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Employment Specialist salary

Employment services and job placement specialists. Based on 20 job-posting observations from Southern California nonprofits.

Based on 20 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
$45,500
Median
$48,880
75th percentile
$54,340
Most postings for this role are hourly; median posted rate is $23.50/hour.

By county

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CountyPostings25thMedian75th
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): 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

$50M-$100M$44,7208 postings
$100M+$53,0408 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): $2M-$10M (1), $20M-$50M (3).

By subsector

Mental Health & Crisis Intervention$51,4806 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): Human Services (4).

By career level

Staff / Specialist (incl. pre-licensed)$47,84019 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): Entry / Support (1).

Organizations hiring now

Amity FoundationBudget $100M+$45,760–$49,920View org →ChrysalisLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$41,600–$47,840View org →TURN Behavioral Health ServicesSan Diego County · Budget $100M+$54,080–$68,640View org →Union Station Homeless ServicesLos Angeles County · Budget $20M-$50M$49,920–$52,000View org →Mental Health America of Los AngelesLos Angeles County · Budget $20M-$50M$49,920View org →Neighborhood House AssociationSan Diego County · Budget $100M+$58,240–$64,480View org →Upward Bound HouseLos Angeles County · Budget $2M-$10M$52,000–$56,160View org →

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How this page is built
Figures reflect 20 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.