Social and Human Service Assistant Salary in the Industry of Outpatient Care Centers

The salary statistics and trend of social and human service assistants in the industry of outpatient care centers are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare social and human service assistant salaries in different industries within the health care and social assistance sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$21,860
25th Percentile Wage
$26,340
50th Percentile Wage
$31,790
75th Percentile Wage
$38,210
90th Percentile Wage
$46,860

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for social and human service assistants in the industry of outpatient care centers. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) social and human service assistants is $46,860. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $31,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent social and human service assistants is $21,860.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of social and human service assistants in the industry of Outpatient Care Centers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$31,790
2.71% 11.07%
2016
$30,930
3.27% -
2015
$29,920
3.41% -
2014
$28,900
1.11% -
2013
$28,580
1.08% -
2012
$28,270
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Table 3. Compare Social and Human Service Assistant Salary in Different Industries within the Health Care and Social Assistance Sector

The average salaries of social and human service assistants in 39 industries within the health care and social assistance sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of social and human service assistants in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned
$44,540
Hospitals - State government owned
$43,110
Specialty hospitals - State government owned
$40,460
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned
$39,700
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals
$39,700
Hospitals - Local government owned
$39,180
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals
$38,680
Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)
$38,550
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned
$38,420
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
$37,860
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned
$37,360
Offices of Physicians
$36,110
Hospitals - Privately owned
$35,750
Home Health Care Services
$35,470
Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
$35,140
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)
$34,500
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories
$33,870
All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
$33,820
Other Ambulatory Health Care Services
$33,820
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned
$32,770
Individual and Family Services
$32,660
Ambulatory Health Care Services
$32,320
Outpatient Care Centers
$31,790
Social Assistance
$31,660
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly
$31,470
Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers
$31,300
Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)
$31,270
Child Day Care Services
$31,020
Offices of Other Health Practitioners
$30,560
Offices of All Other Health Practitioners
$30,540
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services
$29,910
Specialty hospitals - Privately owned
$29,870
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
$28,930
Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities
$28,750
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
$28,660
Other Residential Care Facilities
$28,460
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities
$28,430
Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists
$28,130
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities
$27,630

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