High paying social service jobs in Duluth, MN-WI

Every social service occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Duluth, MN-WI. 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 Duluth, MN-WI run 11.2% below the national average (2024), so a Duluth, MN-WI salary is worth about 1.13× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

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

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OccupationMedian, Duluth, MN-WI · Employed

1Social Workers, All Other$80,490
Bachelor's degree
$52,550 – $96,670510
2Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$70,390
Master's degree
$47,600 – $99,460190
3Health Education Specialists$65,820
Bachelor's degree
$41,000 – $93,76090
4Healthcare Social Workers$63,590
Master's degree
$58,000 – $80,110160
5Marriage and Family Therapists$62,480
Master's degree
$50,920 – $88,280170
6Child, Family, and School Social Workers$62,240
Bachelor's degree
$45,760 – $80,910240
7Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$59,280
Master's degree
$45,230 – $84,570260
8Social and Human Service Assistants$56,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,200 – $67,510600
9Clergy$53,770
Bachelor's degree
$42,760 – $71,33080
10Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$51,170
Master's degree
$43,980 – $75,430520
11Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$50,190
Bachelor's degree
$37,060 – $90,670240
12Community Health Workers$44,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,630 – $73,45050
13Rehabilitation Counselors$43,770
Master's degree
$38,380 – $72,810260

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

#	Occupation	MedianDuluth, MN-WI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Social Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$80,490	$52,550 – $96,670	510
2	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social WorkersMaster's degree	$70,390	$47,600 – $99,460	190
3	Health Education SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$65,820	$41,000 – $93,760	90
4	Healthcare Social WorkersMaster's degree	$63,590	$58,000 – $80,110	160
5	Marriage and Family TherapistsMaster's degree	$62,480	$50,920 – $88,280	170
6	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$62,240	$45,760 – $80,910	240
7	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$59,280	$45,230 – $84,570	260
8	Social and Human Service AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,120	$38,200 – $67,510	600
9	ClergyBachelor's degree	$53,770	$42,760 – $71,330	80
10	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health CounselorsMaster's degree	$51,170	$43,980 – $75,430	520
11	Community and Social Service Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$50,190	$37,060 – $90,670	240
12	Community Health WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,360	$38,630 – $73,450	50
13	Rehabilitation CounselorsMaster's degree	$43,770	$38,380 – $72,810	260

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Duluth, MN-WI. 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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