Social and Human Service Assistants Salary in the US
A social and human service assistants earns a national median of $45,930 a year (mean $47,690) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #645 of 825.
How much does a social and human service assistants earn in the US?
A social and human service assistants in the United States earns a median of $45,930 a year (mean $47,690), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 10% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 437,860 people work in this occupation (SOC 21-1093), ranked #645 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$45,930
per year
Mean
$47,690
per year
Employment
437,860
US workers
National rank
#645
of 825 by median
What a social and human service assistants earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a social and human service assistants (SOC 21-1093) earns a median annual wage of $45,930 and a mean (average) of $47,690. The median is the midpoint — half of social and human service assistants earn more and half earn less — and is 10% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a social and human service assistants in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for social and human service assistants is $45,930, and the mean (average) is $47,690. The median is the midpoint — half of social and human service assistants earn more and half earn less.
- How does social and human service assistants pay compare to the US average?
- At $45,930, a social and human service assistants earns 10% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many social and human service assistants are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 437,860 social and human service assistants employed nationally (SOC 21-1093), across all industries.
- Where does this social and human service assistants salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 21-1093. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 21-1093 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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