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Social Scientists in New Jersey

Considering a career as a Social Scientist in New Jersey?

7.7% Jobs Projection
$84,080 Median Salary
70 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Social Scientists in New Jersey are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Social Scientists in New Jersey is growing faster than average.

  • Social Scientists in New Jersey earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Social Scientists Work in New Jersey?

In New Jersey, there were 460 people working as Social Scientists in the year 2018.

There were 620 Social Scientists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 160 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 280 Social Scientists working in it, which means New Jersey has more Social Scientists than average.

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Job Projections for New Jersey

Jobs for Social Scientists in this state are growing at a rate of 7.7% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 6.7%.

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New Jersey Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 70 annual Social Scientists job openings in New Jersey, and 700 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 4,200 annual jobs and 44,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Social Scientists Make in New Jersey?

In 2018 wages for Social Scientists ranged from $50,090 to $131,760 with $84,080 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $24.08 to $63.35. The median hourly rate was $40.43.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $40.85 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.42.

The median salary in New Jersey is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Jersey Metros for Social Scientists

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Social Scientists.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,950 $86,430
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 300 $79,460

Top States for Social Scientists Employment

The table below shows the states where most Social Scientists work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 4,950 $77,750
Virginia 4,050 $109,900
District of Columbia 2,690 $100,190
New York 2,410 $82,460
Maryland 2,090 $103,440
Georgia 2,060 $83,160
Texas 1,970 $79,590
Ohio 1,660 $75,540
Florida 1,540 $73,820
North Carolina 1,130 $68,150
Washington 760 $73,020
Colorado 740 $76,310
Illinois 650 $76,160
Tennessee 590 $61,230
Pennsylvania 550 $79,460
Arizona 470 $83,740
Minnesota 460 $81,100
New Jersey 460 $84,080
Oregon 450 $73,860
Massachusetts 430 $80,030

Below are the states where Social Scientists get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Virginia $109,900
Maryland $103,440
District of Columbia $100,190
Hawaii $96,630
New Jersey $84,080
Arizona $83,740
Georgia $83,160
New York $82,460
Minnesota $81,100
Massachusetts $80,030

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