Earnings

The median hourly wage for social and human service assistants was $13.87 in May 2012. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $9.34, and the top 10 percent earned more than $22.16.  The median pay for 2012 was $28,850 per year. In May 2012, the median hourly wages for social and human service assistants in the top five industries in which these assistants worked were as follows: 

• $16.57 in state and local government
• $14.77 in religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations
• $13.67 in individual and family services
• $12.49 in community and vocational rehabilitation services
• $11.98 in residential care facilities

Source:

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014-2015 edition, Social and Human Service Assistants.