SalariesCommunity and Social Service: pay for 17 occupations, May 2025
The field Community and Social Service had 2,668,680 jobs in the United States in May 2025, with a median pay of $58,300 a year ($28.03 an hour) across all its occupations.
No occupation in this field matches.
| Occupation | Median a year | Median an hour | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Workers, All Other | $71,900 | $34.57 | 62,930 |
| Healthcare Social Workers | $67,880 | $32.63 | 187,630 |
| Marriage and Family Therapists | $66,940 | $32.18 | 66,740 |
| Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists | $66,270 | $31.86 | 89,390 |
| Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors | $64,330 | $30.93 | 353,310 |
| Health Education Specialists | $64,070 | $30.80 | 65,690 |
| Clergy | $60,810 | $29.24 | 57,200 |
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers | $60,280 | $28.98 | 132,810 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | $59,550 | $28.63 | 392,550 |
| Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors | $59,350 | $28.53 | 491,930 |
| Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other | $56,730 | $27.28 | 107,730 |
| Directors, Religious Activities and Education | $52,100 | $25.05 | 22,160 |
| Community Health Workers | $51,850 | $24.93 | 61,660 |
| Counselors, All Other | $50,860 | $24.45 | 28,580 |
| Rehabilitation Counselors | $46,850 | $22.52 | 94,740 |
| Social and Human Service Assistants | $45,930 | $22.08 | 437,860 |
| Religious Workers, All Other | $45,280 | $21.77 | 15,760 |
In short
- Highest median pay in this field: Social Workers, All Other, $71,900 a year.
- Lowest: Religious Workers, All Other, $45,280 a year.
- Most jobs: Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (491,930), Social and Human Service Assistants (437,860) and Child, Family, and School Social Workers (392,550).
- For comparison, the median for all occupations in the country was $50,980 a year.
Sorted by median pay, highest first. "Not published" in the yearly or hourly column means BLS releases only the other one for that occupation.
The field as a whole
Community and Social Service holds 2,668,680 of the 155,495,730 jobs in the national figures, about 2 in every 100. Its median pay of $58,300 a year is 14% above the median for all occupations ($50,980), which places it number 12 of the 22 fields. Across the whole field, the lowest-paid tenth earned less than $37,970 and the highest-paid tenth more than $97,630; the middle half earned between $46,370 and $75,910. The average was $63,410, 9% above the median.
Inside the field
Inside the field, the best-paid occupation with a published yearly median earns 1.6 times the lowest ($71,900 against $45,280). 13 of the 17 occupations with a yearly median are above the national median of $50,980, and 4 are below it. The occupation in the middle of the field's list is Child, Family, and School Social Workers, at $59,550. Jobs are unevenly spread: the three largest occupations hold 50% of the field's jobs, while the smallest, Religious Workers, All Other, has 15,760. Pay stretches furthest within Religious Workers, All Other, where the highest-paid tenth earn over $93,900 and the lowest-paid tenth under $31,200.
Reading the field
Pay also moves with place. For the field's largest occupation, Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, the state medians run from $37,910 in Louisiana to $80,770 in Alaska; its own page has every state. The Bureau of Labor Statistics sorts every occupation into one field by the work done, not by the industry of the employer, so an accountant at a hospital is counted under business and financial operations, not health care.
Questions about this field
What is the highest-paying job in community and social service?
By published median pay in May 2025: Social Workers, All Other, at $71,900 a year.
Which community and social service occupation has the most jobs?
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors, with 491,930 jobs in the United States.
What is the median pay for community and social service occupations?
$58,300 a year across the whole field, against $50,980 for all occupations.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked in November 2026. Figures are for employees, before tax, and leave out overtime pay and benefits. They are official statistics, not advice or a pay offer; see bls.gov/oes for the original tables.