Behavorial Scientist | Salary & Job Information

Becoming a Behavorial Scientist via Online Education?

At the very least, online education can help you lay a foundation and/or open up alternate career paths. Walden University, one of the highest ranking online schools, is a US school (accredited) offering clinical psychology courses to train individuals to become top-notch clinical psychologists, child psychologists, psychologists, counseling psychologists, developmental psychologists, educational psychologists, etc. Currently, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics there are 13,160 people employed as economists alone in America, and their average annual salary is $96,320. Market research analysts make on average $67,500 per year and there are about 226,410 of them employed today. Colleges and universities like Walden University that provide online education are successfully launching workers into this field.

Behavorial Scientist Salary Information

Category: Economists

Total # Employed in the US 13,160
Average Hourly Wage: $46.31/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$21.5 $29.32 $41.79 $57.52 $73.66
Average Yearly Salary $96,320
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$44,720 $60,990 $86,930 $119,630 $153,210
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
0.0% 0.7% 0.6% 0.2% 23.2% 43.6% 31.7%
Economists — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Florida $56.57/hr $117,670
Mississippi $52.93/hr $110,100
Kansas $47.45/hr $98,700
Oklahoma $47.4/hr $98,590
Colorado $46.69/hr $97,100
Tennessee $46.66/hr $97,060
North Dakota $45.81/hr $95,280
Hawaii $45.37/hr $94,380
Utah $45.03/hr $93,670
Wyoming $44.14/hr $91,810
Idaho $43.92/hr $91,340
Delaware $43.72/hr $90,940
Puerto Rico $42.36/hr $88,110
Alabama $40.85/hr $84,980
Montana $40.76/hr $84,770
New Hampshire $40.26/hr $83,740
Missouri $39.43/hr $82,010
Connecticut $38.16/hr $79,370
South Carolina $37.61/hr $78,230
Alaska $37.32/hr $77,620
District of Columbia $37/hr $76,970
Oregon $36.51/hr $75,950
New York $36.22/hr $75,340
Massachusetts $35.82/hr $74,510
Iowa $34.09/hr $70,910
Maine $33.1/hr $68,850
Washington $33.02/hr $68,690
Guam $32.42/hr $67,430
Michigan $31.46/hr $65,440
New Jersey $31.3/hr $65,100
Wisconsin $30.42/hr $63,270
Nebraska $29.43/hr $61,210
Louisiana $27.42/hr $57,040
South Dakota $27.39/hr $56,970
Maryland $27.24/hr $56,650
Ohio $25.82/hr $53,700
California $19.44/hr $40,430


Category: Market research analysts

Total # Employed in the US 226,410
Average Hourly Wage: $32.45/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$16.47 $21.44 $29.61 $40.98 $53.8
Average Yearly Salary $67,500
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$34,260 $44,600 $61,580 $85,230 $111,900
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
0.4% 4.7% 11.5% 5.6% 47.5% 26.1% 4.2%
Market research analysts — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Missouri $37.25/hr $77,470
Tennessee $35.89/hr $74,640
Connecticut $35.69/hr $74,240
Colorado $35.51/hr $73,860
Nebraska $35.45/hr $73,740
District of Columbia $35.35/hr $73,520
North Dakota $35.14/hr $73,080
Florida $34.68/hr $72,130
Wyoming $34.1/hr $70,940
Oklahoma $34.06/hr $70,850
Delaware $32.22/hr $67,010
North Carolina $32.16/hr $66,900
Montana $31.95/hr $66,470
Alaska $31.22/hr $64,930
Mississippi $30.93/hr $64,330
Maryland $30.37/hr $63,170
Oregon $30.29/hr $63,000
New Hampshire $30.22/hr $62,850
South Carolina $30.21/hr $62,840
California $30.02/hr $62,430
Kansas $29.82/hr $62,020
Alabama $29.28/hr $60,910
New Mexico $29.23/hr $60,800
Idaho $29.22/hr $60,780
Arkansas $29.15/hr $60,630
New York $29.04/hr $60,400
Michigan $29.03/hr $60,380
Pennsylvania $28.8/hr $59,890
Hawaii $28.48/hr $59,250
Utah $28.13/hr $58,500
Virginia $27.78/hr $57,790
Iowa $27.52/hr $57,230
Wisconsin $27.47/hr $57,140
Indiana $27.17/hr $56,510
Maine $26.82/hr $55,780
Kentucky $26.71/hr $55,550
Guam $26.7/hr $55,530
Nevada $26.13/hr $54,340
Louisiana $25.69/hr $53,440
Ohio $25.24/hr $52,500
Puerto Rico $24.83/hr $51,650
South Dakota $24.37/hr $50,690
Washington $24.12/hr $50,170
New Jersey $23.63/hr $49,160
West Virginia $23.2/hr $48,260
Massachusetts $21.25/hr $44,210


