SOC 11-9151 · New Haven, CT metro

Social and Community Service Managers Salary in New Haven, CT

The average salary for social and community service managers in New Haven, Connecticut is $82,160 a year ($39.50 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $76,240: half of the 830 people in this job in the New Haven, CT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% less than the U.S. average for this job ($88,880).

$82,160average per year

$39.50 / hourMedian $76,240Take-home ≈ $62,711

  • $57K10th
  • $63K25th
  • $76KMedian
  • $96K75th
  • $126K90th

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

830people in this job
-8%vs U.S. average
#2 of 5Connecticut metros
105cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Social and Community Service Managers pay range in New Haven

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $57,100 a year or less, while the top 10% make $126,050 or more. The middle half of social and community service managers in New Haven earn between $63,180 and $95,770.

  • $57K10th
  • $63K25th
  • $76KMedian
  • $96K75th
  • $126K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$82,160$6,847$39.50
Median$76,240$6,353$36.65
Entry level (25th percentile)$63,180$5,265$30.38
Experienced (75th percentile)$95,770$7,981$46.04

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

Social and Community Service Managers pay in New Haven vs. Connecticut and the U.S.

Social and community service managers in New Haven earn about the same as the Connecticut average ($80,910) and 8% less than the U.S. average ($88,880). At the median the gap is -5% against the U.S. median of $80,390.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
New Haven$82,160$76,240$57,100$126,050830
Connecticut$80,910$75,520$51,110$119,9904,350
United States$88,880$80,390$53,150$132,260209,330

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

Social and Community Service Managers salary after taxes in New Haven

On the average salary of $82,160, a single filer in New Haven takes home about $62,711 a year, or $5,226 a month and $2,412 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).

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Is New Haven a good place for social and community service managers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the New Haven area are 5% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 104.6), so the average $82,160 buys what about $78,578 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in New Haven ($60,060). A typical home costs $408,096, or 5.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Social and Community Service Managers salary in other Connecticut cities

New Haven ranks 2nd of 5 Connecticut metro areas for this job; Hartford pays the most ($82,940).

All Social and Community Service Managers salaries in Connecticut

Highest-paying cities for social and community service managers

Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($116,410).

Social and Community Service Managers salary by city

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Social and Community Service Managers salary in New Haven: questions

How much do social and community service managers make an hour in New Haven?

$39.50 an hour on average, and $36.65 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level social and community service managers salary in New Haven?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $57,100 a year and the 25th percentile is $63,180, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the social and community service managers take-home pay in New Haven?

About $62,711 a year ($5,226 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $82,160. Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).

Do social and community service managers earn more in New Haven than elsewhere?

The average here is 8% less than the U.S. average for this job ($88,880).

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 11-9151; area New Haven, CT (35300). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.6%.
  • 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). Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.20, this job is 2.2 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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