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

How much do Social and Human Service Assistants make in Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ?

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 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ is $38,440. The 10th percentile is $33,020 and the 90th percentile is $57,950. Employment is 60.

Median annual wage

$38,440

10th percentile
$33,020
25th percentile
$36,080
Median
$38,440
75th percentile
$46,820
90th percentile
$57,950
Mean
$42,090

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

A U.S. Air Force firefighter standing beside a fire truck
Senior Airman Stephen Czech, a firefighter at Spangdahlem Air Base, in 2021. Photograph by Staff Sgt. Susan Roberts, U.S. Air Force. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Social and Human Service Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $33,020 and the 90th percentile is $57,950. The difference is $24,930, which is 64.9% 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 $36,080 to the 75th at $46,820, covers $10,740.

The mean annual wage is $42,090, which sits above the median of $38,440. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ median is 16.3% lower than the national median of $45,930 for Social and Human Service Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $43,073, which is 6.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.6% lower than the Arizona median of $40,730.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ is 89.243, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $38,440 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Social and Human Service Assistants at $43,073 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. Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ ranks 3rd 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).).

  • Tucson, AZ is 119 miles away, with a median of $37,880 and employment of 1,430. That median is 1.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,093, against $43,073 here.
  • Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 163 miles away, with a median of $43,230 and employment of 4,940. That median is 12.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,843, against $43,073 here.
  • Las Cruces, NM is 176 miles away, with a median of $45,460 and employment of 420. That median is 18.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,392, against $43,073 here.

Employment share

Social and Human Service Assistants accounts for 0.18% of wage-and-salary employment in Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ (60 of 33,970). Nationally the occupation is 0.28% of employment (437,860 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.63 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 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ · 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 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Social and Human Service Assistants in Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ is $38,440. The 10th percentile is $33,020 and the 90th percentile is $57,950. Employment is 60.

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

The local median is 16.3% lower than the national median of $45,930.

What is Social and Human Service Assistants pay in Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ is 89.243, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $38,440 is $43,073. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ compare with nearby metros for Social and Human Service Assistants?

Tucson, AZ is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 119 miles away, at $37,880. Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ ranks 3rd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.