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Industries with Fastest Social Scientists and Related Workers Salary Growth

These industries raised Social Scientists and Related Workers salaries the most from 2019 to 2024. Useful for deciding which industry to work in or switch to for better pay growth.

48
Industries with Growth
+121.5%
Highest Growth
+25.4%
Average Growth
19
Industries with Decline

Top 15 Industries for Salary Growth

Social Scientists and Related Workers salary increase from 2019 to 2024

All 48 Industries with Salary Growth

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Increase % Growth
1 Other Schools and Instruction $69,480 $153,900 +$84,420 +121.5%
2 Management of Companies and Enterprises $84,710 $165,990 +$81,280 +96.0%
3 Other Ambulatory Health Care Services $64,330 $118,580 +$54,250 +84.3%
4 Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services $116,830 $213,210 +$96,380 +82.5%
5 Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities $120,760 $200,660 +$79,900 +66.2%
6 Monetary Authorities-Central Bank $122,070 $200,750 +$78,680 +64.5%
7 Credit Intermediation and Related Activities $111,730 $169,170 +$57,440 +51.4%
8 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing $87,970 $131,700 +$43,730 +49.7%
9 Home Health Care Services $82,240 $117,020 +$34,780 +42.3%
10 Educational Support Services $76,700 $103,090 +$26,390 +34.4%
11 Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $59,410 $79,310 +$19,900 +33.5%
12 Utilities $98,260 $126,710 +$28,450 +29.0%
13 Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only) $132,360 $169,170 +$36,810 +27.8%
14 Construction of Buildings $83,840 $105,650 +$21,810 +26.0%
15 Offices of Physicians $84,370 $105,750 +$21,380 +25.3%
16 Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) $78,820 $94,390 +$15,570 +19.8%
17 Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals $83,580 $100,080 +$16,500 +19.7%
18 Offices of Other Health Practitioners $79,600 $94,580 +$14,980 +18.8%
19 Ambulatory Health Care Services $81,880 $96,690 +$14,810 +18.1%
20 Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists $84,640 $99,520 +$14,880 +17.6%
21 Employment Services $77,180 $90,500 +$13,320 +17.3%
22 Postal Service (Federal Government) $112,060 $131,230 +$19,170 +17.1%
23 Individual and Family Services $70,550 $81,860 +$11,310 +16.0%
24 Hospitals $88,000 $101,930 +$13,930 +15.8%
25 Outpatient Care Centers $86,540 $100,180 +$13,640 +15.8%
26 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $69,660 $79,930 +$10,270 +14.7%
27 Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals $93,020 $106,330 +$13,310 +14.3%
28 Social Assistance $71,180 $81,270 +$10,090 +14.2%
29 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences $92,620 $105,240 +$12,620 +13.6%
30 Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) $90,360 $102,640 +$12,280 +13.6%
31 Administrative and Support Services $76,590 $86,820 +$10,230 +13.4%
32 Other Residential Care Facilities $57,770 $65,070 +$7,300 +12.6%
33 Elementary and Secondary Schools $77,110 $85,380 +$8,270 +10.7%
34 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities $67,690 $74,410 +$6,720 +9.9%
35 Temporary Help Services $79,340 $86,820 +$7,480 +9.4%
36 Scientific Research and Development Services $88,170 $96,290 +$8,120 +9.2%
37 Engineering Services $79,580 $86,430 +$6,850 +8.6%
38 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services $78,400 $84,910 +$6,510 +8.3%
39 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods $78,700 $85,080 +$6,380 +8.1%
40 Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities $70,420 $75,970 +$5,550 +7.9%
41 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities $87,590 $94,060 +$6,470 +7.4%
42 Educational Services $75,950 $80,750 +$4,800 +6.3%
43 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $79,910 $84,640 +$4,730 +5.9%
44 Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations $86,110 $90,840 +$4,730 +5.5%
45 Social Advocacy Organizations $74,510 $78,320 +$3,810 +5.1%
46 Insurance Carriers $96,840 $100,730 +$3,890 +4.0%
47 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities $96,930 $100,450 +$3,520 +3.6%
48 Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers $96,970 $99,560 +$2,590 +2.7%

19 Industries with Salary Decline

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Decrease % Decline
1 Computer Systems Design and Related Services $120,220 $89,240 -$30,980 -25.8%
2 Business Schools and Computer and Management Training $105,590 $86,110 -$19,480 -18.4%
3 Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation $93,620 $76,570 -$17,050 -18.2%
4 Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions $59,180 $49,360 -$9,820 -16.6%
5 Legal Services $192,290 $163,180 -$29,110 -15.1%
6 Vocational Rehabilitation Services $72,270 $62,780 -$9,490 -13.1%
7 Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation $107,380 $94,650 -$12,730 -11.9%
8 Junior Colleges $83,440 $73,790 -$9,650 -11.6%
9 Nondepository Credit Intermediation $106,910 $94,650 -$12,260 -11.5%
10 Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services $81,580 $74,070 -$7,510 -9.2%
11 Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers $61,960 $57,920 -$4,040 -6.5%
12 Grantmaking and Giving Services $84,630 $79,250 -$5,380 -6.4%
13 Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services $83,320 $78,170 -$5,150 -6.2%
14 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $89,880 $85,620 -$4,260 -4.7%
15 Civic and Social Organizations $61,460 $58,880 -$2,580 -4.2%
16 Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services $76,970 $74,070 -$2,900 -3.8%
17 Other Insurance Related Activities $101,550 $98,990 -$2,560 -2.5%
18 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations $80,090 $79,250 -$840 -1.0%
19 Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities $98,820 $98,690 -$130 -0.1%

About This Data

Salary growth is calculated by comparing the median annual wage for Social Scientists and Related Workers in each industry between 2019 and 2024, using Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Growth percentage = (2024 median - 2019 median) / 2019 median × 100.

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