Category: Urban and regional planners

Total # Employed in the US 38,950
Average Hourly Wage: $31.1/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$18.97 $23.42 $29.72 $37.4 $45.58
Average Yearly Salary $64,680
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$39,460 $48,700 $61,820 $77,790 $94,800
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
0.0% 0.9% 3.2% 3.4% 35.6% 52.5% 4.5%
Urban and regional planners — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Florida $40.33/hr $83,890
New York $37.89/hr $78,820
Colorado $37.89/hr $78,800
Kansas $36.01/hr $74,910
North Dakota $35.6/hr $74,050
Delaware $34.91/hr $72,610
Missouri $33.3/hr $69,270
Alaska $32.85/hr $68,320
Indiana $31.91/hr $66,370
Connecticut $31.33/hr $65,170
Mississippi $31.1/hr $64,690
Tennessee $30.91/hr $64,280
Virginia $30.76/hr $63,990
Nebraska $30.23/hr $62,890
Oklahoma $30.14/hr $62,700
Hawaii $30.11/hr $62,630
Montana $29.87/hr $62,130
Arkansas $29.83/hr $62,050
Maine $29.13/hr $60,600
New Mexico $29.06/hr $60,450
District of Columbia $29.04/hr $60,410
Idaho $27.82/hr $57,870
South Carolina $27.8/hr $57,830
Michigan $27.66/hr $57,530
South Dakota $27.65/hr $57,510
Pennsylvania $27.62/hr $57,450
Guam $27.57/hr $57,340
North Carolina $27.55/hr $57,290
Wyoming $27.41/hr $57,010
New Hampshire $26.99/hr $56,150
Ohio $26.98/hr $56,110
Oregon $26.61/hr $55,340
Louisiana $26.5/hr $55,110
Iowa $26.28/hr $54,660
Nevada $26.22/hr $54,530
Alabama $26.06/hr $54,210
West Virginia $24.39/hr $50,720
Puerto Rico $24.37/hr $50,690
Wisconsin $24.36/hr $50,670
Washington $24.35/hr $50,650
Kentucky $24.34/hr $50,630
Massachusetts $24.14/hr $50,220
New Jersey $23.75/hr $49,410
Utah $22.88/hr $47,590
California $21.59/hr $44,900
Maryland $19.84/hr $41,260


Category: Anthropologists and archeologists

Total # Employed in the US 5,570
Average Hourly Wage: $27.52/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$15.16 $18.77 $25.7 $34.35 $42.25
Average Yearly Salary $57,230
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$31,530 $39,030 $53,460 $71,450 $87,890
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
0.2% 1.3% 7.3% 3.7% 37.8% 34.3% 15.4%
Anthropologists and archeologists — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Alaska $33.25/hr $69,160
New Jersey $33.19/hr $69,030
Colorado $33.18/hr $69,010
Utah $32.24/hr $67,060
Massachusetts $31.42/hr $65,360
Guam $29.54/hr $61,430
Tennessee $29.36/hr $61,070
Oklahoma $29.13/hr $60,590
New York $29.07/hr $60,470
Iowa $28.84/hr $59,980
Nevada $27.57/hr $57,350
North Dakota $27.37/hr $56,920
Hawaii $26.05/hr $54,180
Indiana $26.04/hr $54,160
Connecticut $25.62/hr $53,290
Arkansas $25.06/hr $52,120
Kansas $24.86/hr $51,710
Ohio $24.45/hr $50,850
Oregon $23.96/hr $49,840
Wisconsin $23.81/hr $49,520
Wyoming $23.2/hr $48,250
South Carolina $22.96/hr $47,760
Washington $22.94/hr $47,710
Maryland $22.9/hr $47,630
Louisiana $22.18/hr $46,130
Mississippi $22.09/hr $45,940
Alabama $21/hr $43,680


Category: Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors

Total # Employed in the US 78,470
Average Hourly Wage: $19.43/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$11.82 $14.36 $18.13 $23.11 $28.87
Average Yearly Salary $40,420
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$24,580 $29,860 $37,700 $48,060 $60,060
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
1.3% 7.3% 10.5% 5.6% 25.0% 45.9% 4.4%
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Indiana $27.08/hr $56,320
North Dakota $26.43/hr $54,970
Guam $22.48/hr $46,760
Michigan $22.33/hr $46,440
Nebraska $20.98/hr $43,630
Delaware $20.73/hr $43,120
Missouri $20.55/hr $42,750
New York $20.53/hr $42,700
Alaska $20.52/hr $42,690
Oklahoma $20.41/hr $42,460
Arkansas $20.34/hr $42,310
Pennsylvania $20.07/hr $41,750
Oregon $19.82/hr $41,230
Puerto Rico $19.69/hr $40,960
Mississippi $19.63/hr $40,840
Hawaii $19.59/hr $40,740
Montana $19.43/hr $40,420
South Carolina $19.29/hr $40,120
Utah $19.18/hr $39,900
New Mexico $19.11/hr $39,740
Massachusetts $19.05/hr $39,630
North Carolina $18.94/hr $39,390
Florida $18.74/hr $38,970
Louisiana $18.61/hr $38,700
Virginia $18.57/hr $38,620
Kentucky $18.47/hr $38,420
Kansas $18.43/hr $38,340
Iowa $18.36/hr $38,190
Tennessee $18.29/hr $38,050
Alabama $18.23/hr $37,920
Idaho $17.93/hr $37,290
Washington $17.92/hr $37,280
Colorado $17.87/hr $37,180
South Dakota $17.82/hr $37,070
Ohio $17.41/hr $36,220
New Hampshire $17.32/hr $36,030
District of Columbia $17.22/hr $35,810
New Jersey $17.19/hr $35,750
Wisconsin $17.13/hr $35,620
Wyoming $16.87/hr $35,100
Maine $16.79/hr $34,920
Maryland $16.75/hr $34,830
West Virginia $16.68/hr $34,700
California $16.67/hr $34,670
Connecticut $16.42/hr $34,150
Nevada $14.52/hr $30,200


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