SOC 21-1099 · Lubbock, TX metro

Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other Salary in Lubbock, TX

The average salary for other community and social service specialists in Lubbock, Texas is $49,750 a year ($23.92 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $51,380: half of the 90 people in this job in the Lubbock, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 17% less than the U.S. average for this job ($59,590).

$49,750average per year

$23.92 / hourMedian $51,380Take-home ≈ $42,154

  • $37K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $51KMedian
  • $59K75th
  • $65K90th

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

90people in this job
-17%vs U.S. average
#7 of 19Texas metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other pay range in Lubbock

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,080 a year or less, while the top 10% make $65,170 or more. The middle half of other community and social service specialists in Lubbock earn between $37,870 and $59,230.

  • $37K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $51KMedian
  • $59K75th
  • $65K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$49,750$4,146$23.92
Median$51,380$4,282$24.70
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,870$3,156$18.21
Experienced (75th percentile)$59,230$4,936$28.48

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

Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other pay in Lubbock vs. Texas and the U.S.

Other community and social service specialists in Lubbock earn about the same as the Texas average ($50,640) and 17% less than the U.S. average ($59,590). At the median the gap is -9% against the U.S. median of $56,730.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Lubbock$49,750$51,380$37,080$65,17090
Texas$50,640$48,400$31,040$71,9106,080
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 Lubbock

On the average salary of $49,750, a single filer in Lubbock takes home about $42,154 a year, or $3,513 a month and $1,621 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Lubbock area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.3), so the average $49,750 buys what about $54,481 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Lubbock ($42,130). A typical home costs $213,766, or 4.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Lubbock ranks 7th of 19 Texas metro areas for this job; Austin pays the most ($57,020).

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

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 Lubbock: questions

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

$23.92 an hour on average, and $24.70 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,080 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,870, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $42,154 a year ($3,513 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $49,750. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 17% less than 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 Lubbock, TX (31180). 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.79, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.79).

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