Social and Human Service Assistants salary · Pennsylvania

Social and Human Service Assistants Salary in Pennsylvania

Social and Human Service Assistants in Pennsylvania earn a median of $44,050 a year, which is $21.18 an hour. That is $1,880 below the national median of $45,930, a difference of 4 percent. The state employs 24,340.

Median in Pennsylvania $44,050 $21.18 an hour · May 2025
US median $45,930
Jobs in Pennsylvania 24,340

Pennsylvania against the US May 2025

Social and Human Service Assistants in Pennsylvania against the US, May 2025
FigurePennsylvaniaUnited States
Median annual $44,050 $45,930
Median hourly$21.18$22.08
Mean annual$45,060$47,690
10th percentile$34,520$34,200
90th percentile$58,700$63,290
Employment24,340437,860

How Pennsylvania compares

By median pay, Pennsylvania ranks 10 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
Michigan $39,160 $18.83 12,450
Ohio $38,390 $18.46 10,970

Common questions

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

The median salary for social and human service assistants in Pennsylvania is $44,050 a year, or $21.18 an hour. That is $1,880 below the national median of $45,930, a difference of 4 percent. Pennsylvania employs 24,340 of them.

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

On pay alone, Pennsylvania ranks 10 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 Pennsylvania?

The lowest-paid 10 percent earn $34,520 or less and the highest-paid 10 percent earn $58,700 or more. The middle half falls between $37,390 and $48,530.

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 Pennsylvania. 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.