SOC 39-9041 · Personal Care and Service Occupations

Residential Advisors wages by metro

National median annual wage

$42,240

10th percentile: $29,870
25th percentile: $35,510
Median: $42,240
75th percentile: $49,920
90th percentile: $61,060
Mean: $43,990

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 84,760.

That median is 17.1% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Residential Advisors.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Barnstable Town, MA	100	$40,340	$59,140	$72,910
Bloomington, IN	40	$37,410	$57,080	$71,290
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	370	$36,230	$56,170	$61,060
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	300	$46,680	$55,800	$82,710
Waco, TX	40	$28,530	$55,110	$67,270
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	1,130	$41,440	$54,510	$75,940
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	820	$40,560	$54,310	$73,510
Ithaca, NY	90	$36,320	$53,760	$64,690
Missoula, MT	40	$42,320	$53,250	$58,810
Springfield, MO	160	$28,600	$52,730	$65,390
Naples-Marco Island, FL	30	$36,130	$52,420	$70,650
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1,910	$43,180	$52,410	$61,600
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	50	$38,910	$52,190	$64,460
Bloomington, IL	40	$35,370	$51,680	$59,550
Syracuse, NY	190	$36,670	$51,670	$62,430
Yakima, WA	40	$34,650	$51,450	$64,910
Champaign-Urbana, IL	80	$36,890	$51,400	$57,240
Kingston, NY	80	$36,770	$51,210	$65,590
Vallejo, CA	100	$37,670	$51,170	$77,940
Fargo, ND-MN	120	$36,180	$50,820	$59,710

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Residential Advisors jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	4,910	$37,030	$47,510	$72,130
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	3,570	$35,150	$45,240	$69,800
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	3,250	$37,450	$48,830	$65,980
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	3,040	$36,600	$47,010	$66,300
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	1,910	$43,180	$52,410	$61,600
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1,820	$32,300	$39,990	$59,350
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	1,730	$35,090	$44,320	$59,750
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	1,130	$41,440	$54,510	$75,940
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	1,110	$32,260	$45,400	$62,930
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	960	$32,540	$41,930	$60,850
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	930	$34,980	$48,850	$67,940
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	910	$19,600	$25,310	$42,730
Pittsburgh, PA	870	$32,720	$39,680	$55,470
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	850	$31,200	$42,340	$61,350
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	820	$40,560	$54,310	$73,510
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	780	$35,220	$43,810	$65,720
Cleveland, OH	770	$29,890	$39,740	$56,270
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	760	$30,880	$36,510	$59,730
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	740	$27,990	$37,850	$46,330
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	700	$31,910	$38,470	$60,630

States and territories

State estimates for Residential Advisors, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
New Hampshire	420	$32,940	$49,010	$69,990
Minnesota	3,410	$41,270	$48,770	$60,220
Washington	1,810	$39,500	$48,640	$64,560
North Dakota	260	$35,900	$48,590	$62,850
New York	6,150	$37,030	$48,380	$71,450
Massachusetts	5,120	$37,850	$48,190	$65,980
Montana	350	$38,460	$47,230	$58,950
Oregon	840	$34,300	$47,160	$62,460
Maryland	2,640	$32,720	$46,950	$61,780
California	8,120	$35,150	$46,650	$70,370
Alaska	380	$44,720	$46,180	$50,810
Nebraska	230	$29,440	$45,980	$47,130
Rhode Island	460	$33,460	$45,280	$67,940
Colorado	760	$36,400	$44,750	$59,050
Vermont	170	$35,090	$44,710	$58,820
Illinois	2,720	$35,090	$44,130	$58,790
New Jersey	1,630	$36,550	$43,880	$77,100
Maine	640	$38,950	$43,780	$58,090
Connecticut	1,250	$38,580	$43,620	$59,580
Virginia	2,950	$34,220	$42,890	$66,470
Wisconsin	1,190	$30,090	$41,690	$46,910
Arizona	1,260	$31,620	$41,480	$59,950
Florida	1,610	$31,200	$40,660	$58,780
Pennsylvania	4,380	$28,580	$40,010	$58,330
Michigan	1,770	$32,540	$39,730	$53,830
Georgia	2,460	$28,500	$39,380	$60,690
Utah	990	$32,200	$39,240	$55,320
North Carolina	2,840	$27,420	$39,130	$61,060
Indiana	1,360	$27,760	$38,850	$59,120
Nevada	190	$35,440	$38,790	$55,580
Ohio	3,070	$28,390	$38,590	$50,710
District of Columbia	670	$36,600	$38,480	$56,490
South Dakota	1,780	$29,070	$38,420	$48,210
Arkansas	910	$26,330	$38,300	$48,750
Kansas	510	$24,880	$37,680	$60,520
Texas	3,630	$28,750	$37,630	$58,660
New Mexico	590	$31,220	$37,540	$53,030
Idaho	400	$31,320	$37,160	$46,120
Hawaii	640	$30,530	$36,930	$59,480
Iowa	780	$31,090	$36,850	$49,780
Missouri	1,380	$28,600	$36,510	$62,730
South Carolina	1,580	$24,080	$35,780	$50,310
Puerto Rico	30	$27,350	$35,540	$38,070
Oklahoma	1,060	$22,690	$35,390	$46,150
Tennessee	2,360	$27,930	$34,700	$49,830
Delaware	350	$31,200	$34,530	$53,720
Wyoming	Not available	$34,260	$34,500	$42,870
Louisiana	420	$21,450	$33,800	$58,520
West Virginia	1,180	$22,090	$31,840	$43,210
Mississippi	660	$23,400	$30,900	$47,190
Kentucky	1,580	$19,600	$30,260	$46,740
Alabama	2,570	$22,550	$27,650	$37,880

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Residential Advisors?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Residential Advisors is $42,240. Employment is 84,760.

How does Residential Advisors pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Residential Advisors is 17.1% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Residential Advisors?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Barnstable Town, MA is highest on this page's list at $59,140.