High paying social service jobs in Florida

Every social service occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Florida. 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 Florida run 3.4% above the national average (2024), so a Florida salary is worth about 0.97× 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 Florida.

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

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OccupationMedian, Florida · Employed

1Healthcare Social Workers$64,820
Master's degree
$45,760 – $88,47010,520
2Social Workers, All Other$58,550
Bachelor's degree
$42,220 – $109,9904,800
3Clergy$56,940
Bachelor's degree
$35,950 – $88,5603,560
4Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$56,790
Master's degree
$39,430 – $84,41029,750
5Child, Family, and School Social Workers$56,550
Bachelor's degree
$39,760 – $79,58014,000
6Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$53,140
Master's degree
$38,290 – $82,78022,800
7Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$51,590
Master's degree
$38,180 – $77,6105,150
8Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$50,960
Bachelor's degree
$38,350 – $64,9404,490
9Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$50,440
Bachelor's degree
$35,650 – $75,7003,750
10Social and Human Service Assistants$44,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,180 – $59,46022,670

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

#	Occupation	MedianFlorida	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Healthcare Social WorkersMaster's degree	$64,820	$45,760 – $88,470	10,520
2	Social Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$58,550	$42,220 – $109,990	4,800
3	ClergyBachelor's degree	$56,940	$35,950 – $88,560	3,560
4	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health CounselorsMaster's degree	$56,790	$39,430 – $84,410	29,750
5	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$56,550	$39,760 – $79,580	14,000
6	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$53,140	$38,290 – $82,780	22,800
7	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social WorkersMaster's degree	$51,590	$38,180 – $77,610	5,150
8	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$50,960	$38,350 – $64,940	4,490
9	Community and Social Service Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$50,440	$35,650 – $75,700	3,750
10	Social and Human Service AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,410	$34,180 – $59,460	22,670

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Florida. 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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