kansas | $64,080 | +10.4% | 90.068 | $71,150 | 3 |
| Kentucky | $62,800 | +8.2% | 90.159 | $69,650 | 4 |
| Georgia | $63,790 | +9.9% | 96.293 | $66,250 | 5 |
| Oklahoma | $56,790 | -2.2% | 87.843 | $64,650 | 6 |
| North Carolina | $58,410 | +0.6% | 94.326 | $61,920 | 7 |
| Louisiana | $52,770 | -9.1% | 88.207 | $59,830 | 8 |
| Maryland | $61,830 | +6.5% | 104.959 | $58,910 | 9 |
| West Virginia | $52,630 | -9.3% | 89.497 | $58,810 | 10 |
| Arizona | $59,130 | +1.9% | 100.677 | $58,730 | 11 |
| District of Columbia | $63,630 | +9.6% | 109.901 | $57,900 | 12 |
| Nebraska | $51,860 | -10.6% | 90.103 | $57,560 | 13 |
| Texas | $55,430 | -4.5% | 97.057 | $57,110 | 14 |
| Massachusetts | $60,110 | +3.6% | 105.757 | $56,840 | 15 |
| Missouri | $51,520 | -11.2% | 90.817 | $56,730 | 16 |
| Pennsylvania | $54,940 | -5.3% | 97.572 | $56,310 | 17 |
| Oregon | $57,800 | -0.4% | 103.361 | $55,920 | 18 |
| New York | $60,110 | +3.6% | 107.921 | $55,700 | 19 |
| Illinois | $54,720 | -5.7% | 99.958 | $54,740 | 20 |
| Florida | $55,980 | -3.5% | 103.414 | $54,130 | 21 |
| Idaho | $51,500 | -11.3% | 95.494 | $53,930 | 22 |
| Michigan | $51,800 | -10.8% | 96.217 | $53,840 | 23 |
| Indiana | $50,130 | -13.6% | 93.329 | $53,710 | 24 |
| New Jersey | $56,350 | -2.9% | 108.805 | $51,790 | 25 |
| New Hampshire | $52,650 | -9.3% | 104.165 | $50,540 | 26 |
| Wisconsin | $47,380 | -18.4% | 94.095 | $50,350 | 27 |
| Virginia | $50,160 | -13.6% | 101.104 | $49,610 | 28 |
| Montana | $46,810 | -19.3% | 94.645 | $49,460 | 29 |
| Maine | $47,910 | -17.5% | 97.05 | $49,370 | 30 |
| Connecticut | $49,990 | -13.9% | 103.61 | $48,250 | 31 |
| New Mexico | $44,390 | -23.5% | 92.212 | $48,140 | 32 |
| Rhode Island | $48,710 | -16.1% | 102.28 | $47,620 | 33 |
| Minnesota | $46,630 | -19.7% | 98.621 | $47,280 | 34 |
| Colorado | $48,390 | -16.6% | 103.052 | $46,960 | 35 |
| Washington | $49,890 | -14.0% | 107.013 | $46,620 | 36 |
| Vermont | $44,940 | -22.6% | 97.958 | $45,880 | 37 |
| California | $48,720 | -16.1% | 110.72 | $44,000 | 38 |
| Tennessee | $37,860 | -34.8% | 91.87 | $41,210 | 39 |
| Iowa | $31,150 | -46.3% | 87.762 | $35,490 | 40 |
| Alabama | Not available | Not available | 88.823 | Not available | Not available |
| Alaska | Not available | Not available | 102.359 | Not available | Not available |
| Arkansas | Not available | Not available | 86.937 | Not available | Not available |
| Delaware | Not available | Not available | 99.808 | Not available | Not available |
| Hawaii | Not available | Not available | 109.951 | Not available | Not available |
| Mississippi | Not available | Not available | 86.953 | Not available | Not available |
| Nevada | Not available | Not available | 99.979 | Not available | Not available |
| North Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.959 | Not available | Not available |
| South Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.586 | Not available | Not available |
| Utah | Not available | Not available | 98.864 | Not available | Not available |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.