21 Series · SOC 21-1099

Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other Salary

National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).

$56,730
Median / year
+3.3%
2024→2025
$84,210
Top 10% earn
+4.6%
Growth '24–'34
107,730
Estimated US jobs

Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other earn a median of $56,730 per year.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $56,730, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $37,310 (10th percentile) to $84,210 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 107,730 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is Wyoming ($73,270).

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The pay verdict

Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other earn a median of $56,730, putting them below the typical US occupation and higher than 43% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Community and Social Service, it ranks #11 of 17 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 4.6% by 2034.

$56,730
Median annual wage
Top 57%
of 825 US occupations with published wages
#11 of 17
in Community and Social Service
2.3×
90th-to-10th pay spread

Highest-paying state: Wyoming at $73,270. Typical entry-level education: Bachelor's degree.

Observed pay change

What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025

May 2019 → May 2025
  • The published national median for Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other moved from $43,790 in May 2019 to $56,730 in May 2025 (+29.6%).
  • Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
  • Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other sits +5.1 pp ahead of that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.

Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other (SOC 21-1099) has a national median of $56,730 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $37,310 to $84,210, and the published mean is $59,590. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 107,730 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 51 state or territory areas and 335 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $54,940 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $56,730 in May 2025, a rise of $1,790 (+3.3%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.

BLS Employment Projections forecast a +4.6% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as about as fast as average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 13,100 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns Bachelor's degree as typical education needed for entry. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Community and Social Service Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.

Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Wyoming pays the highest state median at $73,270, which is +29% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA at $84,070. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.

BLS OEWS May 2025 107,730 jobs Median $56,730/yr

Median Salary

$56,730

per year

Median Hourly

$27.28/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$59,590

average

Employment

107,730

jobs nationwide

How does this pay compare nationally?

Where Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other pay sits nationally

Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median

$56,730 Bottom 43% higher than 43% of 825 US occupations

$0–$20,000: 0 US occupations (0%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 98 US occupations (12%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 298 US occupations (36%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$80,000: 209 US occupations (25%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 82 US occupations (10%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 58 US occupations (7%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 32 US occupations (4%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 14 US occupations (2%). Above this entry. $160,000–$180,000: 9 US occupations (1%). Above this entry. $180,000 and above: 25 US occupations (3%). Above this entry. This job $0 $180,000+ every BLS occupation, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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Band Count Share
$0–$20,000 0 US occupations 0%
$20,000–$40,000 98 US occupations 12%
$40,000–$60,000 (this entry) 298 US occupations 36%
$60,000–$80,000 209 US occupations 25%
$80,000–$100,000 82 US occupations 10%
$100,000–$120,000 58 US occupations 7%
$120,000–$140,000 32 US occupations 4%
$140,000–$160,000 14 US occupations 2%
$160,000–$180,000 9 US occupations 1%
$180,000 and above 25 US occupations 3%

$56,730 · 43rd percentile of 825 US occupations

Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025

Does this job pay well and grow?

Each dot is a 21-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).

