Social and Human Service Assistants Salary

Median Salary
$45,930
per year
Hourly Rate
$22.08
per hour
Employment
437,860
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$34,200
25th percentile
$38,150
Median
$45,930
75th percentile
$54,350
90th percentile
$63,290

💰 Social and Human Service Assistants Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
District of Columbia$59,460+29.5%
Washington$54,770+19.2%
Oregon$51,230+11.5%
California$51,090+11.2%
Minnesota$49,940+8.7%
New Jersey$48,420+5.4%
Rhode Island$47,720+3.9%
Maine$47,710+3.9%
Colorado$47,690+3.8%
Idaho$47,540+3.5%
Wisconsin$47,500+3.4%
Alaska$47,360+3.1%
Maryland$47,210+2.8%
New York$47,190+2.7%
Massachusetts$47,130+2.6%
Illinois$46,950+2.2%
New Hampshire$46,950+2.2%
Vermont$46,640+1.5%
New Mexico$46,340+0.9%
North Dakota$46,260+0.7%
Texas$45,860-0.2%
Wyoming$45,290-1.4%
Connecticut$44,730-2.6%
Indiana$44,550-3.0%
Florida$44,410-3.3%
Pennsylvania$44,050-4.1%
Virginia$43,450-5.4%
North Carolina$42,850-6.7%
Kansas$42,570-7.3%
Iowa$42,480-7.5%
Hawaii$42,400-7.7%
Missouri$41,780-9.0%
Arizona$40,730-11.3%
Delaware$40,710-11.4%
Tennessee$40,310-12.2%
Utah$39,930-13.1%
Georgia$39,480-14.0%
West Virginia$39,290-14.5%
Michigan$39,160-14.7%
Nebraska$38,940-15.2%
Montana$38,570-16.0%
Nevada$38,570-16.0%
South Carolina$38,550-16.1%
Ohio$38,390-16.4%
South Dakota$38,350-16.5%
Kentucky$37,440-18.5%
Arkansas$36,770-19.9%
Oklahoma$36,740-20.0%
Alabama$35,830-22.0%
Louisiana$35,780-22.1%
Mississippi$31,200-32.1%

🏙️ Social and Human Service Assistants Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Eau Claire, WI$63,870+39.1%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$60,650+32.0%
Fond du Lac, WI$58,940+28.3%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$58,580+27.5%
Napa, CA$58,470+27.3%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$58,090+26.5%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$57,580+25.4%
Salem, OR$57,560+25.3%
Duluth, MN-WI$56,120+22.2%
Modesto, CA$55,330+20.5%
Wausau, WI$55,330+20.5%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$55,160+20.1%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$54,960+19.7%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$54,870+19.5%
Bellingham, WA$54,320+18.3%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$53,810+17.2%
Ithaca, NY$53,550+16.6%
Walla Walla, WA$52,990+15.4%
Boulder, CO$52,830+15.0%
Yuba City, CA$52,750+14.8%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$52,180+13.6%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$51,710+12.6%
Springfield, IL$51,680+12.5%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$51,370+11.8%
Longview-Kelso, WA$51,050+11.1%
Grants Pass, OR$50,650+10.3%
Vallejo, CA$50,650+10.3%
Salinas, CA$50,630+10.2%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$50,620+10.2%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$50,330+9.6%
Visalia, CA$50,300+9.5%
Fairbanks-College, AK$50,240+9.4%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$49,840+8.5%
Green Bay, WI$49,750+8.3%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$49,750+8.3%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$49,700+8.2%
Killeen-Temple, TX$49,610+8.0%
Bend, OR$49,520+7.8%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$49,500+7.8%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$49,390+7.5%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$49,260+7.3%
Yakima, WA$49,160+7.0%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$49,150+7.0%
Portland-South Portland, ME$49,110+6.9%
Medford, OR$49,090+6.9%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$49,070+6.8%
Chico, CA$48,890+6.4%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$48,890+6.4%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$48,820+6.3%
Santa Fe, NM$48,810+6.3%
Salisbury, MD$48,650+5.9%
Redding, CA$48,530+5.7%
Vineland, NJ$48,520+5.6%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$48,430+5.4%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$48,420+5.4%
Merced, CA$48,410+5.4%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$48,370+5.3%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$48,370+5.3%
Rochester, MN$48,300+5.2%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$48,280+5.1%
Wilmington, NC$48,280+5.1%
Appleton, WI$48,260+5.1%
Lewiston, ID-WA$48,220+5.0%
Bozeman, MT$48,110+4.7%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$48,110+4.7%
Boise City, ID$48,090+4.7%
