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Employment Specialist salary

Employment services and job placement specialists. Based on 36 job-posting observations from Southern California nonprofits.

Based on 36 postings✓ 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
$45,760
Median
$50,960
75th percentile
$58,240
Most postings for this role are hourly; median posted rate is $24.50/hour.

By county

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CountyPostings25thMedian75th
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Riverside (1), Orange (4).   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

$20M-$50M$50,9606 postings
$50M-$100M$45,76013 postings
$100M+$58,24015 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): $2M-$10M (1), $10M-$20M (1).

By subsector

Mental Health & Crisis Intervention$56,6808 postings
Human Services$50,96015 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Youth Development (1).

By career level

Staff / Specialist$50,96034 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Entry / Support (2).

Organizations hiring now

TURN Behavioral Health ServicesSan Diego County · Budget $100M+$54,080–$68,640View org →Neighborhood House AssociationSan Diego County · Budget $100M+$58,240–$64,480View org →ChrysalisLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$41,600–$49,920View org →U.S. VetsLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$43,680–$58,240View org →Union Station Homeless ServicesLos Angeles County · Budget $20M-$50M$49,920–$52,000View org →Homeboy IndustriesLos Angeles County · Budget $20M-$50M$41,600–$45,760View org →St. Joseph CenterLos Angeles County · Budget $20M-$50M$49,920–$58,240View org →Safe Place for YouthLos Angeles County · Budget $10M-$20M$49,920View org →

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How this page is built
Figures reflect 36 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 November 07, 2026. Slugs, canonical URLs, and structured data are stable across rebuilds.