How much do Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other make in Athens-Clarke County, GA?

Percentile spread

For Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $29,120 and the 90th percentile is $59,020. The difference is $29,900, which is 102.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $29,120 to the 75th at $45,220, covers $16,100.

The mean annual wage is $39,190, which sits above the median of $29,120. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Athens-Clarke County, GA median is 48.7% lower than the national median of $56,730 for Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $31,197, which is 45% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 35.6% lower than the Georgia median of $45,220.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Athens-Clarke County, GA is 93.343, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $29,120 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other at $31,197 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other. Athens-Clarke County, GA ranks 20th of 20 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Gainesville, GA is 43 miles away, with a median of $39,820 and employment of 60. That median is 36.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,151, against $31,197 here.
• Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 69 miles away, with a median of $48,680 and employment of 30. That median is 67.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,198, against $31,197 here.
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 69 miles away, with a median of $47,160 and employment of 2,090. That median is 62% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,133, against $31,197 here.

Employment share

Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other accounts for 0.17% of wage-and-salary employment in Athens-Clarke County, GA (160 of 95,800). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (107,730 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.41 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.