DOL Verified Employer

Innovations for Poverty Action - Social Science Research Assistants

Government-verified salary data from 38 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$49,002
21 DOL filings
CT Approval Rate 79.0% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$49,002
Certified filings
DOL Filings
21
Certified: 30
Unique Job Titles
8
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
79.0%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 21 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$36,000$38,004$49,002$60,000$101,296
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+33.3%

Innovations for Poverty Action pays 33.3% above the DOL minimum wage floor for its filed positions.

The prevailing wage is the minimum salary DOL sets as the floor for this occupation and location. A positive premium means the employer pays above that floor. Source: DOL LCA filings.

Salary Trend

FY2012 - FY2025

Salaries by Job Title

8 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
Social Science Research Assistants 21 $49,002 -15.6%
$38,004$38,004$49,002$60,000$60,000
Economists 5 $95,000 -17.7%
$60,000$60,000$95,000$125,000$125,000
19-4061.00 5 $80,000 N/A
$65,000$65,000$80,000$83,233$83,233
15-1053 2 $37,000 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Operations Research Analysts 2 $68,492 -25%
$61,984$61,984$68,492$75,000$75,000
Managers, All Other 1 $80,004 -41.4%
Insufficient data for salary range.
13-1111.00 1 $70,500 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
19-3011.00 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.

Individual DOL Filings for Social Science Research Assistants at Innovations for Poverty Action

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Jul 2020 $81,600 $40,581 - Evanston IL Master's Certified PERM
Aug 2019 $81,600 $60,362 - Evanston IL N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2019 $101,296 $82,389 - Brookline MA N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2017 $60,000 $51,189 - EVANSTON IL N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2016 $60,000 $49,962 - NEW HAVEN CT N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2015 $38,000 $26,520 - NEW HAVEN CT N/A Certified LCA
Sep 2014 $45,000 $34,986 - NEW HAVEN CT N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2014 $45,900 $38,522 - CAMBRIDGE MA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2014 $48,000 $32,781 - NEW HAVEN CT N/A Certified LCA
Feb 2014 $48,000 $32,781 - NEW HAVEN CT N/A Denied LCA
Feb 2014 $48,000 $41,038 - WASHINGTON DC N/A Withdrawn LCA
Feb 2014 $41,600 $29,203 - BOSTON MA N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2013 $50,004 $40,477 - NEW HAVEN CT N/A Certified LCA
Apr 2013 $60,000 $47,694 - NEW HAVEN CT N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2013 $36,000 $32,510 - NEW HAVEN CT N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2012 $38,004 $32,843 - NEW HAVEN CT N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2012 $38,004 $39,374 - NEW HAVEN CT N/A Denied LCA
Apr 2012 $50,004 $42,099 - CAMBRIDGE MA N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2012 $36,000 $22,526 - HANOVER NH N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2012 $36,000 $22,526 - NEW HAVEN CT N/A Withdrawn LCA

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Hiring Activity

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Hiring Locations

CT 15 IL 5 MA 4 NY 3 DC 2 NH 1

Education Requirements

From PERM filings
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Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Data covers DOL filings from 2011 to 2025.