How much do Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other make in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA?

Percentile spread

For Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $75,910 and the 90th percentile is $129,960. The difference is $54,050, which is 60.9% 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 $78,850 to the 75th at $115,560, covers $36,710.

The mean annual wage is $95,630, which sits above the median of $88,710. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Shreveport-Bossier City, LA median is 12.3% lower than the national median of $101,110 for Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $104,653, which is 3.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.7% lower than the Louisiana median of $91,170.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is 84.766, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $88,710 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other at $104,653 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other. Shreveport-Bossier City, LA ranks 3rd of 4 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).).

• Alexandria, LA is 104 miles away, with a median of $87,980 and employment of 40. That median is 0.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,677, against $104,653 here.
• Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 190 miles away, with a median of $104,420 and employment of 430. That median is 17.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,290, against $104,653 here.
• College Station-Bryan, TX is 199 miles away, with a median of $105,270 and employment of 90. That median is 18.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $115,744, against $104,653 here.

Employment share

Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA (50 of 162,750). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (37,100 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.29 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.