U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) / Department of Veterans Affairs / Social Science Aid and Technician

Job-title file

Social Science Aid and Technician

Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.

1,497 employees hold this title in Department of Veterans Affairs. Median total compensation for the role is $66,670, below the department median of $88,751.

Employees: 1,497
Total payroll: $96.3M
Role median: $66,670
Agency median: $88,751
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$0$85,560+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 1,497 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Social Science Aid and Technician pay vs. the United States

Across all employers in the United States, the median wage for Social Science Research Assistants — about 30,640 people — is $61,990. Department of Veterans Affairs pays a median base salary of $66,657 for this role, 8% above that figure — about the 57th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Veterans Affairs sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$38,090

$48,620

$61,990

$77,760

$102,070

Department of Veterans Affairs median · $66,657

The bar is the range of annual wages for Social Science Research Assistants across every employer in the United States, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Veterans Affairs’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

Computed over the 1,490 of 1,497 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Department of Veterans Affairs is $66,670, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

Social Science Aid and Technician is held in 8 U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) departments. In Department of Veterans Affairs, the median of $66,670 ranks #4 of 8.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Presidio Trust

$95,230 · 1

Department of Labor

$76,101 · 2

Court Services and Offendr Supervsn Agy

$68,039 · 40

Social Security Administration

$65,425 · 2

Department of Interior

$50,659 · 56

Department of Agriculture

$49,025 · 88

Department of Health and Human Services

$44,093 · 33

Median total compensation for the Social Science Aid and Technician role in other U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)departments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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William Casper

Social Science Aid and Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$82,069

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $82,069
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,069
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Los Angeles
Work county: Los Angeles
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $82,069
Basic Pay (before locality): $60,416
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 061980037
Length of Service (Years): 26
Occupation Code (OPM): 0102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

William Casper works as a Social Science Aid and Technician for Department of Veterans Affairs based in Los Angeles, California. William earned $82,069 in 2024. Their pay grade is 08.

Elmer Lewis

Social Science Aid and Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$82,069

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $82,069
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,069
Pay grade: 08
Work city: Los Angeles
Work county: Los Angeles
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $82,069
Basic Pay (before locality): $60,416
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 061980037
Length of Service (Years): 38
Occupation Code (OPM): 0102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Elmer Lewis holds the role of Social Science Aid and Technician at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Los Angeles, California. In 2024, their total compensation was $82,069. Their pay grade is 08.

Rip Lemon

Social Science Aid and Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$82,059

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $82,059
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,059
Pay grade: 10
Work city: Brockton
Work county: Plymouth
Work state: Massachusetts

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $82,059
Basic Pay (before locality): $62,180
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 250140023
Length of Service (Years): 8
Occupation Code (OPM): 0102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Veterans Affairs, Rip Lemon serves as a Social Science Aid and Technician based in Brockton, Massachusetts. Their 2024 pay totaled $82,059. They are classified at grade 10.

Edward Moro

Social Science Aid and Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$81,906

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $81,906
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,906
Pay grade: 10
Work city: Los Angeles
Work county: Los Angeles
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $81,906
Basic Pay (before locality): $60,296
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 061980037
Length of Service (Years): 13
Occupation Code (OPM): 0102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Veterans Affairs, Edward Moro serves as a Social Science Aid and Technician based in Los Angeles, California. Their 2024 pay totaled $81,906. They are classified at grade 10.

Amy Jack

Social Science Aid and Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$81,454

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $81,454
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,454
Pay grade: 11
Work city: Las Vegas
Work county: Clark
Work state: Nevada

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $81,454
Basic Pay (before locality): $68,317
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 320120003
Length of Service (Years): 24
Occupation Code (OPM): 0102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Amy Jack is a Social Science Aid and Technician at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Las Vegas, Nevada. 2024 total compensation came to $81,454. They are classified at grade 11.

Joyce Wimbley

Social Science Aid and Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$81,418

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $81,418
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,418
Pay grade: 09
Work city: Cleveland
Work county: Cuyahoga
Work state: Ohio

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $81,418
Basic Pay (before locality): $66,731
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 391680035
Length of Service (Years): 28
Occupation Code (OPM): 0102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Joyce Wimbley holds the role of Social Science Aid and Technician at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Cleveland, Ohio. In 2024, their total compensation was $81,418. Their pay grade is 09.

Matthew Kaminski

Social Science Aid and Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$81,418

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $81,418
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,418
Pay grade: 09
Work city: Parma
Work county: Cuyahoga
Work state: Ohio

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $81,418
Basic Pay (before locality): $66,731
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 396360035
Length of Service (Years): 10
Occupation Code (OPM): 0102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Veterans Affairs, Matthew Kaminski serves as a Social Science Aid and Technician based in Parma, Ohio. Their 2024 pay totaled $81,418. They are classified at grade 09.

Ernest Sanders

Social Science Aid and Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$81,413

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $81,413
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,413
Pay grade: 10
Work city: Atlanta
Work county: De Kalb
Work state: Georgia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $81,413
Basic Pay (before locality): $65,948
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 130280089
Length of Service (Years): 10
Occupation Code (OPM): 0102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Veterans Affairs, Ernest Sanders serves as a Social Science Aid and Technician based in Atlanta, Georgia. Their 2024 pay totaled $81,413. They are classified at grade 10.

Lidscha Arbakow

Social Science Aid and Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$81,384

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $81,384
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,384
Pay grade: 09
Work city: Philadelphia
Work county: Philadelphia
Work state: Pennsylvania

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $81,384
Basic Pay (before locality): $63,309
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 426540101
Length of Service (Years): 16
Occupation Code (OPM): 0102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Lidscha Arbakow works as a Social Science Aid and Technician for Department of Veterans Affairs based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Lidscha earned $81,384 in 2024. Their pay grade is 09.