Among 17 21-series occupations with growth data, Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other sits on the slower-growing side at +4.6% growth and $56,730 median pay. Scatter plot of 17 data points. $40000$50000$60000$70000$80000 0%5%10%15%20% Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) Median annual wage Substance Abuse, Beh… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 16.8% · Median annual wage: $59350Social and Human Ser… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 6.4% · Median annual wage: $45930Child, Family, and S… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.4% · Median annual wage: $59550Educational, Guidanc… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.5% · Median annual wage: $64330Healthcare Social Wo… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 7.7% · Median annual wage: $67880Mental Health and Su… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 9.7% · Median annual wage: $60280Community and Social… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.6% · Median annual wage: $56730Rehabilitation Couns… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 1.4% · Median annual wage: $46850Probation Officers a… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 2.6% · Median annual wage: $66270Marriage and Family … - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 12.6% · Median annual wage: $66940Health Education Spe… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 4.5% · Median annual wage: $64070Social Workers, All … - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 3.9% · Median annual wage: $71900Community Health Wor… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 11.3% · Median annual wage: $51850Clergy - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 1% · Median annual wage: $60810Counselors, All Other - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 12.6% · Median annual wage: $50860Directors, Religious… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 2.1% · Median annual wage: $52100Religious Workers, A… - Projected growth 2024–2034 (%): 0.6% · Median annual wage: $45280
Among 17 21-series occupations with growth data, Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other sits on the slower-growing side at +4.6% growth and $56,730 median pay.
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  • Substance Abuse, Beh…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 16.8%, Median annual wage $59350
  • Social and Human Ser…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6.4%, Median annual wage $45930
  • Child, Family, and S…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.4%, Median annual wage $59550
  • Educational, Guidanc…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.5%, Median annual wage $64330
  • Healthcare Social Wo…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 7.7%, Median annual wage $67880
  • Mental Health and Su…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 9.7%, Median annual wage $60280
  • Community and Social…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.6%, Median annual wage $56730
  • Rehabilitation Couns…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.4%, Median annual wage $46850
  • Probation Officers a…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.6%, Median annual wage $66270
  • Marriage and Family …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 12.6%, Median annual wage $66940
  • Health Education Spe…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.5%, Median annual wage $64070
  • Social Workers, All …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.9%, Median annual wage $71900
  • Community Health Wor…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 11.3%, Median annual wage $51850
  • Clergy: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1%, Median annual wage $60810
  • Counselors, All Other: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 12.6%, Median annual wage $50860
  • Directors, Religious…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.1%, Median annual wage $52100
  • Religious Workers, A…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.6%, Median annual wage $45280

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).

Job Outlook (2024–2034)

Projected Growth

+4.6%

About as fast as average

Annual Openings

13,100

per year (projected)

Employment Change

+5,500

119,200 (2024) → 124,700 (2034)

Typical Education

Bachelor's degree

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034

Workplace Safety

All safety ratings →
Group

Community and Social Service Occupations context

Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade

Fatality Rate

0.3/100K

Injury Rate

0.5/100

Danger Index

2.2/100

Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

10th$37,310
25th$45,920
Median$56,730
75th$69,910
90th$84,210

Hourly Rate Distribution

10th$17.94
25th$22.08
Median$27.28
75th$33.61
90th$40.49

Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other pay history, 2015–2025

Published national median across 11 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.

$40,000$45,000$50,000$55,000$60,000 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 National median - 2015: $41,890National median - 2016: $43,120National median - 2017: $41,570National median - 2018: $42,620National median - 2019: $43,790National median - 2020: $46,770National median - 2021: $47,390National median - 2022: $47,290National median - 2023: $49,690National median - 2024: $54,940National median - 2025: $56,730$56,730
National median annual wage for Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other, May 2015 to May 2025 OEWS releases
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Period National median
2015 $41,890
2016 $43,120
2017 $41,570
2018 $42,620
2019 $43,790
2020 $46,770
2021 $47,390
2022 $47,290
2023 $49,690
2024 $54,940
2025 $56,730

2015 median

$41,890

2025 median

$56,730

2019–2025 change (same SOC)

+$12,940 (+29.6%)

Avg/year (same SOC)

+4.4%

Published national median annual wage and estimated employment for Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other by OEWS release year
Release Median Change Estimated jobs
May 2015 $41,890 First banked release 94,670
May 2016 $43,120 +2.9% 91,860
May 2017 $41,570 -3.6% 101,230
May 2018 $42,620 +2.5% 98,170
May 2019 $43,790 Classification break 97,480
May 2020 $46,770 +6.8% 87,800
May 2021 $47,390 +1.3% 90,770
May 2022 $47,290 -0.2% 94,270
May 2023 $49,690 +5.1% 95,310
May 2024 $54,940 +10.6% 110,390
May 2025 $56,730 +3.3% 107,730

Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $41,890 in May 2015 to $56,730 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +4.4% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 97,480 in May 2019 to 107,730 in May 2025.

Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2019 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 Wyoming $73,270 +29% above national
2 Virginia $69,810 +23% above national
3 District of Columbia $69,130 +22% above national
4 New York $66,580 +17% above national
5 Washington $64,340 +13% above national
6 Rhode Island $63,510 +12% above national
7 North Dakota $63,490 +12% above national
8 New Jersey $61,910 +9% above national
9 Hawaii $61,000 +8% above national
10 California $58,770 +4% above national
11 Kentucky $58,150 +3% above national
12 Massachusetts $57,360 +1% above national
13 Oregon $56,770 same as national
14 Alaska $56,730 same as national
15 New Hampshire $56,730 same as national
16 Colorado $55,490 2% below national
17 Wisconsin $55,220 3% below national
18 North Carolina $54,820 3% below national
19 Pennsylvania $54,770 3% below national
20 Minnesota $54,050 5% below national
21 Tennessee $53,850 5% below national
22 Connecticut $53,840 5% below national
23 Delaware $53,640 5% below national
24 Oklahoma $53,640 5% below national
25 Nebraska $53,170 6% below national
26 Vermont $53,150 6% below national
27 Arizona $52,410 8% below national
28 South Carolina $51,880 9% below national
29 Maryland $51,000 10% below national
30 Florida $50,440 11% below national
31 Idaho $50,390 11% below national
32 Missouri $50,180 12% below national
33 Michigan $50,020 12% below national
34 Nevada $49,600 13% below national
35 Louisiana $49,080 13% below national
36 Indiana $49,070 14% below national
37 New Mexico $48,820 14% below national
38 Texas $48,400 15% below national
39 Kansas $47,650 16% below national
40 Virgin Islands $47,560 16% below national
41 Iowa $46,460 18% below national
42 Utah $46,230 19% below national
43 Ohio $45,980 19% below national
44 Georgia $45,220 20% below national
45 Mississippi $44,340 22% below national
46 Maine $44,160 22% below national
47 Montana $41,850 26% below national
48 West Virginia $41,060 28% below national
49 Illinois $40,900 28% below national
50 Arkansas $40,840 28% below national
51 Puerto Rico $32,970 42% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $84,070 +48% above national
2 Richmond, VA $77,210 +36% above national
3 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA $76,690 +35% above national
4 Ithaca, NY $75,860 +34% above national
5 Columbus, OH $74,800 +32% above national
6 Kingston, NY $74,660 +32% above national
7 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $70,630 +25% above national
8 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $70,310 +24% above national
9 Bismarck, ND $69,130 +22% above national
10 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $68,390 +21% above national
11 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA $68,280 +20% above national
12 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $67,220 +18% above national
13 Roanoke, VA $66,990 +18% above national
14 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $66,580 +17% above national
15 Rochester, NY $66,580 +17% above national
16 Glens Falls, NY $66,460 +17% above national
17 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ $65,480 +15% above national
18 Elmira, NY $64,690 +14% above national
19 Vallejo, CA $63,900 +13% above national
20 Napa, CA $63,690 +12% above national
21 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $63,330 +12% above national
22 Syracuse, NY $63,300 +12% above national
23 Bellingham, WA $63,010 +11% above national
24 Utica-Rome, NY $62,880 +11% above national
25 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $62,720 +11% above national
26 Yakima, WA $62,680 +10% above national
27 Kennewick-Richland, WA $62,540 +10% above national
28 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $62,390 +10% above national
29 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $62,340 +10% above national
30 Yuba City, CA $62,320 +10% above national
31 Pittsburgh, PA $62,290 +10% above national
32 Erie, PA $62,270 +10% above national
33 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $61,730 +9% above national
34 Bakersfield-Delano, CA $61,500 +8% above national
35 Madison, WI $61,460 +8% above national
36 Lexington-Fayette, KY $61,160 +8% above national
37 Urban Honolulu, HI $61,000 +8% above national
38 Modesto, CA $60,950 +7% above national
39 Trenton-Princeton, NJ $60,890 +7% above national
40 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $60,840 +7% above national
41 Raleigh-Cary, NC $60,410 +6% above national
42 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $60,290 +6% above national
43 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $60,260 +6% above national
44 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $59,890 +6% above national
45 Vineland, NJ $59,520 +5% above national
46 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $59,260 +4% above national
47 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA $59,060 +4% above national
48 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $58,860 +4% above national
49 Binghamton, NY $58,570 +3% above national
50 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $58,440 +3% above national
51 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $58,410 +3% above national
52 Ann Arbor, MI $58,360 +3% above national
53 Albany, OR $58,200 +3% above national
54 Salem, OR $58,190 +3% above national
55 Kahului-Wailuku, HI $58,060 +2% above national
56 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $57,950 +2% above national
57 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA $57,900 +2% above national
58 Charlottesville, VA $57,900 +2% above national
