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Social and Human Service Assistant Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California

The annual salary statistics of social and human service assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of social and human service assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Social and Human Service Assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$20,050
25th Percentile Wage
$24,520
50th Percentile Wage
$31,920
75th Percentile Wage
$40,330
90th Percentile Wage
$51,990

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for social and human service assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,050.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of social and human service assistants from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$31,920
0.94% -2.07%
2013
$31,620
-3.04% -
2012
$32,580
- -

Table 2. Compare Social and Human Service Assistant Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $31,920, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is the lowest paying city for social and human service assistants in state of California, following city of San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $50,770). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of social and human service assistants in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is about 37.1 percent (37.1%) lower than that of the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$50,770
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$49,670
Yuba City
$49,130
Napa
$49,000
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$47,600
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$46,510
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$46,080
Modesto
$46,050
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$45,750
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$45,450
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$45,130
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$45,070
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$44,940
Stockton
$44,700
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$43,800
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$43,480
Vallejo-Fairfield
$42,740
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$42,190
Fresno
$41,520
Hanford-Corcoran
$41,520
Salinas
$41,520
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$41,520
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$41,520
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$41,520
Madera-Chowchilla
$41,520
Bakersfield-Delano
$41,520
El Centro
$41,520
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$41,250
Chico
$40,250
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$39,830
Redding
$39,420
Visalia-Porterville
$38,610
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$38,560
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$38,310
Merced
$38,270
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$36,060
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$31,990
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$31,930
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$31,920