SOC 21-1093 · Community and Social Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Social and Human Service Assistants make in Ann Arbor, MI?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Social and Human Service Assistants in Ann Arbor, MI is $38,530. The 10th percentile is $34,990 and the 90th percentile is $49,200. Employment is 2,110.

Median annual wage

$38,530

10th percentile
$34,990
25th percentile
$36,790
Median
$38,530
75th percentile
$39,410
90th percentile
$49,200
Mean
$41,130

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Social and Human Service Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $34,990 and the 90th percentile is $49,200. The difference is $14,210, which is 36.9% 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 $36,790 to the 75th at $39,410, covers $2,620.

The mean annual wage is $41,130, which sits above the median of $38,530. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Ann Arbor, MI median is 16.1% lower than the national median of $45,930 for Social and Human Service Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $38,194, which is 16.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.6% lower than the Michigan median of $39,160.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Ann Arbor, MI is 100.880, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $38,530 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Social and Human Service Assistants at $38,194 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

31 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Social and Human Service Assistants. Ann Arbor, MI ranks 17th of 32 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).).

  • Jackson, MI is 30 miles away, with a median of $36,650 and employment of 160. That median is 4.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,933, against $38,194 here.
  • Monroe, MI is 30 miles away, with a median of $39,210 and employment of 100. That median is 1.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,939, against $38,194 here.
  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 46 miles away, with a median of $42,600 and employment of 4,080. That median is 10.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,473, against $38,194 here.

Employment share

Social and Human Service Assistants accounts for 0.96% of wage-and-salary employment in Ann Arbor, MI (2,110 of 219,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.28% of employment (437,860 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.41 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Social and Human Service Assistants make in Ann Arbor, MI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Social and Human Service Assistants in Ann Arbor, MI is $38,530. The 10th percentile is $34,990 and the 90th percentile is $49,200. Employment is 2,110.

How does that compare with the national median for Social and Human Service Assistants?

The local median is 16.1% lower than the national median of $45,930.

What is Social and Human Service Assistants pay in Ann Arbor, MI after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Ann Arbor, MI is 100.880, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $38,530 is $38,194. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Ann Arbor, MI compare with nearby metros for Social and Human Service Assistants?

Jackson, MI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 30 miles away, at $36,650. Ann Arbor, MI ranks 17th of 32 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.