Direct Support Professional Salaries in the United States
How much does a Direct Support Professional make in the United States?
Direct Support Professionals earn $24,000 annually on average, or $12 per hour, which is 93% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Direct Support Professionals work for Developmental Disabilities Institute at $41,000 annually while the lowest paid Direct Support Professionals work for ResCare earning approximately $18,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$31K Grafton Integrated Health Network's Average Direct Support Professional Salary (2 salaries)
+$7K (25%) more than national average Direct Support Professional salary ($24K)
Equal to average Grafton Integrated Health Network salary ($31K)
Equal to average Grafton Integrated Health Network Direct Support Professional salary ($31K)
"I believe the pay at Grafton is above average for the line of work. Of course I take into account the additional benefits as well as the salary. The are opportunities for growth and advancement and, also, to work in different areas of DSP. There is always overtime offered."
Equal to average Grafton Integrated Health Network Direct Support Professional salary ($31K)
"I believe you have to look at the salary in terms of additional benefits and not just the paycheck. The salary at Grafton, combined with the benefits, are superior to that of other companies, in this same field, that have looked into."
$26K Spin.pm's Average Direct Support Professional Salary (3 salaries)
+$2K (8%) more than national average Direct Support Professional salary ($24K)
-$13K (40%) less than average Spin.pm salary ($39K)
+$9K (29%) more than average Spin.pm Direct Support Professional salary ($26K)
"The salary I receive is better than competitors."
+$4K (14%) more than average Spin.pm Direct Support Professional salary ($26K)
-$4K (16%) less than average Spin.pm Direct Support Professional salary ($26K)
$25K Living Innovations' Average Direct Support Professional Salary (2 salaries)
+$1K (4%) more than national average Direct Support Professional salary ($24K)
-$5K (18%) less than average Living Innovations salary ($30K)
+$6K (21%) more than average Living Innovations Direct Support Professional salary ($25K)
"Very good. I feel like I earned what I got."
-$7K (32%) less than average Living Innovations Direct Support Professional salary ($25K)
$75K Makor Disability Services' Average Direct Support Professional Salary (1 salaries)
+$51K (103%) more than national average Direct Support Professional salary ($24K)
Equal to average Makor Disability Services salary ($75K)
Equal to average Makor Disability Services Direct Support Professional salary ($75K)
"good"
$42K Melmark's Average Direct Support Professional Salary (1 salaries)
+$18K (54%) more than national average Direct Support Professional salary ($24K)
+$5K (12%) more than average Melmark salary ($37K)
Equal to average Melmark Direct Support Professional salary ($42K)
"The salary at Melmark is better compared to other companies out there."
$42K Independent Support Services Inc.'s Average Direct Support Professional Salary (1 salaries)
+$18K (54%) more than national average Direct Support Professional salary ($24K)
-$13K (26%) less than average Independent Support Services Inc. salary ($55K)
Equal to average Independent Support Services Inc. Direct Support Professional salary ($42K)
"the pay is on the low side"
$40K Benchmark Staffing's Average Direct Support Professional Salary (1 salaries)
+$16K (50%) more than national average Direct Support Professional salary ($24K)
+$10K (28%) more than average Benchmark Staffing salary ($30K)
Equal to average Benchmark Staffing Direct Support Professional salary ($40K)
"It's not the best pay but helping my clients put joy in my heart knowing someone appreciates me."
$28K Emmaus Homes' Average Direct Support Professional Salary (1 salaries)
+$4K (15%) more than national average Direct Support Professional salary ($24K)
-$2K (6%) less than average Emmaus Homes salary ($30K)
Equal to average Emmaus Homes Direct Support Professional salary ($28K)
"I do not feel happy with the salary being paid by the organization compared to the competitors who are paying other DSPs."
$27K Whole Life, Inc.'s Average Direct Support Professional Salary (1 salaries)
+$3K (11%) more than national average Direct Support Professional salary ($24K)
-$2K (7%) less than average Whole Life, Inc. salary ($29K)
Equal to average Whole Life, Inc. Direct Support Professional salary ($27K)
"the pay is not the best considering what we do .. the job can be emotionally and physically stressful. You can get assaulted"
$20K West Bay Residential Services' Average Direct Support Professional Salary (1 salaries)
-$4K (18%) less than national average Direct Support Professional salary ($24K)
Equal to average West Bay Residential Services salary ($20K)
Equal to average West Bay Residential Services Direct Support Professional salary ($20K)
"Being a Direct Support Professional is one of the most under-appreciated and underpaid jobs in the world. You deal with bodily fluids daily and do so with a smile. You work holidays, you work sick, you work with sick clients. A DSP does all of the work that a CNA does and gets paid about a fifth of what a CNA does. We practically earn minimum wage."
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