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Shelter Specialist / Residential Monitor salary

Shelter and interim-housing frontline staff (monitors, attendants, support specialists). Based on 105 job-posting observations from Southern California nonprofits.

Based on 105 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
$44,720
75th percentile
$44,720
Most postings for this role are hourly; median posted rate is $21.25/hour.

By county

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CountyPostings25thMedian75th
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): San Diego (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

$20M-$50M$41,6006 postings
$50M-$100M$44,72096 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): $10M-$20M (3).

By subsector

Human Services$44,72042 postings
Housing & Shelter$42,64061 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): Crime & Legal-Related (2).

By seniority

Lead$50,9606 postings
Staff$44,72032 postings
Specialist$42,64065 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): Supervisor (1), Assistant/Aide (1).

Organizations hiring now

Mercy HouseOrange County · Budget $50M-$100M$41,600–$52,000View org →Hope of the Valley Rescue MissionLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$43,680–$47,840View org →The People ConcernLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$41,600–$54,080View org →Illumination Health + HomeOrange County · Budget $20M-$50M$41,600View org →Orangewood FoundationOrange County · Budget $10M-$20M$52,000–$58,240View org →Safe Place for YouthLos Angeles County · Budget $10M-$20M$70,304View org →San Diego Rescue MissionSan Diego County · Budget $20M-$50M$45,760View org →Union Rescue MissionLos Angeles County · Budget $20M-$50M$35,360–$41,600View org →

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How this page is built
Figures reflect 105 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.