Social Science Research Assistants in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Employers filed 43 applications covering 43 positions for this role here, at a median of $68,037 a year. 36 of those state a minimum and no maximum — a Labor Condition Application commits an employer to a floor, not to a salary.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for Social Science Research Assistants in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

Level	Who it is for	A year
Level I	Entry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision	$41,642
Level II	Qualified: some experience, moderate supervision	$54,829
Level III	Experienced: sound understanding, limited supervision	$68,037
Level IV	Fully competent: judgement, may supervise others	$81,224

Who filed, and at what

Employer	Level	Filings	Positions	Median
The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc.	Level I	3	3	$47,474
Albert Einstein College of Medicine	Level I	2	2	$58,500
Foreign Policy LLC	Level IV	2	2	$90,000
Haver Analytics, Inc.	Level I	2	2	$60,375
Human Rights Watch	Level IV	2	2	$572,000
New York University	Level IV	2	2	$90,482
Purpose Campaigns LLC	Level I	2	2	$87,112
Research Foundation of CUNY	Level III	2	2	$74,364
The American Institute for Immigration Law and Policy Inc	Level I	1	1	$60,008
The Asia Society	Level I	1	1	$67,000
The Asia Society	Level II	1	1	$70,000
Asian Artist and Activities Hub Inc	Level I	1	1	$41,642
Auramedpro Inc	Level III	1	1	$68,037
Chinese Legal and Social advancement Association	Level II	1	1	$54,840
Columbia University	Level I	1	1	$64,350
Community Resources for Justice, Inc.	Level I	1	1	$56,500
Community Resources for Justice, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$56,500
GOFO Inc.	Level II	1	1	$54,829
Good Energy Collective Inc.	Level I	1	1	$82,908
Hibee International Consulting Inc.	Level I	1	1	$41,642
HOMIX REALTY INC.	Level I	1	1	$41,642
Innovations for Poverty Action	Level III	1	1	$102,959
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$85,000
Nardello & Co. LLC	Level I	1	1	$90,000
National Center on Education and the Economy	Level I	1	1	$75,000
National Center on Education and the Economy	Level III	1	1	$75,000
New York University	Level I	1	1	$58,656
New York University	Level III	1	1	$66,789
Parker Jewish Institute for Healthcare and Rehabilitation	Level III	1	1	$69,992
The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc.	Level III	1	1	$115,000
Research Foundation of CUNY	Level I	1	1	$69,165
Research Foundation of CUNY	Level IV	1	1	$80,000
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO	Level II	1	1	$66,461
Albert Einstein College of Medicine	Level I	1	1	$57,616

Tell me when this moves

One email when the prevailing wage for Social Science Research Assistants in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ changes — the library turns over every July, and what an employer must offer changes with it.

Source: OFLC disclosure data and prevailing wage library, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.