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Social and Human Service Assistants Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Social and Human Service Assistants salaries across 51 states

$43,612
National Average (Median)
$59,460
Highest: District of Columbia
$31,200
Lowest: Mississippi

Social and Human Service Assistants Salary by State

Compare Social and Human Service Assistants salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$31,200
$59,460

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $35,830 AK $47,360 AZ $40,730 AR $36,770 CA $51,090 CO $47,690 CT $44,730 DE $40,710 DC $59,460 FL $44,410 GA $39,480 HI $42,400 ID $47,540 IL $46,950 IN $44,550 IA $42,480 KS $42,570 KY $37,440 LA $35,780 ME $47,710 MD $47,210 MA $47,130 MI $39,160 MN $49,940 MS $31,200 MO $41,780 MT $38,570 NE $38,940 NV $38,570 NH $46,950 NJ $48,420 NM $46,340 NY $47,190 NC $42,850 ND $46,260 OH $38,390 OK $36,740 OR $51,230 PA $44,050 RI $47,720 SC $38,550 SD $38,350 TN $40,310 TX $45,860 UT $39,930 VT $46,640 VA $43,450 WA $54,770 WV $39,290 WI $47,500 WY $45,290

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

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

Social and Human Service Assistants Salary in All 51 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 District of Columbia $59,460 $60,770 2,080
2 Washington $54,770 $55,900 7,590
3 Oregon $51,230 $52,980 11,260
4 California $51,090 $55,100 58,730
5 Minnesota $49,940 $52,370 11,110
6 New Jersey $48,420 $51,770 17,270
7 Rhode Island $47,720 $50,870 2,290
8 Maine $47,710 $49,470 4,580
9 Colorado $47,690 $50,370 5,410
10 Idaho $47,540 $49,020 3,810
11 Wisconsin $47,500 $50,360 7,750
12 Alaska $47,360 $52,420 1,370
13 Maryland $47,210 $51,200 7,280
14 New York $47,190 $49,080 40,970
15 Massachusetts $47,130 $50,430 9,180
16 Illinois $46,950 $50,460 22,220
17 New Hampshire $46,950 $47,540 1,860
18 Vermont $46,640 $47,320 1,920
19 New Mexico $46,340 $47,670 3,050
20 North Dakota $46,260 $48,940 1,530
21 Texas $45,860 $46,210 21,620
22 Wyoming $45,290 $45,630 610
23 Connecticut $44,730 $46,540 9,930
24 Indiana $44,550 $44,570 11,740
25 Florida $44,410 $45,380 22,670
26 Pennsylvania $44,050 $45,060 24,340
27 Virginia $43,450 $45,060 10,670
28 North Carolina $42,850 $43,880 9,020
29 Kansas $42,570 $43,490 6,070
30 Iowa $42,480 $44,430 5,230
31 Hawaii $42,400 $44,580 2,230
32 Missouri $41,780 $42,270 6,200
33 Arizona $40,730 $42,360 7,290
34 Delaware $40,710 $41,760 1,050
35 Tennessee $40,310 $41,300 4,380
36 Utah $39,930 $42,860 6,540
37 Georgia $39,480 $41,370 7,410
38 West Virginia $39,290 $41,200 3,320
39 Michigan $39,160 $42,940 12,450
40 Nebraska $38,940 $39,570 1,460
41 Montana $38,570 $40,350 1,200
42 Nevada $38,570 $42,740 2,420
43 South Carolina $38,550 $42,180 5,220
44 Ohio $38,390 $41,150 10,970
45 South Dakota $38,350 $39,110 830
46 Kentucky $37,440 $40,190 4,670
47 Arkansas $36,770 $37,560 3,530
48 Oklahoma $36,740 $38,910 3,340
49 Alabama $35,830 $37,240 3,370
50 Louisiana $35,780 $37,300 3,440
51 Mississippi $31,200 $32,850 N/A

Social and Human Service Assistants Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Social and Human Service Assistants keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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