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Direct Care & Residential Services salaries

Salary benchmarks for 3 Direct Care & Residential Services occupations at Southern California nonprofits, from 256 posted salary ranges.

Based on 256 postings across 3 occupations✓ Full range shown (10+ postings)
nis the number of individual job postings a figure is calculated from. The more postings behind a number, the more you can trust it. We never publish anything based on fewer than 5.
25th percentile
$41,600
Median
$42,640
75th percentile
$45,760
Most postings here are hourly; median posted rate is $20.50/hour.

By county

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CountyPostings25thMedian75th
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): San Luis Obispo (3), Orange (4), Imperial (2).   25th/75th percentiles appear only where a county has 10+ postings (shown as “N/A” otherwise, since a low count makes those edges unreliable).

By organization budget

$2M-$10M$37,4407 postings
$10M-$20M$45,76067 postings
$20M-$50M$42,640130 postings
$50M-$100M$47,32022 postings
$100M+$41,60030 postings

By subsector

Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations$47,8408 postings
Human Services$42,640188 postings
Religion-Related$41,60018 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): Mental Health & Crisis Intervention (1), Education (3).

By career level

Entry / Support$45,76029 postings
Staff / Specialist (incl. pre-licensed)$42,640218 postings
Manager / Licensed Clinician$47,8409 postings

Organizations hiring now

The Arc of San DiegoSan Diego County · Budget $20M-$50M$37,440–$47,840View org →AbilityFirstLos Angeles County · Budget $10M-$20M$41,600–$52,000View org →Toward Maximum IndependenceSan Diego County · Budget $20M-$50M$39,520–$43,680View org →Easterseals of Southern CaliforniaOrange County · Budget $100M+$41,600–$45,760View org →Safe Place for YouthLos Angeles County · Budget $10M-$20M$45,760View org →TERiSan Diego County · Budget $20M-$50M$41,600–$52,000View org →Lutheran Social Services of Southern CaliforniaOrange County · Budget $10M-$20M$43,680–$52,000View org →HillsidesLos Angeles County · Budget $20M-$50M$37,440–$62,400View org →

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How this page is built
Figures reflect 256 salary observations from public job postings across 10 Southern California counties, 2024–2026, annualized (hourly × 2,080) with titles standardized to a nonprofit occupation taxonomy. Percentiles are published only when an occupation reaches 10 observations. No cell is shown for any group with fewer than 5. Executive figures are cross-checked against IRS Form 990. Data through September 09, 2026. Slugs, canonical URLs, and structured data are stable across rebuilds.