59 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $57,830 +2% above national
60 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $57,560 +1% above national
61 Lynchburg, VA $57,350 +1% above national
62 Eugene-Springfield, OR $57,200 +1% above national
63 Lansing-East Lansing, MI $57,200 +1% above national
64 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $57,200 +1% above national
65 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $57,200 +1% above national
66 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY $57,160 +1% above national
67 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $57,080 +1% above national
68 Asheville, NC $57,020 +1% above national
69 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $56,960 same as national
70 Longview-Kelso, WA $56,810 same as national
71 Boulder, CO $56,780 same as national
72 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $56,780 same as national
73 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $56,770 same as national
74 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $56,290 1% below national
75 Flint, MI $56,280 1% below national
76 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $56,040 1% below national
77 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $56,030 1% below national
78 Dover, DE $56,000 1% below national
79 Manchester-Nashua, NH $55,990 1% below national
80 Stockton-Lodi, CA $55,530 2% below national
81 Bend, OR $55,510 2% below national
82 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $55,380 2% below national
83 Winchester, VA-WV $55,340 2% below national
84 Mankato, MN $55,300 3% below national
85 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $55,280 3% below national
86 New Haven, CT $55,180 3% below national
87 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA $55,040 3% below national
88 Worcester, MA $55,000 3% below national
89 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $54,820 3% below national
90 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $54,770 3% below national
91 Baton Rouge, LA $54,760 3% below national
92 Clarksville, TN-KY $54,720 4% below national
93 Anchorage, AK $54,650 4% below national
94 Wilmington, NC $54,620 4% below national
95 Traverse City, MI $54,600 4% below national
96 Burlington-South Burlington, VT $54,570 4% below national
97 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA $54,520 4% below national
98 Jackson, TN $54,250 4% below national
99 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $54,250 4% below national
100 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $54,030 5% below national
101 Chico, CA $54,000 5% below national
102 El Centro, CA $53,990 5% below national
103 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI $53,770 5% below national
104 Alexandria, LA $53,740 5% below national
105 Columbia, SC $53,710 5% below national
106 Merced, CA $53,620 5% below national
107 Redding, CA $53,610 5% below national
108 York-Hanover, PA $53,610 5% below national
109 Greenville, NC $53,400 6% below national
110 Fayetteville, NC $53,210 6% below national
111 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $53,210 6% below national
112 Lincoln, NE $53,170 6% below national
113 Las Cruces, NM $52,960 7% below national
114 Charleston-North Charleston, SC $52,890 7% below national
115 Knoxville, TN $52,880 7% below national
116 Green Bay, WI $52,740 7% below national
117 Jacksonville, NC $52,730 7% below national
118 St. Louis, MO-IL $52,720 7% below national
119 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $52,570 7% below national
120 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $52,530 7% below national
121 Saginaw, MI $52,470 8% below national
122 Fresno, CA $52,050 8% below national
123 Grand Forks, ND-MN $52,040 8% below national
124 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $51,820 9% below national
125 Waco, TX $51,590 9% below national
126 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $51,560 9% below national
127 Grand Junction, CO $51,520 9% below national
128 Rochester, MN $51,480 9% below national
129 Lubbock, TX $51,380 9% below national
130 Salinas, CA $51,150 10% below national
131 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $51,120 10% below national
132 Waterbury-Shelton, CT $51,070 10% below national
133 Springfield, MO $50,750 11% below national
134 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $50,720 11% below national
135 Fargo, ND-MN $50,700 11% below national
136 Jefferson City, MO $50,680 11% below national
137 Monroe, LA $50,640 11% below national
138 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $50,590 11% below national
139 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $50,550 11% below national
140 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $50,550 11% below national
141 Rocky Mount, NC $50,430 11% below national
142 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $50,420 11% below national
143 Lexington Park, MD $50,320 11% below national
144 Monroe, MI $50,300 11% below national
145 Kansas City, MO-KS $50,240 11% below national
146 Naples-Marco Island, FL $50,240 11% below national
147 Duluth, MN-WI $50,190 12% below national
148 Goldsboro, NC $49,990 12% below national
149 Rome, GA $49,920 12% below national
150 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $49,920 12% below national
151 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $49,910 12% below national
152 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA $49,890 12% below national
153 Memphis, TN-MS-AR $49,870 12% below national
154 Burlington, NC $49,650 12% below national
155 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $49,600 13% below national
