Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other in the Vallejo Metro

BLS metro-level wage data places Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other pay in Vallejo, CA at a median of $63,900 per year ($30.72/hr), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared with the national median of $56,730, the metro estimate is +13% above. OEWS reports the difference but does not identify its cause. Approximately 100 community and social service specialists, all other are employed across the Vallejo MSA in SOC 21-1099.

The Vallejo pay distribution spans from $36,560 at the 10th percentile to $95,600 at the 90th, a 2.6× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $52,310 and the 75th at $81,220, so half of Vallejo-based community and social service specialists, all other earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Vallejo, CA covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide CA estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.