Social Science Research Assistants in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Employers filed 62 applications covering 62 positions for this role here, at a median of $72,100 a year. 42 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, 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	$48,422
Level II	Qualified: some experience, moderate supervision	$59,800
Level III	Experienced: sound understanding, limited supervision	$71,178
Level IV	Fully competent: judgement, may supervise others	$82,555

Who filed, and at what

Employer	Level	Filings	Positions	Median
Center for Strategic and International Studies	Level IV	5	5	$76,440
Atlantic Council of the United States Inc.	Level III	3	3	$63,253
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP	Level IV	2	2	$95,500
Atlantic Council of the United States Inc.	Level I	2	2	$55,000
Atlas Public Policy LLC	Level IV	2	2	$82,555
Center for Strategic and International Studies	Level III	2	2	$69,000
Georgetown University	Level II	2	2	$60,537
Georgetown University	Level III	2	2	$78,612
Information Technology Industry Council	Level III	2	2	$81,000
The Sphere Institute	Level IV	2	2	$120,518
The World Justice Project	Level II	2	2	$69,581
US-ASEAN Business Council, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$59,800
The Aspen Institute	Level II	1	1	$72,100
Atlantic Council of the United States Inc.	Level II	1	1	$72,000
THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION	Level II	1	1	$55,500
Business Council for International Understanding, Inc.	Level IV	1	1	$82,555
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace	Level I	1	1	$52,000
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities	Level II	1	1	$61,800
The College of William and Mary	Level I	1	1	$76,875
Foundation for the Defense of Democracies Inc.	Level II	1	1	$140,000
The Foundation for Farmworkers	Level I	1	1	$88,400
Institute for China-America Studies	Level II	1	1	$60,000
Institute for the Study of War, Inc.	Level I	1	1	$68,000
Kroll Associates, Inc.	Level IV	1	1	$83,548
MD Medical Research	Level II	1	1	$60,000
Mercatus Center, Inc.	Level II	1	1	$68,750
Nardello & Co. LLC	Level I	1	1	$90,000
NORC	Level II	1	1	$71,441
Pew Research Center	Level IV	1	1	$102,102
The Sphere Institute	Level II	1	1	$103,189
Tent Foundation	Level III	1	1	$110,000
Trustees of Dartmouth College	Level II	1	1	$55,307
United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce	Level III	1	1	$76,500
University of California, Berkeley	Level II	1	1	$77,402
University of Maryland College Park	Level IV	1	1	$75,000
The Urban Institute	Level IV	1	1	$136,670
WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE	Level III	1	1	$87,984
THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION	Level II	1	1	$56,000
GRA, Incorporated	Level I	1	1	$58,198
The President & Fellows of Middlebury College	Level I	1	1	$80,059
Inter-American Dialogue	Level I	2	2	$49,970
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research	Level I	1	1	$60,000
Inter-American Dialogue	Level II	1	1	$56,650
The Brookings Institution	not stated	3	3	$59,000

Tell me when this moves

One email when the prevailing wage for Social Science Research Assistants in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 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.