How much does a Political Scientist earn

Income data is from Employment and Social Development Canada's 2025 wage tables. The closest match for this career in Canada’s occupational classification system is Political Scientist. According to the wage tables, average income is

Income data is from Employment and Social Development Canada's 2025 wage tables. The closest match for this career in Canada’s occupational classification system is Political Scientist. According to the wage tables, average income is

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, average income (in USD) in 2025 was

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, average income (in USD) in 2025 was

NameBottom 10%Bottom 25%MedianTop 25%Top 10%
National average$26$34$40$50$62
National average$54K$71K$83K$104K$129K
National average$83K$114K$142K$174K$195K
National average$40$55$68$84$94
Alberta$58KNA$87KNA$113K
Alberta$28NA$42NA$55
British Columbia$54KNA$84KNA$122K
British Columbia$26NA$40NA$59
Manitoba$26NA$36NA$49
Manitoba$54KNA$76KNA$102K
New Brunswick$26NA$42NA$58
New Brunswick$55KNA$86KNA$120K
Newfoundland and Labrador$26NA$40NA$51
Newfoundland and Labrador$53KNA$83KNA$105K
Northwest TerritoriesNANA$120KNANA
Northwest TerritoriesNANA$58NANA
Nova Scotia$53KNA$77KNA$113K
Nova Scotia$26NA$37NA$55
NunavutNANANANANA
NunavutNANANANANA
Ontario$52K$58K$82K$112K$115K
Ontario$25$28$39$54$55
Prince Edward IslandNANANANANA
Prince Edward IslandNANANANANA
Quebec$56KNA$82KNA$121K
Quebec$27NA$39NA$58
Saskatchewan$26NA$39NA$53
Saskatchewan$53KNA$82KNA$111K
YukonNANA$80KNANA
YukonNANA$38NANA
 Arizona$72K$81K$109K$159K$163K
 Arizona$35$39$52$77$79
 California$36$41$63$82$92
 California$75K$85K$131K$170K$192K
 Colorado$80K$82K$127K$176K$197K
 Colorado$38$40$61$84$95
 District of Columbia$55$62$73$87$94
 District of Columbia$115K$129K$153K$180K$195K
 Florida$38K$44K$95K$130K$154K
 Florida$18$21$46$63$74
 Georgia$25$32$38$46$54
 Georgia$51K$67K$80K$95K$112K
 Illinois$72K$86K$104K$118K$127K
 Illinois$35$41$50$57$61
 Indiana$42$42$50$54$54
 Indiana$88K$88K$104K$112K$112K
 Maine$50K$50K$76K$80K$108K
 Maine$24$24$37$38$52
 Maryland$101K$116K$153K$183K$195K
 Maryland$49$56$74$88$94
 Massachusetts$37$51$64$82$105
 Massachusetts$76K$107K$134K$170K$218K
 Michigan$68K$79K$86K$110K$156K
 Michigan$33$38$41$53$75
 New Hampshire$17$25$36$77$84
 New Hampshire$35K$51K$75K$160K$175K
 New Jersey$69K$71K$75K$76K$100K
 New Jersey$33$34$36$37$48
 New York$36$36$36$63$87
 New York$74K$74K$74K$132K$180K
 Ohio$64K$95K$119K$136K$142K
 Ohio$31$46$57$65$68
 Oregon$107K$114K$119K$119K$119K
 Oregon$52$55$57$57$57
 Pennsylvania$70K$90K$140K$170K$203K
 Pennsylvania$34$43$67$82$98
 Texas$88K$102K$114K$128K$139K
 Texas$42$49$55$62$67
 Virginia$42$60$79$92$92
 Virginia$87K$126K$164K$192K$192K
 Washington$39$46$71$93$103
 Washington$81K$95K$147K$193K$215K
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