How much do Social and Human Service Assistants make in Walla Walla, WA?

Percentile spread

For Social and Human Service Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $36,520 and the 90th percentile is $63,460. The difference is $26,940, which is 50.8% 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 $44,530 to the 75th at $59,840, covers $15,310.

The mean annual wage is $51,480, which sits below the median of $52,990. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Walla Walla, WA median is 15.4% higher than the national median of $45,930 for Social and Human Service Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $53,787, which is 17.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.2% lower than the Washington median of $54,770.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Walla Walla, WA is 98.519, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $52,990 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Social and Human Service Assistants at $53,787 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Social and Human Service Assistants. Walla Walla, WA ranks 2nd of 10 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).).

• Kennewick-Richland, WA is 38 miles away, with a median of $47,790 and employment of 260. That median is 9.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,752, against $53,787 here.
• Lewiston, ID-WA is 74 miles away, with a median of $48,220 and employment of 170. That median is 9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,896, against $53,787 here.
• Yakima, WA is 109 miles away, with a median of $49,160 and employment of 350. That median is 7.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,452, against $53,787 here.

Employment share

Social and Human Service Assistants accounts for 0.35% of wage-and-salary employment in Walla Walla, WA (90 of 25,920). Nationally the occupation is 0.28% of employment (437,860 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.23 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.