Social and Human Service Assistants salary
The median pay for social and human service assistants in the United States is $45,930 a year. About 437,860 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $34,200
- 25th percentile
- $38,150
- Median percentile
- $45,930
- 75th percentile
- $54,350
- 90th percentile
- $63,290
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $59,460
- Washington $54,770
- Oregon $51,230
- California $51,090
- Minnesota $49,940
- New Jersey $48,420
- Rhode Island $47,720
- Maine $47,710
- Colorado $47,690
- Idaho $47,540
- Wisconsin $47,500
- Alaska $47,360
- Maryland $47,210
- New York $47,190
- Massachusetts $47,130
- Illinois $46,950
- New Hampshire $46,950
- Vermont $46,640
- New Mexico $46,340
- North Dakota $46,260
- Texas $45,860
- Wyoming $45,290
- Connecticut $44,730
- Indiana $44,550
- Florida $44,410
- Pennsylvania $44,050
- Virginia $43,450
- North Carolina $42,850
- Kansas $42,570
- Iowa $42,480
- Hawaii $42,400
- Missouri $41,780
- Arizona $40,730
- Delaware $40,710
- Tennessee $40,310
- Utah $39,930
- Georgia $39,480
- West Virginia $39,290
- Michigan $39,160
- Nebraska $38,940
- Montana $38,570
- Nevada $38,570
- South Carolina $38,550
- Ohio $38,390
- South Dakota $38,350
- Kentucky $37,440
- Arkansas $36,770
- Oklahoma $36,740
- Alabama $35,830
- Louisiana $35,780
By metro area
- Eau Claire, WI $63,870
- San Jose, CA $60,650
- Fond du Lac, WI $58,940
- Santa Rosa, CA $58,580
- Napa, CA $58,470
- Seattle, WA $58,090
- San Francisco, CA $57,580
- Salem, OR $57,560
- Duluth, MN $56,120
- Modesto, CA $55,330
- Wausau, WI $55,330
- Santa Maria, CA $55,160
- San Luis Obispo, CA $54,960
- Santa Cruz, CA $54,870
- Bellingham, WA $54,320
- Sacramento, CA $53,810
- Ithaca, NY $53,550
- Walla Walla, WA $52,990
- Boulder, CO $52,830
- Yuba City, CA $52,750
- Oxnard, CA $52,180
- Portland, OR $51,710
- Springfield, IL $51,680
- Trenton, NJ $51,370
- Longview, WA $51,050
- Grants Pass, OR $50,650
- Vallejo, CA $50,650
- Salinas, CA $50,630
- Olympia, WA $50,620
- Los Angeles, CA $50,330
- Visalia, CA $50,300
- Fairbanks, AK $50,240
- Burlington, VT $49,840
- Green Bay, WI $49,750
- Minneapolis, MN $49,750
- Denver, CO $49,700
- Killeen, TX $49,610
- Bend, OR $49,520
- San Diego, CA $49,500
- Bremerton, WA $49,390
- Eugene, OR $49,260
- Yakima, WA $49,160
- Austin, TX $49,150
- Portland, ME $49,110
- Medford, OR $49,090
- Stockton, CA $49,070
- Chico, CA $48,890
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $48,890
- Spokane, WA $48,820
- Santa Fe, NM $48,810
- Salisbury, MD $48,650
- Redding, CA $48,530
- Vineland, NJ $48,520
- Wenatchee, WA $48,430
- Baltimore, MD $48,420
- Merced, CA $48,410
- Riverside, CA $48,370
- Washington, DC $48,370
- Rochester, MN $48,300
- Bakersfield, CA $48,280
- Wilmington, NC $48,280
- Appleton, WI $48,260
- Lewiston, ID $48,220
- Bozeman, MT $48,110
- Lewiston, ME $48,110
- Boise City, ID $48,090
- Barnstable Town, MA $47,990
- Mount Vernon, WA $47,910
- New York, NY $47,860
- Elmira, NY $47,850
- Kennewick, WA $47,790
- Kiryas Joel, NY $47,760
- Boston, MA $47,530
- Providence, RI $47,440
- Albany, OR $47,370
- Minot, ND $47,330
- Syracuse, NY $47,330
- Kingston, NY $47,290
- Greeley, CO $47,270
- Fresno, CA $47,260
- Chicago, IL $47,180
- Fargo, ND $46,960
- La Crosse, WI $46,880
- Fort Collins, CO $46,870
- Dallas, TX $46,850
- Manchester, NH $46,800
- Idaho Falls, ID $46,710
- Madison, WI $46,650
- Milwaukee, WI $46,650
- Bangor, ME $46,590
- Indianapolis, IN $46,550
- Midland, TX $46,420
- Grand Forks, ND $46,400
- Albuquerque, NM $46,340
- Hanford, CA $46,310
- Bismarck, ND $46,290
- Twin Falls, ID $46,230
- St. Cloud, MN $46,220
- Bridgeport, CT $46,140
- Houston, TX $46,100
- Anchorage, AK $46,060
- Allentown, PA $46,040
- Worcester, MA $46,030
- San Antonio, TX $45,970
- Norwich, CT $45,880
- Kansas City, MO $45,860
- Lexington Park, MD $45,830
- Des Moines, IA $45,760
- North Port, FL $45,750
- Cape Coral, FL $45,680
- Atlantic City, NJ $45,590
- Corvallis, OR $45,590
- Grand Junction, CO $45,580
- Albany, NY $45,490
- Deltona, FL $45,490
- Durham, NC $45,490
- Las Cruces, NM $45,460
- St. Louis, MO $45,430
- Pocatello, ID $45,380
- Miami, FL $45,370