Social and Human Service Assistant Salary Information in New York

The average annual salaries for social and human service assistants in the state of New York are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of social and human service assistants amongst New York cities is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are 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 & 2. Annual Salary of Social and Human Service Assistants in New York (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,620
25th Percentile Wage
$34,560
50th Percentile Wage
$39,430
75th Percentile Wage
$49,340
90th Percentile Wage
$61,090

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for social and human service assistants in New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $30,620.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of social and human service assistants from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$39,430
2.64% 13.87%
2021
$38,390
1.59% -
2020
$37,780
2.54% -
2019
$36,820
4.89% -
2018
$35,020
1.63% -
2017
$34,450
0.17% -
2016
$34,390
1.42% -
2015
$33,900
-1.33% -
2014
$34,350
1.86% -
2013
$33,710
-0.74% -
2012
$33,960
- -

Table 3. Median Annual Salary of Social and Human Service Assistants in New York Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of social and human service assistants in some New York cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of social and human service assistants in state of New York ranges from $33,280 to $46,810. The highest paying area for social and human service assistants in New York is Ithaca with a median annual salary of $46,810. The second highest paying city/area in New York State is Kingston (mean annual salary $46,790). The lowest paying area is Central New York nonmetropolitan area with a median annual salary of $33,280.

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