Social and Human Service Assistants salary · Michigan

Social and Human Service Assistants Salary in Michigan

Social and Human Service Assistants in Michigan earn a median of $39,160 a year, which is $18.83 an hour. That is $6,770 below the national median of $45,930, a difference of 15 percent. The state employs 12,450.

Median in Michigan $39,160 $18.83 an hour · May 2025
US median $45,930
Jobs in Michigan 12,450

Michigan against the US May 2025

Social and Human Service Assistants in Michigan against the US, May 2025
FigureMichiganUnited States
Median annual $39,160 $45,930
Median hourly$18.83$22.08
Mean annual$42,940$47,690
10th percentile$30,780$34,200
90th percentile$57,100$63,290
Employment12,450437,860

How Michigan compares

By median pay, Michigan ranks 11 of the 12 states this site reports for social and human service assistants. Ranking is on the published median only. It says nothing about how far that salary goes once housing, state income tax and commuting are paid, and those differences between states are frequently larger than the pay gap itself.

Other states for social and human service assistants May 2025

StateMedianHourlyJobs
Oregon $51,230 $24.63 11,260
California $51,090 $24.56 58,730
Minnesota $49,940 $24.01 11,110
New Jersey $48,420 $23.28 17,270
New York $47,190 $22.69 40,970
Illinois $46,950 $22.57 22,220
Texas $45,860 $22.05 21,620
Indiana $44,550 $21.42 11,740
Florida $44,410 $21.35 22,670
Pennsylvania $44,050 $21.18 24,340
Ohio $38,390 $18.46 10,970

Common questions

How much do social and human service assistants make in Michigan?

The median salary for social and human service assistants in Michigan is $39,160 a year, or $18.83 an hour. That is $6,770 below the national median of $45,930, a difference of 15 percent. Michigan employs 12,450 of them.

Is Michigan a good state to work as a social and human service assistant?

On pay alone, Michigan ranks 11 of the 12 states this site reports for the occupation, by median salary. Pay is only half the question though: a state with a higher median can still leave you with less once housing and taxes are counted, and this site does not adjust for cost of living.

What is the pay range for social and human service assistants in Michigan?

The lowest-paid 10 percent earn $30,780 or less and the highest-paid 10 percent earn $57,100 or more. The middle half falls between $36,420 and $47,350.

Where these numbers come from

Published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 release, for SOC code 21-1093 in Michigan. Nothing on this page is interpolated or averaged by this site. See the national social and human service assistants salary page for the full picture, or how to read these figures for what the survey covers.