High paying social service jobs in Minnesota

Every social service occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Minnesota. 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 Minnesota run 1.4% below the national average (2024), so a Minnesota salary is worth about 1.01× 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 Minnesota.

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

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OccupationMedian, Minnesota · Employed

1Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$81,580
Bachelor's degree
$56,650 – $104,1502,040
2Social Workers, All Other$79,790
Bachelor's degree
$55,500 – $101,2107,270
3Health Education Specialists$78,400
Bachelor's degree
$45,730 – $106,7801,250
4Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$75,020
Master's degree
$50,950 – $98,5203,590
5Healthcare Social Workers$73,970
Master's degree
$51,720 – $95,2002,430
6Marriage and Family Therapists$72,470
Master's degree
$54,430 – $99,9204,870
7Child, Family, and School Social Workers$67,450
Bachelor's degree
$47,890 – $99,3206,540
8Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$64,600
Master's degree
$47,870 – $94,1004,200
9Clergy$61,230
Bachelor's degree
$38,350 – $79,0001,160
10Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$58,780
Master's degree
$45,250 – $77,3207,110
11Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$54,050
Bachelor's degree
$37,180 – $94,5804,010
12Social and Human Service Assistants$49,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,490 – $64,56011,110
13Rehabilitation Counselors$48,010
Master's degree
$37,660 – $81,8403,020
14Community Health Workers$47,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,610 – $69,1601,260

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

#	Occupation	MedianMinnesota	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$81,580	$56,650 – $104,150	2,040
2	Social Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$79,790	$55,500 – $101,210	7,270
3	Health Education SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$78,400	$45,730 – $106,780	1,250
4	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social WorkersMaster's degree	$75,020	$50,950 – $98,520	3,590
5	Healthcare Social WorkersMaster's degree	$73,970	$51,720 – $95,200	2,430
6	Marriage and Family TherapistsMaster's degree	$72,470	$54,430 – $99,920	4,870
7	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$67,450	$47,890 – $99,320	6,540
8	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$64,600	$47,870 – $94,100	4,200
9	ClergyBachelor's degree	$61,230	$38,350 – $79,000	1,160
10	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health CounselorsMaster's degree	$58,780	$45,250 – $77,320	7,110
11	Community and Social Service Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$54,050	$37,180 – $94,580	4,010
12	Social and Human Service AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,940	$38,490 – $64,560	11,110
13	Rehabilitation CounselorsMaster's degree	$48,010	$37,660 – $81,840	3,020
14	Community Health WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,560	$42,610 – $69,160	1,260

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