Management Occupations

Social and Community Service Managers Salary in the United States

DOL-verified data from 1,757 government filings, with BLS survey comparison.

DOL Median Salary
$63,002
BLS median: $78,240
DOL Median Salary
$63,002
From 1,757 DOL filings
BLS Median Salary
$78,240
BLS OEWS 2024 survey
Total Employers
877
Companies with DOL filings
Total Employment
195,490
Estimated US workers (BLS)

DOL Filings vs BLS Survey

What Employers File with DOL

$63,002
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$28,487$51,200$63,002$81,245$300,500

This figure comes from 1,757 employer filings with the US Department of Labor under legal obligation. Employers file this salary when sponsoring workers for PERM green cards or H-1B visas.

What BLS Says the Market Pays

$78,240
BLS Survey Salary Range
$50,020$62,420$78,240$100,600$129,820

This figure comes from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey of 195,490 establishments. This is an independent survey-based estimate of what all workers in this occupation earn.

DOL-filed salaries are 19.5% lower than BLS survey data, which may reflect that sponsored positions concentrate in high-cost locations or experience-intensive roles.

Salary Distribution

Top Paying Employers for Social and Community Service Managers

Ranked by median salary from DOL filings
RankEmployerMedian SalaryFilingsvs Market
1Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation$158,00017+101.9%
2Open Philanthropy Project$139,5005+78.3%
3World Economic Forum LLC$115,35061+47.4%
4OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATIONS$102,2747+30.7%
5WORLD VISION INTERNATIONAL$101,0005+29.1%
6Open Society Institute$99,60735+27.3%
7Fellowship of the Woodlands Church Inc$99,0295+26.6%
8CRISIS ACTION LTD$92,7858+18.6%
9HEALTH GLOBAL ACCESS PROJECT INC.$92,0705+17.7%
10RIGHTS AND RESOURCES INSTITUTE, INC.$91,7505+17.3%
11WORLD EDUCATION, INC.$90,9009+16.2%
12The Rockefeller Foundation$90,0007+15%
13OPEN SOCIETY INSTIUTE$89,50010+14.4%
14Family Health International$85,0005+8.6%
15CREATIVE ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, INC.$83,3045+6.5%
16GLOBAL POVERTY PROJECT INC.$82,0009+4.8%
17Oxfam-America, Inc.$80,9719+3.5%
18Save The Children Federation, Inc.$80,6215+3%
19Centre for Effective Altruism USA Inc.$80,0007+2.3%
20SALESFORCE.ORG$78,1665-0.1%
21International Rescue Committee, Inc.$76,52323-2.2%
22WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE$75,00010-4.1%
23Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa-USA, Inc.$74,0005-5.4%
24United American Muslim Association of N.Y., Inc$72,8006-7%
25Frontline Community Services, Inc.$70,74914-9.6%
26Americas Society Inc.$70,2505-10.2%
27Education Development Center$70,0628-10.5%
28AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICE, INC.$70,0009-10.5%
29FOUNDATION FOR THE GLOBAL COMPACT$66,7745-14.7%
30Interfaith Works, Inc.$66,1235-15.5%
31STARVISTA$65,9367-15.7%
32FEDERATION OF BALKAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATIONS INC$62,8508-19.7%
33WE CARE FOR HUMANITY$62,7855-19.8%
34GRAMEEN AMERICA INC$60,6379-22.5%
35Worldshine International, LLC$60,1127-23.2%
36Great Lakes Behavioral Research Institute$60,00010-23.3%
37International English Prep Academy LLC$59,1245-24.4%
38MIL MUJERES, INC.$58,94711-24.7%
39Research Foundation of CUNY$58,9479-24.7%
40University of Nevada Reno$58,0535-25.8%
41Ashoka$55,3205-29.3%
42Failte Care Corporation$54,9345-29.8%
43Counterpart International$50,0005-36.1%
44UK International Soccer Camps Inc$49,2138-37.1%
45WASHINGTON STATE COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLEN$48,4108-38.1%
46The Foundation for AIDS Research$48,1005-38.5%
47CHINESE COMMUNITY CENTER$44,8667-42.7%
48SPIRIT OF THE WORD EVANGELISTIC OUTREACH MINISTRIES CHURCH$44,1805-43.5%
49Washington University in St. Louis$43,7375-44.1%
50ASSE International, Inc.$42,2507-46%

