Earnings

The median hourly wage for social and human service assistants was $14.32 in May 2014. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $9.55, and the top 10 percent earned more than $22.85.  The median pay for 2014 was $29,790 per year. In May 2014, the median hourly wages for social and human service assistants in the top five industries in which these assistants worked were as follows: 

• $17.07 in state and local government
• $15.15 in religious, grant making, civic, professional, and similar organizations
• $14.04 in individual and family services
• $12.84 in community and vocational rehabilitation services
• $16.65 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.