How much do Social and Human Service Assistants make in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?

Percentile spread

For Social and Human Service Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $32,140 and the 90th percentile is $60,280. The difference is $28,140, which is 68.1% 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 $36,510 to the 75th at $49,290, covers $12,780.

The mean annual wage is $44,260, which sits above the median of $41,340. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA median is 10% lower than the national median of $45,930 for Social and Human Service Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,316, which is 10% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.7% higher than the Georgia median of $39,480.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 100.058, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $41,340 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Social and Human Service Assistants at $41,316 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

25 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Social and Human Service Assistants. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ranks 2nd of 26 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 52 miles away, with a median of $38,910 and employment of 130. That median is 5.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,210, against $41,316 here.
• Rome, GA is 60 miles away, with a median of $35,360 and employment of 160. That median is 14.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,219, against $41,316 here.
• Athens-Clarke County, GA is 69 miles away, with a median of $36,560 and employment of 210. That median is 11.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,167, against $41,316 here.

Employment share

Social and Human Service Assistants accounts for 0.13% of wage-and-salary employment in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA (3,690 of 2,889,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.28% of employment (437,860 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.45 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.