High paying social service jobs in Arizona

Every social service occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Arizona. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single social service job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Arizona run 0.7% above the national average (2024), so a Arizona salary is worth about 0.99× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Arizona.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Arizona · Employed

1Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$65,300
Master's degree
$44,520 – $95,2109,990
2Healthcare Social Workers$64,030
Master's degree
$44,620 – $96,4703,100
3Health Education Specialists$63,390
Bachelor's degree
$42,770 – $134,6301,140
4Social Workers, All Other$62,150
Bachelor's degree
$45,520 – $108,2402,850
5Clergy$61,900
Bachelor's degree
$44,440 – $102,2901,070
6Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$60,910
Bachelor's degree
$45,790 – $80,3801,100
7Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$58,250
Master's degree
$46,400 – $82,2407,330
8Child, Family, and School Social Workers$50,150
Bachelor's degree
$40,420 – $65,9007,560
9Community Health Workers$48,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,310 – $75,0101,140
10Rehabilitation Counselors$48,330
Master's degree
$37,130 – $60,6701,750
11Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$46,380
Master's degree
$40,810 – $64,3503,690
12Social and Human Service Assistants$40,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,630 – $49,9507,290

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianArizona	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health CounselorsMaster's degree	$65,300	$44,520 – $95,210	9,990
2	Healthcare Social WorkersMaster's degree	$64,030	$44,620 – $96,470	3,100
3	Health Education SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$63,390	$42,770 – $134,630	1,140
4	Social Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$62,150	$45,520 – $108,240	2,850
5	ClergyBachelor's degree	$61,900	$44,440 – $102,290	1,070
6	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$60,910	$45,790 – $80,380	1,100
7	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$58,250	$46,400 – $82,240	7,330
8	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$50,150	$40,420 – $65,900	7,560
9	Community Health WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,950	$39,310 – $75,010	1,140
10	Rehabilitation CounselorsMaster's degree	$48,330	$37,130 – $60,670	1,750
11	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social WorkersMaster's degree	$46,380	$40,810 – $64,350	3,690
12	Social and Human Service AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,730	$35,630 – $49,950	7,290

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Arizona. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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