Barnstable Town, MA$47,990+4.5%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$47,910+4.3%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$47,860+4.2%
Elmira, NY$47,850+4.2%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$47,790+4.0%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$47,760+4.0%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$47,530+3.5%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$47,440+3.3%
Albany, OR$47,370+3.1%
Minot, ND$47,330+3.0%
Syracuse, NY$47,330+3.0%
Kingston, NY$47,290+3.0%
Greeley, CO$47,270+2.9%
Fresno, CA$47,260+2.9%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$47,180+2.7%
Fargo, ND-MN$46,960+2.2%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$46,880+2.1%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$46,870+2.0%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$46,850+2.0%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$46,800+1.9%
Idaho Falls, ID$46,710+1.7%
Madison, WI$46,650+1.6%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$46,650+1.6%
Bangor, ME$46,590+1.4%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$46,550+1.3%
Midland, TX$46,420+1.1%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$46,400+1.0%
Albuquerque, NM$46,340+0.9%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$46,310+0.8%
Bismarck, ND$46,290+0.8%
Twin Falls, ID$46,230+0.7%
St. Cloud, MN$46,220+0.6%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$46,140+0.5%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$46,100+0.4%
Anchorage, AK$46,060+0.3%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$46,040+0.2%
Worcester, MA$46,030+0.2%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$45,970+0.1%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$45,880-0.1%
Kansas City, MO-KS$45,860-0.2%
Lexington Park, MD$45,830-0.2%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$45,760-0.4%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$45,750-0.4%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$45,680-0.5%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$45,590-0.7%
Corvallis, OR$45,590-0.7%
Grand Junction, CO$45,580-0.8%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$45,490-1.0%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$45,490-1.0%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$45,490-1.0%
Las Cruces, NM$45,460-1.0%
St. Louis, MO-IL$45,430-1.1%
Pocatello, ID$45,380-1.2%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$45,370-1.2%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$45,370-1.2%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$45,360-1.2%
Punta Gorda, FL$45,350-1.3%
Sheboygan, WI$45,330-1.3%
Greenville, NC$45,190-1.6%
El Centro, CA$45,140-1.7%
Farmington, NM$45,140-1.7%
New Haven, CT$45,140-1.7%
Decatur, IL$45,040-1.9%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$45,040-1.9%
Lawrence, KS$45,040-1.9%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$45,000-2.0%
Cheyenne, WY$44,990-2.0%
Springfield, MA$44,970-2.1%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$44,900-2.2%
Winston-Salem, NC$44,890-2.3%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$44,870-2.3%
Jacksonville, NC$44,850-2.4%
Lebanon, PA$44,840-2.4%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$44,820-2.4%
Casper, WY$44,810-2.4%
Rochester, NY$44,800-2.5%
Pittsfield, MA$44,730-2.6%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$44,640-2.8%
Amarillo, TX$44,600-2.9%
Rockford, IL$44,570-3.0%
Colorado Springs, CO$44,560-3.0%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$44,470-3.2%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$44,460-3.2%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$44,460-3.2%
Jacksonville, FL$44,420-3.3%
Chambersburg, PA$44,360-3.4%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$44,340-3.5%
Mankato, MN$44,320-3.5%
Charlottesville, VA$44,270-3.6%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$44,250-3.7%
Burlington, NC$44,190-3.8%
Carson City, NV$44,100-4.0%
Lancaster, PA$44,070-4.0%
Reno, NV$44,070-4.0%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$44,030-4.1%
Pittsburgh, PA$43,970-4.3%
Glens Falls, NY$43,940-4.3%
Lubbock, TX$43,880-4.5%
Fort Wayne, IN$43,870-4.5%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$43,860-4.5%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$43,860-4.5%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$43,750-4.7%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$43,720-4.8%
