High paying social service jobs in Michigan

Every social service occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Michigan. 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 Michigan run 3.8% below the national average (2024), so a Michigan salary is worth about 1.04× 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 Michigan.

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

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OccupationMedian, Michigan · Employed

1Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$79,760
Bachelor's degree
$55,900 – $83,1802,190
2Healthcare Social Workers$67,600
Master's degree
$47,640 – $91,1904,860
3Social Workers, All Other$62,140
Bachelor's degree
$40,290 – $109,7201,700
4Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$61,690
Master's degree
$38,490 – $94,40010,100
5Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$60,830
Master's degree
$42,150 – $82,7504,620
6Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$59,440
Master's degree
$42,380 – $89,2809,170
7Child, Family, and School Social Workers$59,270
Bachelor's degree
$41,260 – $81,10015,760
8Clergy$56,490
Bachelor's degree
$36,730 – $74,4701,880
9Health Education Specialists$56,360
Bachelor's degree
$37,750 – $89,0501,480
10Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$50,020
Bachelor's degree
$36,940 – $76,3102,360
11Community Health Workers$49,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,720 – $74,6101,890
12Rehabilitation Counselors$44,580
Master's degree
$31,040 – $72,4003,340
13Social and Human Service Assistants$39,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,780 – $57,10012,450

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

#	Occupation	MedianMichigan	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$79,760	$55,900 – $83,180	2,190
2	Healthcare Social WorkersMaster's degree	$67,600	$47,640 – $91,190	4,860
3	Social Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$62,140	$40,290 – $109,720	1,700
4	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health CounselorsMaster's degree	$61,690	$38,490 – $94,400	10,100
5	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social WorkersMaster's degree	$60,830	$42,150 – $82,750	4,620
6	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$59,440	$42,380 – $89,280	9,170
7	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$59,270	$41,260 – $81,100	15,760
8	ClergyBachelor's degree	$56,490	$36,730 – $74,470	1,880
9	Health Education SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$56,360	$37,750 – $89,050	1,480
10	Community and Social Service Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$50,020	$36,940 – $76,310	2,360
11	Community Health WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,380	$37,720 – $74,610	1,890
12	Rehabilitation CounselorsMaster's degree	$44,580	$31,040 – $72,400	3,340
13	Social and Human Service AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,160	$30,780 – $57,100	12,450

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