How much do Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other make in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?

Percentile spread

For Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $59,660 and the 90th percentile is $170,980. The difference is $111,320, which is 89.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $89,070 to the 75th at $148,700, covers $59,630.

The mean annual wage is $120,260, which sits below the median of $124,590. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD median is 23.2% higher than the national median of $101,110 for Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $119,240, which is 17.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.5% lower than the Maryland median of $131,810.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 104.487, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $124,590 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other at $119,240 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ranks 3rd of 11 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 60 miles away, with a median of $138,250 and employment of 6,220. That median is 11% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $126,970, against $119,240 here.
• Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is 76 miles away, with a median of $135,390 and employment of 100. That median is 8.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $137,243, against $119,240 here.
• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 77 miles away, with a median of $97,570 and employment of 360. That median is 21.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,140, against $119,240 here.

Employment share

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (1,070 of 1,356,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (37,100 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.31 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.