Becoming a Social Research Assistant via Online Education?

At the very least, online education can help you lay a foundation and/or open up alternate career paths. Ashford University, one of the highest ranking online schools, is a US school (accredited) offering social science courses to train individuals to become top-notch social scientists, legislators, politicians, professors, school counselors, lawyers, therapists, historians, counselors, etc. Currently, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics there are 21,720 people employed as social science research assistants alone in America, and their average annual salary is $40,340. Colleges and universities like Ashford University that provide online education are successfully launching workers into this field.

Social Research Assistant Salary Information

Category: Social science research assistants

Total # Employed in the US 21,720
Average Hourly Wage: $19.39/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$10.39 $13.92 $18.03 $22.88 $29.18
Average Yearly Salary $40,340
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$21,600 $28,950 $37,500 $47,580 $60,690
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
2.6% 17.5% 23.9% 12.6% 29.7% 9.4% 4.2%
Social science research assistants — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Missouri $26.96/hr $56,070
Idaho $23.94/hr $49,790
Mississippi $23.75/hr $49,410
Kansas $22.76/hr $47,340
Utah $22.59/hr $46,980
Delaware $22.13/hr $46,030
Florida $21.87/hr $45,500
Ohio $21.83/hr $45,400
New Mexico $21.64/hr $45,000
Alaska $21.1/hr $43,880
Michigan $21.06/hr $43,790
Connecticut $20.82/hr $43,300
Colorado $20.74/hr $43,130
Washington $20.73/hr $43,120
Indiana $20.57/hr $42,790
New York $20.17/hr $41,960
Hawaii $19.75/hr $41,070
Louisiana $19.61/hr $40,790
North Dakota $19.33/hr $40,210
Wisconsin $19.19/hr $39,910
Wyoming $18.86/hr $39,240
Tennessee $18.51/hr $38,500
New Hampshire $18.12/hr $37,680
Nebraska $17.88/hr $37,190
Oklahoma $17.77/hr $36,950
Guam $17.67/hr $36,740
South Carolina $17.28/hr $35,950
Oregon $17.12/hr $35,600
Massachusetts $17.11/hr $35,580
South Dakota $17.1/hr $35,560
New Jersey $16.79/hr $34,910
Maryland $15.97/hr $33,220
Montana $15.81/hr $32,890
California $15.67/hr $32,590
District of Columbia $14.8/hr $30,790
Kentucky $9.19/hr $19,120


Social Science Programs by State & City