SOC 21-1099 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro

Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other Salary in Phoenix, AZ

The average salary for other community and social service specialists in Phoenix, Arizona is $59,120 a year ($28.42 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $55,380: half of the 240 people in this job in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($59,590).

$59,120average per year

$28.42 / hourMedian $55,380Take-home ≈ $48,599

  • $43K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $55KMedian
  • $67K75th
  • $81K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

240people in this job
-1%vs U.S. average
#1 of 2Arizona metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other pay range in Phoenix

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,620 a year or less, while the top 10% make $80,980 or more. The middle half of other community and social service specialists in Phoenix earn between $46,960 and $67,050.

  • $43K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $55KMedian
  • $67K75th
  • $81K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$59,120$4,927$28.42
Median$55,380$4,615$26.62
Entry level (25th percentile)$46,960$3,913$22.58
Experienced (75th percentile)$67,050$5,588$32.24

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other pay in Phoenix vs. Arizona and the U.S.

Other community and social service specialists in Phoenix earn 3% more than the Arizona average ($57,220) and about the same as the U.S. average ($59,590). At the median the gap is -2% against the U.S. median of $56,730.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Phoenix$59,120$55,380$42,620$80,980240
Arizona$57,220$52,410$42,620$72,080380
United States$59,590$56,730$37,310$84,210107,730

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other salary after taxes in Phoenix

On the average salary of $59,120, a single filer in Phoenix takes home about $48,599 a year, or $4,050 a month and $1,869 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Phoenix a good place for other community and social service specialists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Phoenix area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.3), so the average $59,120 buys what about $57,223 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Phoenix ($51,380). A typical home costs $448,352, or 7.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other salary in other Arizona cities

Phoenix ranks 1st of 2 Arizona metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other salaries in Arizona

Highest-paying cities for other community and social service specialists

Harrisburg, PA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($81,060).

Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other salary by city

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Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other salary in Phoenix: questions

How much do other community and social service specialists make an hour in Phoenix?

$28.42 an hour on average, and $26.63 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level other community and social service specialists salary in Phoenix?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,620 a year and the 25th percentile is $46,960, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the other community and social service specialists take-home pay in Phoenix?

About $48,599 a year ($4,050 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $59,120.

Do other community and social service specialists earn more in Phoenix than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($59,590).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 21-1099; area Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ (38060). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.0%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.15, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.15).

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