156 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $49,590 13% below national
157 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $49,560 13% below national
158 Greeley, CO $49,530 13% below national
159 Jackson, MI $49,480 13% below national
160 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $49,480 13% below national
161 Greensboro-High Point, NC $49,440 13% below national
162 Medford, OR $49,350 13% below national
163 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $49,260 13% below national
164 Corpus Christi, TX $49,210 13% below national
165 Port St. Lucie, FL $49,170 13% below national
166 Tyler, TX $49,150 13% below national
167 Bozeman, MT $49,120 13% below national
168 Hammond, LA $49,080 13% below national
169 St. Cloud, MN $48,980 14% below national
170 Wichita, KS $48,980 14% below national
171 Savannah, GA $48,970 14% below national
172 Tucson, AZ $48,940 14% below national
173 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $48,680 14% below national
174 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT $48,680 14% below national
175 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA $48,670 14% below national
176 Boise City, ID $48,630 14% below national
177 Colorado Springs, CO $48,620 14% below national
178 Tallahassee, FL $48,590 14% below national
179 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA $48,580 14% below national
180 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $48,490 15% below national
181 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $48,310 15% below national
182 Albuquerque, NM $48,260 15% below national
183 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $48,260 15% below national
184 Pueblo, CO $48,170 15% below national
185 Lake Charles, LA $48,160 15% below national
186 Lafayette, LA $48,040 15% below national
187 New Orleans-Metairie, LA $48,020 15% below national
188 Omaha, NE-IA $47,960 15% below national
189 El Paso, TX $47,810 16% below national
190 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $47,810 16% below national
191 Columbus, GA-AL $47,800 16% below national
192 Chattanooga, TN-GA $47,720 16% below national
193 Laredo, TX $47,670 16% below national
194 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $47,220 17% below national
195 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $47,160 17% below national
196 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $47,040 17% below national
197 Missoula, MT $46,900 17% below national
198 Gainesville, FL $46,840 17% below national
199 Jackson, MS $46,840 17% below national
200 Winston-Salem, NC $46,780 18% below national
201 Killeen-Temple, TX $46,770 18% below national
202 Salisbury, MD $46,510 18% below national
203 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS $46,260 18% below national
204 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $46,180 19% below national
205 Cleveland, OH $45,780 19% below national
206 Grants Pass, OR $45,780 19% below national
207 Longview, TX $45,760 19% below national
208 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $45,450 20% below national
209 Visalia, CA $45,410 20% below national
210 Lawrence, KS $45,210 20% below national
211 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $44,860 21% below national
212 Charleston, WV $44,850 21% below national
213 Macon-Bibb County, GA $44,790 21% below national
214 Valdosta, GA $44,790 21% below national
215 Jacksonville, FL $44,450 22% below national
216 Abilene, TX $44,370 22% below national
217 Warner Robins, GA $44,100 22% below national
218 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $43,960 23% below national
219 Albany, GA $43,870 23% below national
220 Reno, NV $43,700 23% below national
221 Springfield, MA $43,470 23% below national
222 Hattiesburg, MS $43,410 23% below national
223 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $43,290 24% below national
224 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $43,200 24% below national
225 San Angelo, TX $42,860 24% below national
226 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $42,570 25% below national
227 Ocala, FL $41,650 27% below national
228 Decatur, IL $41,470 27% below national
229 Peoria, IL $41,460 27% below national
230 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $41,240 27% below national
231 Topeka, KS $40,810 28% below national
232 Ogden, UT $39,840 30% below national
233 Gainesville, GA $39,820 30% below national
234 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $39,820 30% below national
235 Billings, MT $39,710 30% below national
236 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $39,710 30% below national
237 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $39,650 30% below national
238 Helena, MT $39,540 30% below national
239 Amarillo, TX $39,370 31% below national
240 College Station-Bryan, TX $39,290 31% below national
241 Wheeling, WV-OH $39,190 31% below national
242 Johnson City, TN $39,070 31% below national
243 Great Falls, MT $39,000 31% below national
244 Akron, OH $38,820 32% below national
245 Beckley, WV $38,700 32% below national
246 Toledo, OH $38,540 32% below national
247 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $38,520 32% below national
248 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $38,330 32% below national
249 Brunswick-St. Simons, GA $38,260 33% below national
250 Columbia, MO $37,090 35% below national
251 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $33,190 41% below national
252 Springfield, IL $31,200 45% below national
253 Iowa City, IA $29,290 48% below national
254 Athens-Clarke County, GA $29,120 49% below national

