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Peer Support Specialist / Family Partner salary

Lived-experience peer roles: peer specialists, parent/youth partners. Based on 22 job-posting observations from Southern California nonprofits.

Based on 22 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
$48,880
75th percentile
$49,920
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): San Bernardino (1), San Luis Obispo (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

$10M-$20M$44,7206 postings
$20M-$50M$48,88011 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): $2M-$10M (1), $50M-$100M (3), $100M+ (1).

By subsector

Human Services$48,88015 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): Youth Development (1), Mental Health & Crisis Intervention (1), Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (1), Education (2).

By seniority

Staff$48,88018 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): Specialist (2), Intern/Trainee (2).

Organizations hiring now

San Diego Center for ChildrenSan Diego County · Budget $20M-$50M$41,600–$52,000View org →Transitions-Mental Health AssociationBudget $10M-$20M$33,280–$35,360View org →Aviva Family & Children's ServicesLos Angeles County · Budget $10M-$20M$43,680–$45,760View org →Alliance for Community EmpowermentLos Angeles County · Budget $2M-$10M$58,240–$64,480View org →Amity FoundationBudget $100M+$52,000View org →Hope of the Valley Rescue MissionLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$52,000–$54,080View org →Children's InstituteLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$47,840–$60,320View org →Lutheran Social Services of Southern CaliforniaOrange County · Budget $10M-$20M$45,760–$49,920View org →

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How this page is built
Figures reflect 22 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 July 12, 2026. Slugs, canonical URLs, and structured data are stable across rebuilds.