SOC 21-1099 · Longview, TX metro

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

The average salary for other community and social service specialists in Longview, Texas is $48,770 a year ($23.45 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $45,760: half of the 40 people in this job in the Longview, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 18% less than the U.S. average for this job ($59,590).

$48,770average per year

$23.45 / hourMedian $45,760Take-home ≈ $41,367

  • $35K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $55K75th
  • $71K90th

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

40people in this job
-18%vs U.S. average
#9 of 19Texas metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other pay range in Longview

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,360 a year or less, while the top 10% make $70,870 or more. The middle half of other community and social service specialists in Longview earn between $39,000 and $55,490.

  • $35K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $55K75th
  • $71K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$48,770$4,064$23.45
Median$45,760$3,813$22.00
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,000$3,250$18.75
Experienced (75th percentile)$55,490$4,624$26.68

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

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

Other community and social service specialists in Longview earn 4% less than the Texas average ($50,640) and 18% less than the U.S. average ($59,590). At the median the gap is -19% against the U.S. median of $56,730.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Longview$48,770$45,760$35,360$70,87040
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 Longview

On the average salary of $48,770, a single filer in Longview takes home about $41,367 a year, or $3,447 a month and $1,591 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 Longview a good place for other community and social service specialists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Longview area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.5), so the average $48,770 buys what about $54,501 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Longview ($45,150). A typical home costs $220,865, or 4.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Longview ranks 9th 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 Longview: questions

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

$23.45 an hour on average, and $22.00 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,360 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,000, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $41,367 a year ($3,447 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $48,770. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 18% 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 Longview, TX (30980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.9%.
  • 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 0.54, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.54).

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