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

How much do Social and Human Service Assistants make in Duluth, MN-WI?

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 Duluth, MN-WI is $56,120. The 10th percentile is $38,200 and the 90th percentile is $67,510. Employment is 600.

Median annual wage

$56,120

10th percentile
$38,200
25th percentile
$44,880
Median
$56,120
75th percentile
$67,510
90th percentile
$67,510
Mean
$54,410

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 $38,200 and the 90th percentile is $67,510. The difference is $29,310, which is 52.2% 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 $44,880 to the 75th at $67,510, covers $22,630.

The mean annual wage is $54,410, which sits below the median of $56,120. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Duluth, MN-WI median is 22.2% higher than the national median of $45,930 for Social and Human Service Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $63,221, which is 37.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 12.4% higher than the Minnesota median of $49,940.

Duluth, MN-WI covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Minnesota, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Duluth, MN-WI is 88.768, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $56,120 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Social and Human Service Assistants at $63,221 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Social and Human Service Assistants. Duluth, MN-WI ranks 2nd of 4 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).).

  • St. Cloud, MN is 157 miles away, with a median of $46,220 and employment of 260. That median is 17.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,743, against $63,221 here.
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 160 miles away, with a median of $49,750 and employment of 7,160. That median is 11.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,461, against $63,221 here.
  • Eau Claire, WI is 173 miles away, with a median of $63,870 and employment of 390. That median is 13.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,828, against $63,221 here.

Employment share

Social and Human Service Assistants accounts for 0.48% of wage-and-salary employment in Duluth, MN-WI (600 of 124,710). Nationally the occupation is 0.28% of employment (437,860 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.71 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 Duluth, MN-WI · 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 Duluth, MN-WI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Social and Human Service Assistants in Duluth, MN-WI is $56,120. The 10th percentile is $38,200 and the 90th percentile is $67,510. Employment is 600.

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

The local median is 22.2% higher than the national median of $45,930.

What is Social and Human Service Assistants pay in Duluth, MN-WI after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Duluth, MN-WI is 88.768, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $56,120 is $63,221. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Duluth, MN-WI compare with nearby metros for Social and Human Service Assistants?

St. Cloud, MN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 157 miles away, at $46,220. Duluth, MN-WI ranks 2nd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.