Derek Rooks

Social Science Aid and Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$81,384

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $81,384
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,384
Pay grade: 09
Work city: Wilmington
Work county: New Castle
Work state: Delaware

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $81,384
Basic Pay (before locality): $63,309
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 100490003
Length of Service (Years): 13
Occupation Code (OPM): 0102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Derek Rooks works as a Social Science Aid and Technician for Department of Veterans Affairs based in Wilmington, Delaware. Derek earned $81,384 in 2024. Their pay grade is 09.

James Egler

Social Science Aid and Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$81,351

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $81,351
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,351
Pay grade: 09
Work city: Los Angeles
Work county: Los Angeles
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $81,351
Basic Pay (before locality): $59,887
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 061980037
Length of Service (Years): 16
Occupation Code (OPM): 0102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

James Egler holds the role of Social Science Aid and Technician at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Los Angeles, California. In 2024, their total compensation was $81,351. Their pay grade is 09.

Kenneth Hammond

Social Science Aid and Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$81,351

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $81,351
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,351
Pay grade: 09
Work city: Los Angeles
Work county: Los Angeles
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $81,351
Basic Pay (before locality): $59,887
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 061980037
Length of Service (Years): 12
Occupation Code (OPM): 0102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Veterans Affairs, Kenneth Hammond serves as a Social Science Aid and Technician based in Los Angeles, California. Their 2024 pay totaled $81,351. They are classified at grade 09.

Dennis Richardson

Social Science Aid and Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$81,351

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $81,351
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,351
Pay grade: 09
Work city: Los Angeles
Work county: Los Angeles
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $81,351
Basic Pay (before locality): $59,887
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 061980037
Length of Service (Years): 14
Occupation Code (OPM): 0102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Dennis Richardson is a Social Science Aid and Technician at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Los Angeles, California. 2024 total compensation came to $81,351. They are classified at grade 09.

Edward Robles

Social Science Aid and Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$81,351

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $81,351
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,351
Pay grade: 09
Work city: Loma Linda
Work county: San Bernardino
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $81,351
Basic Pay (before locality): $59,887
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 061947071
Length of Service (Years): 11
Occupation Code (OPM): 0102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Edward Robles holds the role of Social Science Aid and Technician at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Loma Linda, California. In 2024, their total compensation was $81,351. Their pay grade is 09.

Levern Staples

Social Science Aid and Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$81,351

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $81,351
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,351
Pay grade: 09
Work city: Los Angeles
Work county: Los Angeles
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $81,351
Basic Pay (before locality): $59,887
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 061980037
Length of Service (Years): 24
Occupation Code (OPM): 0102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Levern Staples works as a Social Science Aid and Technician for Department of Veterans Affairs based in Los Angeles, California. Levern earned $81,351 in 2024. Their pay grade is 09.

Germini Williams

Social Science Aid and Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$81,351

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $81,351
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,351
Pay grade: 09
Work city: Los Angeles
Work county: Los Angeles
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $81,351
Basic Pay (before locality): $59,887
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 061980037
Length of Service (Years): 17
Occupation Code (OPM): 0102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Germini Williams works as a Social Science Aid and Technician for Department of Veterans Affairs based in Los Angeles, California. Germini earned $81,351 in 2024. Their pay grade is 09.

Wayne Williams

Social Science Aid and Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$81,351

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $81,351
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,351
Pay grade: 09
Work city: Los Angeles
Work county: Los Angeles
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $81,351
Basic Pay (before locality): $59,887
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 061980037
Length of Service (Years): 12
Occupation Code (OPM): 0102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Veterans Affairs, Wayne Williams serves as a Social Science Aid and Technician based in Los Angeles, California. Their 2024 pay totaled $81,351. They are classified at grade 09.

Zaheerah Muhammad

Social Science Aid and Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$81,351

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $81,351
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,351
Pay grade: 09
Work city: Los Angeles
Work county: Los Angeles
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $81,351
Basic Pay (before locality): $59,887
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 061980037
Length of Service (Years): 27
Occupation Code (OPM): 0102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Veterans Affairs, Zaheerah Muhammad serves as a Social Science Aid and Technician based in Los Angeles, California. Their 2024 pay totaled $81,351. They are classified at grade 09.

David Heath

Social Science Aid and Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$81,351

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $81,351
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,351
Pay grade: 09
Work city: Los Angeles
Work county: Los Angeles
Work state: California

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $81,351
Basic Pay (before locality): $59,887
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 061980037
Length of Service (Years): 10
Occupation Code (OPM): 0102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

David Heath is a Social Science Aid and Technician at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Los Angeles, California. 2024 total compensation came to $81,351. They are classified at grade 09.

Jermaine Thompson

Social Science Aid and Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$81,345

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $81,345
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,345
Pay grade: 09
Work city: Fayetteville
Work county: Cumberland
Work state: North Carolina

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $81,345
Basic Pay (before locality): $66,731
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 371670051
Length of Service (Years): 11
Occupation Code (OPM): 0102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Jermaine Thompson holds the role of Social Science Aid and Technician at Department of Veterans Affairs based in Fayetteville, North Carolina. In 2024, their total compensation was $81,345. Their pay grade is 09.

Shannan Brown

Social Science Aid and Technician/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$81,291

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $81,291
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,291
Pay grade: 09
Work city: Manchester
Work county: Hillsborough
Work state: New Hampshire

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $81,291
Basic Pay (before locality): $61,598
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 330310011
Length of Service (Years): 11
Occupation Code (OPM): 0102
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

At Department of Veterans Affairs, Shannan Brown serves as a Social Science Aid and Technician based in Manchester, New Hampshire. Their 2024 pay totaled $81,291. They are classified at grade 09.