Sebring, FL$43,700-4.9%
Pueblo, CO$43,660-4.9%
Odessa, TX$43,560-5.2%
Topeka, KS$43,560-5.2%
Binghamton, NY$43,550-5.2%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$43,480-5.3%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$43,480-5.3%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$43,340-5.6%
Muncie, IN$43,270-5.8%
Kankakee, IL$43,250-5.8%
Terre Haute, IN$43,250-5.8%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$43,240-5.9%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$43,230-5.9%
Columbus, IN$43,160-6.0%
Asheville, NC$43,110-6.1%
Sherman-Denison, TX$43,040-6.3%
Victoria, TX$43,020-6.3%
Corpus Christi, TX$42,930-6.5%
Reading, PA$42,910-6.6%
College Station-Bryan, TX$42,820-6.8%
Utica-Rome, NY$42,780-6.9%
Goldsboro, NC$42,690-7.1%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$42,640-7.2%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$42,600-7.3%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$42,540-7.4%
Peoria, IL$42,530-7.4%
Tallahassee, FL$42,530-7.4%
Manhattan, KS$42,520-7.4%
Abilene, TX$42,450-7.6%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$42,310-7.9%
Columbus, OH$42,190-8.1%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$42,190-8.1%
Richmond, VA$42,170-8.2%
San Angelo, TX$42,120-8.3%
Jefferson City, MO$42,110-8.3%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$41,980-8.6%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$41,880-8.8%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$41,800-9.0%
Urban Honolulu, HI$41,800-9.0%
State College, PA$41,710-9.2%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$41,650-9.3%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$41,650-9.3%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$41,600-9.4%
York-Hanover, PA$41,580-9.5%
Bloomington, IL$41,560-9.5%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$41,530-9.6%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$41,470-9.7%
Johnstown, PA$41,450-9.8%
Waco, TX$41,430-9.8%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$41,340-10.0%
Williamsport, PA$41,320-10.0%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$41,290-10.1%
Charleston, WV$41,260-10.2%
Ogden, UT$41,250-10.2%
Laredo, TX$41,160-10.4%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$41,040-10.6%
Dubuque, IA$41,030-10.7%
Eagle Pass, TX$41,020-10.7%
Gainesville, FL$40,980-10.8%
Battle Creek, MI$40,850-11.1%
Jackson, TN$40,820-11.1%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$40,720-11.3%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$40,650-11.5%
Port St. Lucie, FL$40,580-11.6%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$40,530-11.8%
Omaha, NE-IA$40,510-11.8%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$40,440-12.0%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$40,250-12.4%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$40,150-12.6%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$40,150-12.6%
Columbia, MO$40,090-12.7%
Texarkana, TX-AR$40,060-12.8%
El Paso, TX$40,050-12.8%
Dover, DE$40,000-12.9%
Homosassa Springs, FL$39,960-13.0%
Iowa City, IA$39,940-13.0%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$39,940-13.0%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$39,890-13.2%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$39,860-13.2%
Wichita, KS$39,850-13.2%
Evansville, IN$39,840-13.3%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$39,790-13.4%
Cleveland, OH$39,780-13.4%
Tyler, TX$39,730-13.5%
Erie, PA$39,710-13.5%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$39,610-13.8%
Harrisonburg, VA$39,600-13.8%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$39,550-13.9%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$39,520-14.0%
Hinesville, GA$39,520-14.0%
Oklahoma City, OK$39,510-14.0%
Bloomington, IN$39,430-14.2%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$39,350-14.3%
Savannah, GA$39,320-14.4%
Saginaw, MI$39,250-14.5%
Monroe, MI$39,210-14.6%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$39,160-14.7%
Midland, MI$39,150-14.8%
Lincoln, NE$39,140-14.8%
Rocky Mount, NC$39,100-14.9%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$39,030-15.0%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$39,000-15.1%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$38,980-15.1%
Missoula, MT$38,970-15.2%
Guam$38,920-15.3%
Gainesville, GA$38,910-15.3%
Logan, UT-ID$38,880-15.3%
Springfield, MO$38,840-15.4%