Same SOC major group

Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 21 (Community and Social Service Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.

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Nationwide occupations with similar pay or employment scale

Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Community and Social Service Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($56,730 here) and reported employment (107,730 jobs here).

Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS national median annual wage and reported employment. Employment peers exclude occupations already listed in the pay column so the two link sets stay distinct.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other make?
The median annual salary for Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other is $56,730 ($27.28/hour). The salary range spans from $37,310 at the 10th percentile to $84,210 at the 90th percentile.
Where does Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other pay rank nationally?
At a published national median of $56,730, Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other pay is higher than 43% of the 825 detailed occupations with a published BLS annual median in the May 2025 OEWS release. This compares occupation-level medians, not individual workers, job offers, or this occupation's own worker pay-percentile range.
What state pays Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other the most?
Wyoming pays the highest median salary for Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other at $73,270/year, which is +29% above the national median.
What education do Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other need?
BLS assigns Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other to Bachelor's degree for typical education needed for entry.
Does BLS publish a safety rate for Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other?
BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other in this release. WageDex shows the Community and Social Service Occupations SOC-group rate only as broad context and does not rank it as this occupation's measured rate.
Is Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other a good career?
Employment for Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other is projected to grow 4.6% from 2024 to 2034, which is about as fast as average. About 13,100 openings are projected each year.
How does Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other pay vary by state?
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is Wyoming at $73,270/year, while Puerto Rico pays the least at $32,970/year. BLS data covers 51 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other?
The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA at $84,070/year. BLS reports a median for 254 metropolitan areas for this occupation. The ranking does not establish why values differ.

What to do with this data

How to use Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other pay figures in a real decision

  • The 75th-percentile wage is about $69,910/year. Treat it as the upper-quartile market boundary, not an automatic target for experience alone; role scope, location, industry, credentials, performance, and employer context still need separate evidence. Salary calculator
  • Location moves pay significantly: Wyoming leads at $73,270/year for this role. Weigh state pay against local cost of living before relocating or negotiating remote. Pay by state
  • Compare this occupation against similar roles before you decide, so you are reading the pay band in context rather than in isolation. Compare jobs

These are BLS survey estimates for the occupation, not a salary offer or a prediction for any individual. Your pay depends on experience, employer, exact role, and location.

Data as of May 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 annual release. Employment projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024–2034. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.

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