The annual salary statistics of social and human service assistants in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of social and human service assistants in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $30,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $41,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for social and human service assistants in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,270.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of social and human service assistants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $41,100 | 7.25% | 35.01% |
| 2021 | $38,120 | 3.65% | - |
| 2020 | $36,730 | 3.87% | - |
| 2019 | $35,310 | 2.83% | - |
| 2018 | $34,310 | 0.52% | - |
| 2017 | $34,130 | 6.53% | - |
| 2016 | $31,900 | 5.02% | - |
| 2015 | $30,300 | 7.39% | - |
| 2014 | $28,060 | 3.03% | - |
| 2013 | $27,210 | 1.84% | - |
| 2012 | $26,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $41,100, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the second highest paying city for social and human service assistants in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Bloomsburg-Berwick (median annual salary of $43,490). Compared with Bloomsburg-Berwick, the median annual salary of social and human service assistants in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 5.5 percent (5.5%) lower.