Social and Community Service Managers · SOC 11-9151
Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Social and Community Service Managerss
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas
Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for social and community service managers. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Top 25 of 384 metro areas
| # | Metro area | Median annual | Employment | Per 1,000 jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $110,570 | Not published | Not published |
| 2 | Salem, OR | $110,210 | 460 | 2.4 |
| 3 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $108,380 | 220 | 1.7 |
| 4 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $106,400 | 2,040 | 1.0 |
| 5 | Richmond, VA | $104,070 | 810 | 1.2 |
| 6 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $103,890 | 60 | 1.2 |
| 7 | Walla Walla, WA | $103,740 | 30 | 1.3 |
| 8 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $101,310 | 1,500 | 0.9 |
| 9 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $101,240 | 2,920 | 0.9 |
| 10 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $100,570 | 16,090 | 1.7 |
| 11 | Yakima, WA | $100,510 | 110 | 1.1 |
| 12 | Boulder, CO | $100,160 | 160 | 0.8 |
| 13 | Anchorage, AK | $98,920 | 370 | 2.1 |
| 14 | Greeley, CO | $98,480 | 70 | 0.6 |
| 15 | Colorado Springs, CO | $98,060 | 300 | 0.9 |
| 16 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $98,030 | 1,340 | 1.2 |
| 17 | Bellingham, WA | $97,380 | 110 | 1.3 |
| 18 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $97,060 | 50 | 1.0 |
| 19 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $96,650 | 460 | 1.9 |
| 20 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $96,470 | 70 | 0.8 |
| 21 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $96,470 | 80 | 0.6 |
| 22 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $95,670 | 100 | 1.6 |
| 23 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $95,640 | 370 | 1.5 |
| 24 | Grand Junction, CO | $95,260 | 80 | 1.2 |
| 25 | Albany, OR | $95,120 | 70 | 1.5 |
Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Social and Community Service Managers overview.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.