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Social and Human Service Assistant Salary by State (2026)

Name: Social and Human Service Assistant annual wages by US state, May 2025
Creator: NueCareer
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Social and Human Service Assistants earn the most in District of Columbia at $59,460 a year and the least in Mississippi at $31,200 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $45,930. The table below covers all 50 states, DC, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.

Highest median: $59,460District of Columbia
National median: $45,930BLS OEWS, May 2025
Lowest median: $31,200Mississippi
Areas reporting: 54of 54 OEWS areas

Top and bottom

Highest- and lowest-paying states for social and human service assistants

Ranked on the state median among the 50 states and DC. Territories are in the full table but not ranked here.

Highest median pay

1District of Columbia$59,460
2Washington$54,770
3Oregon$51,230
4California$51,090
5Minnesota$49,940

Lowest median pay

1Mississippi$31,200
2Louisiana$35,780
3Alabama$35,830
4Oklahoma$36,740
5Arkansas$36,770

All states

Social and Human Service Assistant salary in every state

Sort by any column. Employment is the number of social and human service assistants OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.

Annual wages by state, sortable by median, quartiles, employment and cost-of-living adjusted median
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1	DCDistrict of Columbia	$59,460	$49,190	$65,510	2,080	$54,103
2	WAWashington	$54,770	$47,520	$61,640	7,590	$51,181
3	OROregon	$51,230	$46,130	$59,010	11,260	$49,564
4	CACalifornia	$51,090	$46,110	$61,450	58,730	$46,143
5	MNMinnesota	$49,940	$45,630	$59,880	11,110	$50,638
6	NJNew Jersey	$48,420	$41,240	$58,530	17,270	$44,502
7	RIRhode Island	$47,720	$37,900	$57,740	2,290	$46,656
8	MEMaine	$47,710	$44,260	$53,860	4,580	$49,160
9	COColorado	$47,690	$43,790	$55,930	5,410	$46,278
10	IDIdaho	$47,540	$43,870	$53,290	3,810	$49,783
11	WIWisconsin	$47,500	$38,600	$60,380	7,750	$50,481
12	AKAlaska	$47,360	$44,490	$59,990	1,370	$46,269
13	MDMaryland	$47,210	$42,230	$59,130	7,280	$44,979
14	NYNew York	$47,190	$39,790	$56,140	40,970	$43,726
15	MAMassachusetts	$47,130	$43,960	$57,320	9,180	$44,564
16	ILIllinois	$46,950	$39,310	$57,110	22,220	$46,970
17	NHNew Hampshire	$46,950	$41,840	$53,300	1,860	$45,073
18	VTVermont	$46,640	$43,060	$49,940	1,920	$47,612
19	NMNew Mexico	$46,340	$38,220	$54,290	3,050	$50,254
20	NDNorth Dakota	$46,260	$39,270	$54,300	1,530	$52,001
21	TXTexas	$45,860	$37,950	$51,500	21,620	$47,251
22	WYWyoming	$45,290	$37,210	$50,420	610	$48,861
23	CTConnecticut	$44,730	$38,000	$50,400	9,930	$43,172
24	INIndiana	$44,550	$36,470	$48,730	11,740	$47,734
25	FLFlorida	$44,410	$37,850	$49,520	22,670	$42,944
26	PAPennsylvania	$44,050	$37,390	$48,530	24,340	$45,146
27	VAVirginia	$43,450	$37,130	$49,140	10,670	$42,976
28	NCNorth Carolina	$42,850	$35,750	$48,450	9,020	$45,428
29	KSKansas	$42,570	$36,910	$48,590	6,070	$47,264
30	IAIowa	$42,480	$36,710	$48,050	5,230	$48,404
31	HIHawaii	$42,400	$37,830	$48,110	2,230	$38,563
32	MOMissouri	$41,780	$36,770	$47,050	6,200	$46,005
33	AZArizona	$40,730	$36,870	$44,730	7,290	$40,456
34	DEDelaware	$40,710	$36,600	$45,860	1,050	$40,788
35	TNTennessee	$40,310	$35,680	$46,150	4,380	$43,877
36	UTUtah	$39,930	$35,730	$47,320	6,540	$40,389
37	GAGeorgia	$39,480	$33,850	$47,720	7,410	$41,000
38	WVWest Virginia	$39,290	$35,870	$45,240	3,320	$43,901
39	MIMichigan	$39,160	$36,420	$47,350	12,450	$40,700
40	NENebraska	$38,940	$35,820	$43,110	1,460	$43,217
41	GUGuam	$38,920	$29,300	$49,730	160	N/A
42	MTMontana	$38,570	$34,990	$45,300	1,200	$40,752
43	NVNevada	$38,570	$34,830	$46,770	2,420	$38,578
44	SCSouth Carolina	$38,550	$34,580	$46,710	5,220	$41,120
45	OHOhio	$38,390	$35,090	$46,760	10,970	$41,380
46	SDSouth Dakota	$38,350	$31,810	$44,500	830	$43,291
47	KYKentucky	$37,440	$33,070	$45,970	4,670	$41,527
48	VIU.S. Virgin Islands	$37,150	$34,990	$40,590	60	N/A
49	ARArkansas	$36,770	$29,040	$44,500	3,530	$42,295
50	OKOklahoma	$36,740	$31,720	$43,810	3,340	$41,825
51	ALAlabama	$35,830	$29,660	$42,730	3,370	$40,339
52	LALouisiana	$35,780	$29,750	$43,350	3,440	$40,564
53	PRPuerto Rico	$31,570	$28,270	$36,030	5,560	N/A
54	MSMississippi	$31,200	$27,090	$35,690	N/A	$35,881

Method

How the cost-of-living adjustment works

The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.

For social and human service assistants, the adjustment does not change the leader: District of Columbia is first on raw pay and still first once prices are taken into account, at $54,103.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.

Questions

Social and Human Service Assistant pay by state: FAQ

Which state pays social and human service assistants the most?

District of Columbia reports the highest median wage for social and human service assistants at $59,460 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Washington ($54,770) and Oregon ($51,230).

Which state pays social and human service assistants the least?

Among the 50 states and DC, Mississippi reports the lowest median for social and human service assistants at $31,200 a year, $28,260 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025). Among the territories, Guam reports $38,920, U.S. Virgin Islands reports $37,150 and Puerto Rico reports $31,570.

Is the highest-paying state the best for social and human service assistants after cost of living?

Yes. District of Columbia stays first after dividing each state median by its BEA Regional Price Parity, at $54,103 in national-average dollars from a raw $59,460. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024; the adjustment is NueCareer's calculation.

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