SOC 21-1093 · Community and Social Service Occupations · May 2025
How much do Social and Human Service Assistants make in Canton-Massillon, OH?
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 Canton-Massillon, OH is $36,750. The 10th percentile is $29,820 and the 90th percentile is $46,080. Employment is 330.
Median annual wage
$36,750
- 10th percentile
- $29,820
- 25th percentile
- $31,460
- Median
- $36,750
- 75th percentile
- $43,800
- 90th percentile
- $46,080
- Mean
- $37,960
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Social and Human Service Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $29,820 and the 90th percentile is $46,080. The difference is $16,260, which is 44.2% 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 $31,460 to the 75th at $43,800, covers $12,340.
The mean annual wage is $37,960, which sits above the median of $36,750. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Canton-Massillon, OH median is 20% lower than the national median of $45,930 for Social and Human Service Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,105, which is 10.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 4.3% lower than the Ohio median of $38,390.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Canton-Massillon, OH is 89.406, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,750 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Social and Human Service Assistants at $41,105 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
30 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Social and Human Service Assistants. Canton-Massillon, OH ranks 26th of 31 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).).
- Akron, OH is 30 miles away, with a median of $37,530 and employment of 710. That median is 2.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,195, against $41,105 here.
- Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH is 37 miles away, with a median of $37,370 and employment of 90. That median is 1.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,977, against $41,105 here.
- Youngstown-Warren, OH is 42 miles away, with a median of $36,960 and employment of 560. That median is 0.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,291, against $41,105 here.
Employment share
Social and Human Service Assistants accounts for 0.20% of wage-and-salary employment in Canton-Massillon, OH (330 of 163,080). Nationally the occupation is 0.28% of employment (437,860 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.72 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Canton-Massillon, OH · Social and Human Service Assistants by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Social and Human Service Assistants make in Canton-Massillon, OH?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Social and Human Service Assistants in Canton-Massillon, OH is $36,750. The 10th percentile is $29,820 and the 90th percentile is $46,080. Employment is 330.
How does that compare with the national median for Social and Human Service Assistants?
The local median is 20% lower than the national median of $45,930.
What is Social and Human Service Assistants pay in Canton-Massillon, OH after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Canton-Massillon, OH is 89.406, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $36,750 is $41,105. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Canton-Massillon, OH compare with nearby metros for Social and Human Service Assistants?
Akron, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 30 miles away, at $37,530. Canton-Massillon, OH ranks 26th of 31 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.