All social scientists and related workers not listed separately.
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Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation; H-1B covers 201 certified Labor Condition Applications filed by sponsoring employers in the last 12 months.
| Percentile | All U.S. workers (BLS) | H-1B sponsored |
|---|---|---|
| 10th — entry pay | $66,120 | $66,830 |
| 25th | $80,860 | $74,400 |
| Median (50th) | $101,110 | $87,048 |
| 75th | $129,960 | $99,528 |
| 90th — top pay | $160,300 | $124,800 |
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BLS projects employment of social scientists and related workers, all other to decline 0.2% from 2025 to 2035, while employment across all occupations grows 3.5%. About 2,700 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025–2035
Employers assign every H-1B filing a Department of Labor prevailing-wage level, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). Pay rises steeply with level.
| Wage level | LCAs | Share | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | 87 | 43.3% | $67,092 | $74,469 | $85,242 |
| Level II | 54 | 26.9% | $80,160 | $89,143 | $95,618 |
| Level III | 28 | 13.9% | $96,950 | $110,074 | $118,771 |
| Level IV | 18 | 9% | $131,539 | $150,500 | $160,955 |
The 1 most-filed job titles inside SOC 19-3099, from 201 H-1B filings. Seniority words and level numbers are grouped (“Senior Data Engineer II” counts as Data Engineer). Tap a title for its full range, wage levels and the exact titles employers used.
| Job title | LCAs | Share | P25 | Median | P75 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transportation Planner | 58 | 28.86% | $76,654 | $89,043 | $110,320 | +0.37% |
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Transportation Planner · full pay range (58 LCAs)
P10$69,738
P25$76,654
Median$89,043
P75$110,320
P90$141,130
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$78,50027 LCAs Level II$88,06710 LCAs Level III$110,9068 LCAs Level IV$144,99710 LCAs
Exact titles filed (5+ LCAs)
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Titles are cleaned from the employer's own LCA text (codes and typos removed, nothing invented). Rows need 10+ filings in this SOC.
Source: O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0). These are general job titles, not H-1B filings; for titles employers actually filed, see “Job titles” above.
