The annual salary statistics of social and human service assistants in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona is shown in Table 1. The wage data of social and human service assistants in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $31,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,040 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for social and human service assistants in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,000.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of social and human service assistants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $37,040 | -1.38% | 25.32% |
| 2021 | $37,550 | 5.51% | - |
| 2020 | $35,480 | 9.13% | - |
| 2019 | $32,240 | 5.68% | - |
| 2018 | $30,410 | 3.95% | - |
| 2017 | $29,210 | 3.70% | - |
| 2016 | $28,130 | 0.75% | - |
| 2015 | $27,920 | 3.12% | - |
| 2014 | $27,050 | -2.18% | - |
| 2013 | $27,640 | -0.07% | - |
| 2012 | $27,660 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,040, Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale is the second highest paying city for social and human service assistants in state of Arizona, following the highest paying city Tucson (median annual salary of $37,820). Compared with Tucson, the median annual salary of social and human service assistants in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale is 2.1 percent (2.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Tucson | |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale | |
| Prescott | |
| Flagstaff | |
| North Arizona nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman | |
| Yuma | |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas | |
| Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area |