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Average Social And Human Service Assistants Salary in Oregon

Social And Human Service Assistants in Oregon earn a median annual salary of $51,230, which is +11.5% compared to the national median. There are 11,260 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Oregon (state).

$51,230
Oregon median annual wage
$25/hour median
+11.5%
Difference vs national median
National median is $45,930
11,260
Local employment
5.7 jobs per 1,000 workers
2.03
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$39,860
25th
$46,130
Median
$51,230
75th
$59,010
90th
$67,170

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Oregon, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
103.4%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$49,564
Goods: 105.3%
Services: 107.0%
Rents: 108.6%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
District of Columbia $59,460 Compare 2,080
Washington $54,770 Compare 7,590
California $51,090 Compare 58,730
Minnesota $49,940 Compare 11,110
New Jersey $48,420 Compare 17,270
Rhode Island $47,720 Compare 2,290

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Oregon

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Obstetricians And Gynecologists $395,340 1.01
Physicians, All Other $347,180 0.95
Chief Executives $341,630 0.35
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric $334,450 1.88
Psychiatrists $314,880 1.21
Family Medicine Physicians $293,240 1.09
Nurse Anesthetists $272,330 0.56
General Internal Medicine Physicians $268,570 0.27

Oregon has salary data for 742 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Obstetricians And Gynecologists.

Historical series

Trend for Social And Human Service Assistants in Oregon

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Social And Human Service Assistants are projected to change by +6.4% from 2024 to 2034, with 50,600 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.