Direct Support Professional

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What the pay looks like

Median

$45,930

Bottom tenth

$34,200

Top tenth

$63,290

The national median is $45,930 a year, the bottom tenth earn $34,200 or less and the top tenth $63,290 or more, in the 2025 federal wage survey. The survey counts this job inside social and human service assistants, a broader group that also includes case aides and caseworker assistants.