High paying social service jobs in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

Every social service occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX. 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 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX run 5.3% below the national average (2024), so a San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX salary is worth about 1.06× 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, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX · Employed

1Social Workers, All Other$102,460
Bachelor's degree
$46,260 – $133,990370
2Healthcare Social Workers$67,860
Master's degree
$40,210 – $95,2501,130
3Health Education Specialists$59,580
Bachelor's degree
$46,000 – $102,590360
4Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$59,180
Master's degree
$34,550 – $91,0102,140
5Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$59,090
Master's degree
$37,540 – $97,5103,120
6Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$58,490
Bachelor's degree
$47,170 – $74,160390
7Child, Family, and School Social Workers$56,670
Bachelor's degree
$41,270 – $72,7202,520
8Community Health Workers$51,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,540 – $61,300700
9Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$49,920
Bachelor's degree
$36,960 – $67,220590
10Social and Human Service Assistants$45,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,840 – $60,4602,150
11Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$45,930
Master's degree
$36,710 – $79,210660

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

#	Occupation	MedianSan Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Social Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$102,460	$46,260 – $133,990	370
2	Healthcare Social WorkersMaster's degree	$67,860	$40,210 – $95,250	1,130
3	Health Education SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$59,580	$46,000 – $102,590	360
4	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health CounselorsMaster's degree	$59,180	$34,550 – $91,010	2,140
5	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsMaster's degree	$59,090	$37,540 – $97,510	3,120
6	Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$58,490	$47,170 – $74,160	390
7	Child, Family, and School Social WorkersBachelor's degree	$56,670	$41,270 – $72,720	2,520
8	Community Health WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,470	$41,540 – $61,300	700
9	Community and Social Service Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$49,920	$36,960 – $67,220	590
10	Social and Human Service AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,970	$33,840 – $60,460	2,150
11	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social WorkersMaster's degree	$45,930	$36,710 – $79,210	660

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX. 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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