The median annual wage of social and community service managers was $57,950 in May 2010. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $34,330, and the top 10 percent earned more than $96,920.
In May 2010, the wages of social and community service managers in the industries employing most of the occupation were as follows:
| Local government, excluding education and hospitals | $69,670 |
| State government, excluding education and hospitals | 64,220 |
| Individual and family services | 54,060 |
| Vocational rehabilitation services | 52,510 |
| Nursing and residential care facilities | 50,160 |
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2012-13 Edition