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Residential Support Staff salary

Residential program staff: residential specialists/counselors, resident coordinators. Based on 47 job-posting observations from Southern California nonprofits.

Based on 47 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
$41,600
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 (2), Riverside (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

$10M-$20M$45,76010 postings
$20M-$50M$42,64027 postings
$50M-$100M$48,3608 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): $2M-$10M (2).

By subsector

Human Services$42,64040 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): Religion-Related (3), Education (1).

By seniority

Coordinator$45,7607 postings
Specialist$42,64023 postings
Staff$40,56011 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): Associate (4), Lead (1), Intern/Trainee (1).

Organizations hiring now

The Arc of San DiegoSan Diego County · Budget $20M-$50M$41,600–$45,760View org →HillsidesLos Angeles County · Budget $20M-$50M$37,440–$62,400View org →Father Joe's VillagesSan Diego County · Budget $50M-$100M$41,600–$54,080View org →Transitions-Mental Health AssociationBudget $10M-$20M$45,760View org →Catholic Charities Los AngelesLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$37,440–$43,680View org →Casa de AmparoSan Diego County · Budget $10M-$20M$45,760–$47,840View org →Aviva Family & Children's ServicesLos Angeles County · Budget $10M-$20M$39,520View org →Jewish Family Service of Los AngelesLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$45,760–$52,000View org →

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How this page is built
Figures reflect 47 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.