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Residential Support Staff salary

Residential program staff: residential specialists/counselors, resident coordinators. Based on 196 job-posting observations from Southern California nonprofits.

Based on 196 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
$42,640
Median
$42,640
75th percentile
$45,760
Most postings for this role 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 (4), Ventura (1).   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$38,48010 postings
$10M-$20M$45,76039 postings
$20M-$50M$42,640115 postings
$50M-$100M$47,84031 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): $100M+ (1).

By subsector

Human Services$42,640166 postings
Religion-Related$41,6009 postings
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Mental Health & Crisis Intervention (2), Education (4).

By career level

Entry / Support$45,76025 postings
Staff / Specialist$42,640157 postings
Manager / Supervisor$44,72014 postings

Organizations hiring now

The Arc of San DiegoSan Diego County · Budget $20M-$50M$41,600–$47,840View org →Safe Place for YouthLos Angeles County · Budget $10M-$20M$45,760View org →Union Station Homeless ServicesLos Angeles County · Budget $20M-$50M$43,680View org →SycamoresLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$43,680–$71,000View org →Casa de AmparoSan Diego County · Budget $10M-$20M$35,360–$47,840View org →Interfaith Community ServicesSan Diego County · Budget $20M-$50M$45,760–$47,840View org →Aviva Family & Children's ServicesLos Angeles County · Budget $10M-$20M$39,520–$41,600View org →Upward Bound HouseLos Angeles County · Budget $2M-$10M$39,520–$45,760View org →

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How this page is built
Figures reflect 196 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.