What does it cost to hire a social and community service manager in St. Louis?

Tier I to Tier VI, $6,240 to $54,340 per search, set by the seniority of the role and never by salary or location. A contingency firm billing 20 to 30% of this role's $73,980 median wage in the St. Louis, MO-IL area (BLS OEWS, May 2025) would charge roughly $14,796 to $22,194 on the first year salary alone.

Is the talent for this role already in St. Louis?

This is a job zone 4 occupation, which usually calls for a bachelor's degree, and 40.2% of St. Louis adults hold one or higher (Census ACS 5-year 2023, table S1501). That is a workable pool, though the search will reach beyond the city line.

Hiring a social and community service manager in St. Louis, MO

Employers in the St. Louis, MO-IL area pay social and community service managers a median of $73,980 a year, with the middle half of the market between $59,850 and $91,820 (BLS OEWS, May 2025, SOC 11-9151). Filling it through recruitlocalpros runs Tier I to Tier VI, $6,240 to $54,340 per search, set by the seniority of the role rather than by salary or location, and our vetted recruiting partner handles sourcing, screening and placement end to end.

Do St. Louis residents in management work earn more than employers in the St. Louis, MO-IL area pay?

St. Louis residents working in management occupations earn a median of $70,571 (Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011), against $107,640 as the median of the 35 wages BLS publishes for that same occupation group in the St. Louis, MO-IL area (BLS OEWS, May 2025), a difference of 34%, with the employers figure the higher of the two.

Both sides of that figure describe the whole management group, not this one role. In the St. Louis, MO-IL area the group covers 35 occupations BLS publishes a wage for, from education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare at $49,960 to chief executives at $202,840 (BLS OEWS, May 2025), with social and community service managers at $73,980 inside it.

That comparison is between two different measures, not a pay gap. The two weight the same occupation group differently: the Census figure is the midpoint across the people who actually hold those jobs, so a group carrying a few very well paid occupations is pulled toward them, while the BLS figure is the midpoint across the 35 published occupation wages, which counts each of those occupations once whatever its headcount. Census also counts where people live and BLS counts where the jobs are, and the two cover different populations, Census the civilian employed population 16 and over, BLS wage-and-salary jobs only. Read the number against other cities, where the same definitional difference applies on both sides, rather than as a shortfall.

Published wages across this group in the metro run above what St. Louis residents in it earn, which usually means employers here draw this talent from beyond the city line rather than from inside it.

What does a social and community service manager earn here?

Place of work

What employers pay

Annual wages paid to social and community service managers by employers in the St. Louis, MO-IL area. BLS OEWS, May 2025, SOC 11-9151.
25th percentile	$59,850
Median	$73,980
75th percentile	$91,820

Half of social and community service managers in this area earn between $59,850 and $91,820 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). A band set below $59,850 competes for the bottom quarter of the market. Occupation detail for SOC 11-9151 at O*NET OnLine.

Place of residence

What St. Louis residents earn

$70,571

Median annual earnings of St. Louis residents working in management occupations, 15,961 people (Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011). An occupation group rather than this one role, and where people live rather than where they work, so it is not the same measurement as the wages beside it.

What does the role actually involve?

Core tasks

Establish and oversee administrative procedures to meet objectives set by boards of directors or senior management.
Direct activities of professional and technical staff members and volunteers.
Evaluate the work of staff and volunteers to ensure that programs are of appropriate quality and that resources are used effectively.
Participate in the determination of organizational policies regarding such issues as participant eligibility, program requirements, and program benefits.
Prepare and maintain records and reports, such as budgets, personnel records, or training manuals.

Task statements for SOC 11-9151, O*NET OnLine 29.1.

Tools and technologies in demand

Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Word.

Flagged in demand or hot for SOC 11-9151 by O*NET OnLine 29.1. Useful as a screen, not as a checklist.

Is the talent actually in St. Louis?

This is a job zone four: considerable preparation needed occupation. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not. O*NET OnLine, SOC 11-9151.

That matters here, because 40.2% of St. Louis adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That is a workable pool, but the search will reach beyond the city line. Census ACS 5-year 2023, table S1501, residents of St. Louis aged 25 and over.

The average St. Louis commute runs 22.2 minutes, which is roughly how far your catchment reaches before candidates start saying no. 15% of St. Louis workers already work from home, so a fully onsite requirement here is competing against that. Census ACS 5-year 2023, place-level commuting characteristics for St. Louis.

How often do these jobs turn over?

In St. Louis city, management of companies and enterprises employs 8,053 and turns over 4.1% a quarter, with 614 hires against 582 separations. Average earnings in that industry run $12,833 a month. Census LEHD Quarterly Workforce Indicators, 2024 Q1, NAICS 55.

That figure covers every occupation in the industry, not this role alone, so read it as the local churn rate rather than as a number about social and community service managers. It still tells you what you are hiring into: a low-churn market, where people do not move often and passive candidates are the whole game.

What does the search cost?

The fee is set by the seniority of the role, never by salary and never by location. Across all six tiers it runs $6,240 to $54,340 per search. A contingency firm hiring at this role's $73,980 median in the St. Louis, MO-IL area (BLS OEWS, May 2025) would bill roughly $14,796 to $22,194 on the first year salary alone.

One owner runs the search from market map to signed offer. Searches typically fill in 23 to 35 days, which is a typical window rather than a promise, and the replacement guarantee runs 45 days at 50% off.

Questions employers ask about hiring a social and community service manager in St. Louis

What does it cost to hire a social and community service manager in St. Louis?: Tier I to Tier VI, $6,240 to $54,340 per search, set by the seniority of the role and never by salary or location. A contingency firm billing 20 to 30% of this role's $73,980 median wage in the St. Louis, MO-IL area (BLS OEWS, May 2025) would charge roughly $14,796 to $22,194 on the first year salary alone.
What should an offer for a social and community service manager in St. Louis look like?: Employers in the St. Louis, MO-IL area pay social and community service managers a median of $73,980, with the middle half of the market between $59,850 and $91,820 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). A band set below $59,850 competes for the bottom quarter of that market.
Do St. Louis residents in management work earn more than employers in the St. Louis, MO-IL area pay?: St. Louis residents working in management occupations earn a median of $70,571 (Census ACS 5-year 2023, tables S2401 and B24011), against $107,640 as the median of the 35 wages BLS publishes for that same occupation group in the St. Louis, MO-IL area (BLS OEWS, May 2025), a difference of 34%. Both figures cover the whole occupation group rather than this one role, and one counts where people live while the other counts where the jobs are, so the percentage is not a pay gap.
Is the talent for this role already in St. Louis?: This is a job zone 4 occupation, which usually calls for a bachelor's degree, and 40.2% of St. Louis adults hold one or higher (Census ACS 5-year 2023, table S1501). That is a workable pool, though the search will reach beyond the city line.

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Hiring a social and community service manager somewhere else?

Same role, different market. The wage band moves with the metro.

Other management roles in St. Louis

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