Highest-paying Cities for Social and Human Service Assistants

The top 100 highest paying cities for social and human service assistants (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of social and human service assistants in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $54,230, Albany, Oregon is the highest paying city for social and human service assistants. It is followed by San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California (average annual salary $50,770). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of social and human service assistants in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Social and Human Service Assistants

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Albany, Oregon	$54,230	$37,110	150
2	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$50,770	$38,890	1,920
3	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$50,520	$35,170	570
4	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$49,670	$37,740	7,570
5	Yuba City, California	$49,130	$35,430	260
6	Napa, California	$49,000	$36,710	300
7	South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$48,550	$29,330	410
8	Walla Walla, Washington	$48,350	$30,560	80
9	Sheboygan, Wisconsin	$48,060	$29,510	130
10	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$47,600	$36,550	700
11	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$47,520	$31,030	1,720
12	West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$47,070	$30,700	640
13	Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois	$47,070	$31,030	190
14	Danville, Illinois	$46,970	$30,330	50
15	Ithaca, New York	$46,810	$30,680	250
16	Kingston, New York	$46,790	$30,620	300
17	Carson City, Nevada	$46,660	$30,370	110
18	Eau Claire, Wisconsin	$46,550	$26,670	290
19	Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$46,540	$31,400	60
20	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$46,510	$32,500	970
21	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$46,460	$31,770	1,730
22	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas	$46,290	$27,270	320
23	Madison, Wisconsin	$46,260	$28,250	1,030
24	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$46,080	$34,080	21,300
25	Modesto, California	$46,050	$33,680	650
26	Springfield, Illinois	$45,950	$29,740	430
27	Janesville, Wisconsin	$45,920	$29,820	190
28	Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina	$45,880	$35,460	340
29	Richmond, Virginia	$45,760	$28,760	4,890
30	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$45,750	$35,240	6,210
31	La Crosse, Wisconsin	$45,710	$28,250	250
32	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$45,620	$31,200	210
33	Wausau, Wisconsin	$45,570	$24,260	250
34	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$45,450	$34,720	3,220
35	Salem, Oregon	$45,410	$36,490	970
36	Bismarck, North Dakota	$45,380	$31,320	290
37	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$45,200	$35,580	160
38	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$45,130	$34,710	760
39	East Central New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$45,100	$27,880	300
40	Appleton, Wisconsin	$45,100	$30,560	240
41	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$45,070	$36,650	430
42	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$44,940	$28,760	22,380
43	Bend, Oregon	$44,720	$34,630	320
44	Stockton, California	$44,700	$33,570	670
45	Grants Pass, Oregon	$44,530	$31,400	150
46	Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$44,470	$29,340	160
47	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$44,450	$36,640	3,900
48	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$44,420	$32,060	240
49	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$44,350	$36,460	4,320
50	Fond du Lac, Wisconsin	$44,340	$31,430	200
51	Longview, Washington	$44,300	$34,670	90
52	Medford, Oregon	$44,270	$35,900	440
53	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$44,210	$31,600	33,780
54	Wilmington, North Carolina	$44,160	$34,390	230
55	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$44,090	$33,900	2,120
56	Decatur, Illinois	$43,930	$29,270	200
57	Fairbanks, Alaska	$43,900	$36,520	130
58	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$43,800	$28,510	3,050
59	Corvallis, Oregon	$43,600	$34,230	170
60	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$43,560	$31,110	580
61	Boulder, Colorado	$43,540	$31,920	290
62	Bloomsburg-Berwick, Pennsylvania	$43,490	$28,280	160
63	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$43,480	$31,020	5,210
64	Anchorage, Alaska	$43,310	$31,020	610
65	West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$43,180	$28,410	590
66	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$43,010	$34,270	560
67	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$42,740	$34,280	430
68	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$42,560	$30,350	5,220
69	Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$42,510	$27,210	400
70	South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$42,430	$29,760	240
71	Southcentral Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$42,420	$23,380	310
72	Bellingham, Washington	$42,260	$31,210	190
73	Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$42,190	$23,110	40
74	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$42,180	$23,000	220
75	Rochester, Minnesota	$42,150	$35,240	260
76	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$41,900	$30,120	260
77	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$41,820	$34,910	340
78	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$41,700	$24,800	4,190
79	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$41,600	$31,610	6,170
80	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$41,600	$35,730	150
81	Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$41,550	$30,730	80
82	Fresno, California	$41,520	$31,000	1,570
83	Hanford-Corcoran, California	$41,520	$37,110	240
84	Salinas, California	$41,520	$34,230	620
85	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$41,520	$32,110	240
86	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$41,520	$32,260	880
87	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$41,520	$31,650	420
88	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$41,520	$33,080	200
89	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$41,520	$30,340	900
90	El Centro, California	$41,520	$36,040	310
91	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$41,440	$30,770	720
92	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$41,310	$34,380	1,250
93	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$41,250	$32,880	410
94	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$41,250	$32,360	700
95	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$41,150	$33,930	800
96	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$41,100	$30,270	11,540
97	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$41,070	$34,080	410
98	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$41,050	$31,250	2,850
99	Pocatello, Idaho	$41,000	$29,420	100
100	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$41,000	$27,890	870

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for social and human service assistants.