How much do Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other make in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA?

Percentile spread

For Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $28,610 and the 90th percentile is $61,160. The difference is $32,550, which is 84.9% 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 $31,340 to the 75th at $48,460, covers $17,120.

The mean annual wage is $42,440, which sits above the median of $38,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Shreveport-Bossier City, LA median is 32.4% lower than the national median of $56,730 for Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $45,219, which is 20.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 21.9% lower than the Louisiana median of $49,080.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is 84.766, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $38,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other at $45,219 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other. Shreveport-Bossier City, LA ranks 11th of 11 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).).

• Longview, TX is 55 miles away, with a median of $45,760 and employment of 40. That median is 19.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,137, against $45,219 here.
• Tyler, TX is 89 miles away, with a median of $49,150 and employment of 40. That median is 28.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,333, against $45,219 here.
• Monroe, LA is 100 miles away, with a median of $50,640 and employment of 210. That median is 32.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,576, against $45,219 here.

Employment share

Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other accounts for 0.14% of wage-and-salary employment in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA (220 of 162,750). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (107,730 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.95 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.