How much do Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other make in Columbus, OH?

Percentile spread

For Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $33,390 and the 90th percentile is $104,290. The difference is $70,900, which is 94.8% 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 $43,680 to the 75th at $93,720, covers $50,040.

The mean annual wage is $71,330, which sits below the median of $74,800. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Columbus, OH median is 31.9% higher than the national median of $56,730 for Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $78,350, which is 38.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 62.7% higher than the Ohio median of $45,980.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Columbus, OH is 95.469, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $74,800 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other at $78,350 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other. Columbus, OH ranks 1st of 17 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).).

• Wheeling, WV-OH is 105 miles away, with a median of $39,190 and employment of 60. That median is 47.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,371, against $78,350 here.
• Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 106 miles away, with a median of $43,290 and employment of 100. That median is 42.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,392, against $78,350 here.
• Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH is 112 miles away, with a median of $38,520 and employment of 60. That median is 48.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,564, against $78,350 here.

Employment share

Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Columbus, OH (360 of 1,105,580). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (107,730 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.47 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.