Social and Human Service Assistants Salary in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Social and Human Service Assistants in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is $45,000. BLS estimates approximately 3,840 people work in this occupation in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 2.0% below the national median ($45,930).
Salary Distribution
Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,210 | $16.45 |
| 25th percentile | $37,750 | $18.15 |
| Median (50th) | $45,000 | $21.64 |
| 75th percentile | $49,440 | $23.77 |
| 90th percentile | $59,970 | $28.83 |
Data Reliability
BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.
- Wage estimate
- RSE 0.8% — Very reliable
- Employment estimate
- RSE 4% — Very reliable
Where Does Your Salary Fall?
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Concentration
- Jobs per 1,000
- 2.652
- Location quotient
- 0.94
Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL’s regional price level is above the national average (index 100.89, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $44,603 at the national price level.
This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.
Sources
Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) — May 2025 (release 25).
Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.