Gettysburg, PA$38,730-15.7%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$38,710-15.7%
Flagstaff, AZ$38,690-15.8%
Traverse City, MI$38,690-15.8%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$38,660-15.8%
Joplin, MO-KS$38,650-15.9%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$38,650-15.9%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$38,580-16.0%
Billings, MT$38,570-16.0%
Spartanburg, SC$38,560-16.0%
Columbia, SC$38,550-16.1%
Ann Arbor, MI$38,530-16.1%
Winchester, VA-WV$38,530-16.1%
Rapid City, SD$38,440-16.3%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$38,440-16.3%
Niles, MI$38,430-16.3%
Ocala, FL$38,390-16.4%
Yuma, AZ$38,360-16.5%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$38,330-16.5%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$38,300-16.6%
Ames, IA$38,240-16.7%
Cleveland, TN$38,170-16.9%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$38,170-16.9%
Flint, MI$38,130-17.0%
Hot Springs, AR$38,100-17.0%
Altoona, PA$38,030-17.2%
Kenosha, WI$38,000-17.3%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$37,990-17.3%
Morgantown, WV$37,940-17.4%
Tucson, AZ$37,880-17.5%
Lafayette, LA$37,790-17.7%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$37,790-17.7%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$37,700-17.9%
Kokomo, IN$37,690-17.9%
Beckley, WV$37,600-18.1%
Lima, OH$37,560-18.2%
Akron, OH$37,530-18.3%
Hattiesburg, MS$37,500-18.4%
Cedar Rapids, IA$37,490-18.4%
Roanoke, VA$37,490-18.4%
Paducah, KY-IL$37,430-18.5%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$37,420-18.5%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$37,370-18.6%
Bowling Green, KY$37,360-18.7%
Longview, TX$37,340-18.7%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$37,320-18.7%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$37,310-18.8%
Toledo, OH$37,290-18.8%
Knoxville, TN$37,250-18.9%
Helena, MT$37,160-19.1%
Virgin Islands$37,150-19.1%
Baton Rouge, LA$37,140-19.1%
Bay City, MI$37,100-19.2%
Clarksville, TN-KY$37,020-19.4%
St. George, UT$37,020-19.4%
Tulsa, OK$37,010-19.4%
Wheeling, WV-OH$36,960-19.5%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$36,960-19.5%
Great Falls, MT$36,800-19.9%
Sumter, SC$36,800-19.9%
Canton-Massillon, OH$36,750-20.0%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$36,710-20.1%
Jackson, MI$36,650-20.2%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$36,560-20.4%
Lynchburg, VA$36,530-20.5%
Birmingham, AL$36,510-20.5%
Decatur, AL$36,450-20.6%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$36,440-20.7%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$36,430-20.7%
Dalton, GA$36,190-21.2%
Johnson City, TN$36,100-21.4%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$36,090-21.4%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$36,080-21.4%
Huntsville, AL$36,070-21.5%
Lake Charles, LA$36,070-21.5%
Wichita Falls, TX$36,040-21.5%
Morristown, TN$36,000-21.6%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$35,920-21.8%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$35,900-21.8%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$35,900-21.8%
Hammond, LA$35,870-21.9%
Springfield, OH$35,780-22.1%
Sandusky, OH$35,650-22.4%
Columbus, GA-AL$35,530-22.6%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$35,370-23.0%
Rome, GA$35,360-23.0%
Tuscaloosa, AL$35,360-23.0%
Jonesboro, AR$35,280-23.2%
Florence, SC$35,260-23.2%
Fayetteville, NC$35,230-23.3%
Montgomery, AL$35,150-23.5%
Mansfield, OH$35,020-23.8%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$35,010-23.8%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$34,960-23.9%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$34,950-23.9%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$34,940-23.9%
Lawton, OK$34,750-24.3%
Alexandria, LA$34,390-25.1%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$34,350-25.2%
Elizabethtown, KY$34,110-25.7%
Albany, GA$33,910-26.2%
Mobile, AL$33,740-26.5%
Owensboro, KY$33,740-26.5%
Warner Robins, GA$33,060-28.0%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$32,390-29.5%
Puerto Rico$31,570-31.3%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$31,570-31.3%
Valdosta, GA$31,370-31.7%
Jackson, MS$31,270-31.9%
Arecibo, PR$30,930-32.7%
Mayaguez, PR$30,820-32.9%
Monroe, LA$30,580-33.4%
Guayama, PR$30,240-34.2%
Ponce, PR$29,840-35.0%
Gadsden, AL$29,800-35.1%
Aguadilla, PR$29,160-36.5%
Dothan, AL$24,020-47.7%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.