Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other in the Yuba City Metro

BLS metro-level wage data places Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other pay in Yuba City, CA at a median of $62,320 per year ($29.96/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 +10% above. OEWS reports the difference but does not identify its cause. Approximately 70 community and social service specialists, all other are employed across the Yuba City MSA in SOC 21-1099.

The Yuba City pay distribution spans from $37,960 at the 10th percentile to $94,880 at the 90th, a 2.5× 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 $47,580 and the 75th at $77,260, so half of Yuba City-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 Yuba City, 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.