Direct support professional pay at Independence Association

Independence Association posts $16–$20.75 an hour for direct support professionals, a median of $19.50 across 5 open jobs that state their pay, $0.50 above the $19 other employers post. Read from Independence Association's own job board.

Median posted /hr

Lowest to highest /hr

A year, full time

estimate, 2,080 hours

Other employers' median

The jobs themselves: Independence Association jobs · Direct support professional pay nationwide · About Independence Association

What direct support professionals are paid at Independence Association

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 5 open jobs at Independence Association. Lowest posted $16, highest $20.75.

Posted on open jobs at Independence Association

$18.50–$19.50/hr

Middle half of the employer's 5 jobs stating pay, median $19.50. 100% of the 5 open direct support professional jobs at Independence Association state an hourly rate.

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Every range Independence Association posts

Each distinct hourly range on its open jobs, with how many jobs post it. Pay differs by unit, shift and experience.

Independence Association direct support professional pay by state

State	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs stating pay
Maine	$19.50	$16–$20.75	5

A state's name opens what every employer posts for direct support professionals there, when enough do.

Against other employers

Independence Association's own jobs beside every other employer's rates for direct support professionals (each of their advertised ranges once).

Independence Association

$19.50/hr median

Middle half $18.50–$19.50, from 5 jobs stating pay.

161 other employers

$19/hr median

Middle half $17.25–$20.50, from 949 jobs stating pay.

Best-paid open direct support professional jobs at Independence Association

Its open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight.

Direct Support Professional
Independence Association · Brunswick, ME· 1w ago
$18.25–$20.75/hr
Direct Support Professional - Community Based - Full Time
Independence Association · Brunswick, ME· 1w ago
$18.25–$20.75/hr

Direct support professional pay at Independence Association: common questions

How much does Independence Association pay direct support professionals?

Independence Association's open direct support professional jobs post $16–$20.75 an hour, a median of $19.50 over 5 jobs that state pay (each job counted once). Full time that is about $40,600 a year. Postings state a base rate, usually before shift differentials and bonuses.

Does Independence Association pay direct support professionals more than other employers?

Its posted median ($19.50) is $0.50 above the median of 161 other employers' rates for direct support professionals ($19, middle half $17.25–$20.50). Pay differs by state, so compare within a state where the state table allows.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 5 of 5 open direct support professional jobs at Independence Association (100%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint, every job of the employer counted once. The other employers' figures count each of their advertised ranges once. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. An employer has a page while it states a rate on at least 5 open jobs in the occupation. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours.

CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Direct support professional pay at Independence Association. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/direct-support-professional/independence-association

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