The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $56,140, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for social and human service assistants. It is followed by California (average annual salary $45,850). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $56,140 |
$37,570 | 880 |
| 2 | California | $45,850 |
$34,470 | 58,040 |
| 3 | New Jersey | $44,910 |
$30,270 | 21,030 |
| 4 | Oregon | $43,950 |
$35,110 | 8,410 |
| 5 | Alaska | $43,500 |
$31,110 | 1,320 |
| 6 | Washington | $42,900 |
$33,810 | 6,920 |
| 7 | North Dakota | $41,910 |
$31,170 | 1,020 |
| 8 | Illinois | $41,580 |
$30,970 | 15,680 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | $41,360 |
$27,840 | 7,220 |
| 10 | Colorado | $41,210 |
$31,200 | 4,290 |
| 11 | Idaho | $41,000 |
$27,990 | 1,870 |
| 12 | Minnesota | $40,650 |
$31,610 | 10,710 |
| 13 | New York | $39,430 |
$30,620 | 33,460 |
| 14 | Maine | $39,350 |
$34,380 | 4,310 |
| 15 | Virginia | $38,890 |
$27,270 | 11,530 |
| 16 | Rhode Island | $38,650 |
$29,800 | 2,740 |
| 17 | Pennsylvania | $38,450 |
$27,810 | 19,060 |
| 18 | Texas | $38,440 |
$25,790 | 21,150 |
| 19 | Nevada | $38,210 |
$26,210 | 2,340 |
| 20 | New Hampshire | $38,100 |
$30,460 | 2,080 |
| 21 | Connecticut | $37,960 |
$30,030 | 8,310 |
| 22 | New Mexico | $37,750 |
$26,940 | 2,760 |
| 23 | Massachusetts | $37,740 |
$29,810 | 14,770 |
| 24 | Maryland | $37,730 |
$27,780 | 7,030 |
| 25 | Florida | $37,560 |
$27,090 | 19,250 |
| 26 | Hawaii | $37,220 |
$29,810 | 3,030 |
| 27 | Arizona | $37,020 |
$30,110 | 5,460 |
| 28 | Iowa | $37,010 |
$28,370 | 4,240 |
| 29 | Wyoming | $36,990 |
$26,790 | 700 |
| 30 | Vermont | $36,840 |
$31,750 | 1,880 |
| 31 | Oklahoma | $36,620 |
$23,200 | 1,770 |
| 32 | Utah | $36,550 |
$28,580 | 6,090 |
| 33 | Delaware | $36,530 |
$29,020 | 830 |
| 34 | Ohio | $36,370 |
$26,880 | 12,830 |
| 35 | Kansas | $36,190 |
$27,810 | 5,240 |
| 36 | South Carolina | $36,080 |
$23,910 | 4,410 |
| 37 | North Carolina | $35,770 |
$24,730 | 5,160 |
| 38 | Indiana | $35,760 |
$26,360 | 9,590 |
| 39 | Missouri | $34,970 |
$23,870 | 3,320 |
| 40 | Virgin Islands | $34,760 |
$22,880 | 70 |
| 41 | Tennessee | $34,740 |
$24,720 | 3,780 |
| 42 | Michigan | $34,380 |
$24,760 | 11,550 |
| 43 | Kentucky | $34,320 |
$24,230 | 5,170 |
| 44 | Arkansas | $34,250 |
$25,170 | 2,840 |
| 45 | Georgia | $32,120 |
$22,920 | 9,340 |
| 46 | Nebraska | $31,960 |
$27,350 | 1,940 |
| 47 | West Virginia | $31,750 |
$23,420 | 3,500 |
| 48 | South Dakota | $31,450 |
$25,490 | 720 |
| 49 | Guam | $30,870 |
$21,900 | 140 |
| 50 | Louisiana | $30,310 |
$19,310 | 2,480 |
| 51 | Montana | $30,290 |
$24,590 | 1,610 |
| 52 | Alabama | $29,510 |
$19,360 | 3,440 |
| 53 | Mississippi | $28,830 |
$18,930 | 2,490 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $27,430 |
$18,600 | 7,050 |