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Social and Human Service Assistants salary

The BLS estimates 437,860 Social and Human Service Assistants jobs in the U.S. with a median base pay of $45,930 (May 2025, SOC 21-1093). Across 357 metros with published figures, medians range from $27,210 in West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area to $63,870 in Eau Claire, WI.

SOCIAL AND HUMAN SERVICE ASSISTANTS · UNITED STATES · BLS
BLS · UNITED STATES · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$34,200P25$38,150MEDIAN$45,930P75$54,350P90$63,290
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HIGHEST-PAYING METROS

  1. Eau Claire, WI$63,870 · 390 jobs
  2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$60,650 · 1,930 jobs
  3. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$58,580 · 790 jobs
  4. Napa, CA$58,470 · 230 jobs
  5. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$58,090 · 3,910 jobs
  6. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$57,580 · 7,970 jobs
  7. Salem, OR$57,560 · 1,200 jobs
  8. Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$56,810 · 430 jobs
  9. South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$56,200 · 430 jobs
  10. Duluth, MN-WI$56,120 · 600 jobs

LARGEST METROS

  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$47,860 · 35,540 jobs
  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$50,330 · 18,790 jobs
  3. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$47,180 · 16,080 jobs
  4. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$45,370 · 12,160 jobs
  5. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$57,580 · 7,970 jobs
  6. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$48,370 · 7,790 jobs
  7. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$49,750 · 7,160 jobs
  8. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$49,500 · 6,400 jobs
  9. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$47,530 · 6,090 jobs
  10. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$45,370 · 5,980 jobs

ALL METROS (A–Z)

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY · Albuquerque, NM · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ · Ann Arbor, MI · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Bakersfield-Delano, CA · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · Birmingham, AL · Boise City, ID · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY · Central East New York nonmetropolitan area · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN · Cleveland, OH · Colorado Springs, CO · Columbia, SC · Columbus, OH · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · Fort Wayne, IN · Fresno, CA · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA · Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN · Jacksonville, FL · Kansas City, MO-KS · Kansas nonmetropolitan area · Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY · Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN · New Haven, CT · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL · Ogden, UT · Oklahoma City, OK · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ · Pittsburgh, PA · Portland-South Portland, ME · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA · Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT · Raleigh-Cary, NC · Richmond, VA · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA · Rochester, NY · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA · Salem, OR · Salt Lake City-Murray, UT · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA · San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area · Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area · St. Louis, MO-IL · Syracuse, NY · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL · Trenton-Princeton, NJ · Tucson, AZ · Urban Honolulu, HI · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Waterbury-Shelton, CT · Wichita, KS · Worcester, MA

Questions

What is the median Social and Human Service Assistants salary in the U.S.?

$45,930 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The middle half earn $38,150–$54,350.

Where do Social and Human Service Assistants earn the most?

Highest metro medians: Eau Claire, WI ($63,870), San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($60,650), Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA ($58,580). Cost of living differs, so compare offers locally.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025 (metro, state and national estimates). Employer filing counts: U.S. DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data FY2026 Q3, visa-sponsored positions only.