Social and Human Service Assistant Salary in Nassau-Suffolk, New York

The annual salary statistics of social and human service assistants in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of social and human service assistants in Nassau-Suffolk 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 Nassau-Suffolk, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$25,120
25th Percentile Wage
$27,880
50th Percentile Wage
$34,520
75th Percentile Wage
$45,630
90th Percentile Wage
$55,170

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for social and human service assistants in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $55,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,120.

Median salary trend

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$34,520
-7.27% 8.31%
2016
$37,030
0.35% -
2015
$36,900
7.48% -
2014
$34,140
3.37% -
2013
$32,990
4.06% -
2012
$31,650
- -

Table 2. Compare Social and Human Service Assistant Salary in Nassau-Suffolk with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,520 in Nassau-Suffolk is in the middle of salary range for social and human service assistants in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of social and human service assistants in Nassau-Suffolk is 26.3 percent (26.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Ithaca and 3.6 percent (3.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Ithaca
$46,810
Kingston
$46,790
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$45,100
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$44,210
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$39,250
Rochester
$38,760
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$38,480
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$38,200
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$37,940
Binghamton
$37,810
Syracuse
$37,780
Elmira
$37,460
Glens Falls
$37,060
Utica-Rome
$36,880
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$36,190
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$36,130
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$35,080
Nassau-Suffolk
$34,520
Watertown-Fort Drum
$34,120
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$33,280