Earnings

The median hourly wage for social and human service assistants was $30,830 in May 2015. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $20,120, and the top 10 percent earned more than $49,570.  The median pay for 2014 was $29,790 per year. In May 2015, the median hourly wages for social and human service assistants in the top five industries in which these assistants worked were as follows: 

• $36,430 in state and local government
• $32,040 in religious, grant making, civic, professional, and similar organizations
• $30,020 in individual and family services
• $27,570 in community and vocational rehabilitation services
• $27,100 in residential care facilities

 

Source:

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2016-2017 edition, Social and Human Service Assistants.