Housing & Homeless Services
Shelter Specialist / Residential Monitor salary
Shelter and interim-housing frontline staff (monitors, attendants, support specialists). Based on 350 job-posting observations from Southern California nonprofits.
Based on 350 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.
Most postings for this role are hourly; median posted rate is $21.50/hour.
Direct-service ladderCareer path
Most human-services careers climb the same path: start on the floor of a shelter or residential program, then manage a caseload, then manage people, then manage programs, then run them. In housing, homeless services, reentry and behavioral health the higher rungs usually ask for case-management or clinical experience; in education, youth development and advocacy they often don't.
- Step 1 · this pageShelter Specialist / Residential Monitor$44,720median of 350 postings
- Step 2Case Manager$52,000median of 533 postings
- Step 3Program Supervisor$66,560median of 106 postings
- Step 4Program Manager$74,250median of 254 postings
- Step 5Program Director$102,188median of 168 postings
Each rung shows the posted-salary median from its own page. The rungs span more than one job function, so they never all appear under Related occupations.
By county
(click a header to sort)| County | Postings | 25th | Median | 75th |
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ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): San Luis Obispo (1), San Bernardino (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 | $55,120 | 8 postings |
| $20M-$50M | $41,600 | 36 postings |
| $50M-$100M | $44,720 | 280 postings |
| $100M+ | $49,920 | 26 postings |
By subsector
| Crime & Legal-Related | $55,120 | 5 postings |
| Human Services | $44,720 | 230 postings |
| Housing & Shelter | $43,680 | 109 postings |
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Mental Health & Crisis Intervention (2), Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (1).
By career level
| Staff / Specialist | $44,720 | 307 postings |
| Manager / Supervisor | $48,880 | 39 postings |
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Entry / Support (4).
Organizations hiring now
Hope of the Valley Rescue MissionLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$43,680–$52,000View org →
The People ConcernLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$41,600–$52,000View org →
Mercy HouseOrange County · Budget $50M-$100M$43,680–$49,920View org →
PATHLos Angeles County · Budget $100M+$43,680–$58,240View org →
Illumination Health + HomeOrange County · Budget $20M-$50M$41,600–$49,920View org →
YMCA of San Diego CountySan Diego County · Budget $100M+$45,760–$58,240View org →
TURN Behavioral Health ServicesSan Diego County · Budget $100M+$52,000–$62,400View org →
San Diego Rescue MissionSan Diego County · Budget $20M-$50M$45,760View org →Hear about new Shelter Specialist / Residential Monitor roles first
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