Not all social sciences are the same. We had a hard time hiring this year for a new Econ ph.d. Starting salary seems to be 120k for research university, think tank and government. Consulting pays 160k.
Confirming that the job market for economists is pretty good:
Is the economics job market worth it?by Tyler Cowen
November 12, 2014
I read newsletters announcing papers by economists and have noticed that many economists are writing about education, studying things such as the "value added" by a good teacher. Many economists are studying topics beyond the traditional ones (monetary policy, unemployment, financial markets etc.).