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Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs NationalFilingsEmployers
Seattle, WA$109,180+73.3%239
New York, NY$80,000+27%23089
New York, NE$80,000+27%4930
Washington, DC$77,900+23.6%9157
Arlington, VA$71,317+13.2%128
Brooklyn, NY$68,000+7.9%1915
San Francisco, CA$65,000+3.2%4730
Boston, MA$61,048-3.1%2716
Pittsburgh, PA$60,600-3.8%169
Oakland, CA$59,859-5%1010
Atlanta, GA$57,886-8.1%119
Portland, OR$54,174-14%128
Los Angeles, CA$51,000-19%2116
Chicago, IL$46,503-26.2%2418
Houston, TX$44,866-28.8%138
Rutland, MA$39,333-37.6%172

Salary by State

StateMedianvs NationalFilings
Washington$84,698-14.2%31
New Jersey$80,683-13.1%10
Nebraska$77,386+12.3%76
New York$77,147-17.2%288
New Hampshire$75,600-5.5%1
Arkansas$72,136+35.2%5
District of Columbia$70,345-29.4%103
Virginia$70,000-24.9%25
California$61,984-22.7%194
Minnesota$61,724-25.6%6
Florida$59,717-14.5%17
New Mexico$58,580-24.1%4
Nevada$58,053-3.9%2
Rhode Island$56,326-31.6%1
Maryland$56,160-32.4%31
Massachusetts$56,135-29%112
Georgia$55,869-21.9%16
Oregon$55,847-32%18
Michigan$55,299-32.8%14
Alabama$54,912-15.7%3
Colorado$52,978-45.1%14
Alaska$52,666-39.6%1
Ohio$51,584-29.8%8
Utah$51,500-33.6%4
Pennsylvania$50,565-31.9%39
Texas$50,000-28.3%35
Indiana$50,000-23%12
Louisiana$49,610-37.2%3
Oklahoma$49,550-23.8%6
Illinois$48,000-36.9%33
Connecticut$47,819-35.2%11
Hawaii$45,136-39.1%4
North Carolina$44,595-42.3%5
Kansas$44,523-39.4%2
South Carolina$43,350-40.6%4
Wisconsin$41,956-47.4%4
Tennessee$40,000-53.5%5
Missouri$39,998-38.5%7
Arizona$38,085-49.3%3
Mississippi$37,000-44.8%6
Kentucky$35,935-51.4%2
Iowa$34,639-45%4

Salary Trend - DOL Data

Education Requirements

From PERM filings

For Social and Community Service Managers positions, 52% of PERM filings required a Bachelor's degree, 44% required a Master's degree, and 2% required no formal degree.

Education by Top Employer

Most common minimum education from PERM filings
EmployerMost Common EducationMedian Salary
World Economic Forum LLCMaster's$115,350
Open Society InstituteNot specified$99,607
The Devereux FoundationNot specified$41,475
International Rescue Committee, Inc.Bachelor's$76,523
Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationMaster's$158,000
Frontline Community Services, Inc.Bachelor's$70,749
MIL MUJERES, INC.Not specified$58,947
WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTENot specified$75,000
OPEN SOCIETY INSTIUTEBachelor's$89,500
Great Lakes Behavioral Research InstituteNot specified$60,000

Salary by Industry

Same occupation, different industries (NAICS)

The highest-paying industry for Social and Community Service Managers is Other Services at $78,717. The lowest-paying industry with significant hiring is Arts, Entertainment, Recreation at $59,077.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Social and Community Service Managers make?

Based on 1,757 DOL filings, the median salary for a Social and Community Service Managers is $63,002, ranging from $51,200 to $81,245.

What is the highest salary for a Social and Community Service Managers?

The 90th percentile salary is $129,820 according to BLS data.

Which city pays the most for Social and Community Service Managers?

Based on DOL filings, Seattle, WA offers the highest median at $109,180.

Does this data include all Social and Community Service Managers salaries or only visa-sponsored workers?

DOL filing data covers positions where the employer filed for PERM green card sponsorship or an H-1B visa. These filings represent a subset of all Social and Community Service Managers positions. We compare this data against BLS OEWS data which covers all workers in this occupation.

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Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.