The annual salary statistics of social and human service assistants in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of social and human service assistants in Hagerstown-Martinsburg 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 | $26,260 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for social and human service assistants in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,260.
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 | $35,240 | -1.48% | 10.78% |
| 2021 | $35,760 | 3.75% | - |
| 2020 | $34,420 | 13.04% | - |
| 2019 | $29,930 | -4.11% | - |
| 2018 | $31,160 | 12.26% | - |
| 2017 | $27,340 | -6.14% | - |
| 2016 | $29,020 | 3.86% | - |
| 2015 | $27,900 | -0.22% | - |
| 2014 | $27,960 | -1.32% | - |
| 2013 | $28,330 | -10.98% | - |
| 2012 | $31,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $35,240, Hagerstown-Martinsburg is the second highest paying city for social and human service assistants in state of West Virginia, following the highest paying city Washington-Arlington-Alexandria (median annual salary of $41,700). Compared with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, the median annual salary of social and human service assistants in Hagerstown-Martinsburg is 15.5 percent (15.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Morgantown | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Charleston | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | |
| Winchester | |
| Beckley | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Weirton-Steubenville | |
| Cumberland | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Wheeling | |
| Steubenville-Weirton |