Direct support professional pay at Needs Center
Needs Center posts $15–$22 an hour for direct support professionals, most often $20–$21, a median of $20.50 across 10 open jobs that state their pay, $1 above the $19.50 other employers post. Read from Needs Center's own job board.
- 25th percentile$20.50/hr
- Median (50th)$20.50/hr
- 75th percentile$21.50/hr
- Distinct posted rates10
- Jobs stating an hourly rate10
- Employer1
The median is the middle of the 10 distinct rates they post, and the middle half, $20.50–$21.50 an hour, runs from their 25th percentile to their 75th: half of the rates fall between them. Each range counts at its midpoint, and a job posted many times at one rate counts once, so no employer's posting volume sets the figure.
- Lowest rate posted$15/hr
- Highest rate posted$22/hr
- Jobs stating an hourly rate10
The lowest start and the highest end of any range those jobs post. Each distinct range is listed, with its jobs, under "Every range".
- Median posted per hour$20.50
- Hours in a full-time year2,080
- A year, full time$42,600
40 hours a week for 52 weeks, to the nearest $100. An estimate from the hourly rate: no job states it.
- 25th percentile$17.75/hr
- Median (50th)$19.50/hr
- 75th percentile$21/hr
- Distinct posted rates2,403
- Jobs stating an hourly rate2,403
- Employers361
The median is the middle of the 2,403 distinct rates they post, and the middle half, $17.75–$21 an hour, runs from their 25th percentile to their 75th: half of the rates fall between them. Each range counts at its midpoint, and a job posted many times at one rate counts once, so no employer's posting volume sets the figure.
The jobs themselves: Needs Center jobs · Direct support professional pay nationwide · About Needs Center
What direct support professionals are paid at Needs Center
Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).
Median $20.50 an hour. Middle half $20.50 to $21.50. Point at a bar for its count. Tap a bar for its count.
Posted on open jobs at Needs Center
Middle half of the employer's 10 distinct posted rates, median $20.50. 100% of the 10 open direct support professional jobs at Needs Center state an hourly rate.
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Every range Needs Center posts
Each distinct hourly range on its open jobs, with how many jobs post it. Pay differs by unit, shift and experience.
- $21–$22/hr4 jobs
- $20–$21/hr4 jobs
- $15–$16/hr2 jobs
Against other employers
Needs Center's own jobs beside every other employer's rates for direct support professionals (each of their advertised ranges once).
Best-paid open direct support professional jobs at Needs Center
Its open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight.
$21–$22/hr
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$15–$16/hr
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Direct support professional pay at Needs Center: common questions
How much does Needs Center pay direct support professionals?
Needs Center's open direct support professional jobs post $15–$22 an hour, most often $20–$21 (the median of the low and of the high ends of its posted ranges), a median of $20.50 over 10 jobs that state pay (each job counted once). Full time that is about $42,600 a year. Postings state a base rate, usually before shift differentials and bonuses.
Does Needs Center pay direct support professionals more than other employers?
Its posted median ($20.50) is $1 above the median of 361 other employers' rates for direct support professionals ($19.50, middle half $17.75–$21). Pay differs by state, so compare within a state where the state table allows.
Where does Needs Center pay direct support professionals the most?
By the median of its jobs in each state: Massachusetts ($21, 8 jobs) and Florida ($15.50, 2 jobs).
Where do these figures come from?
From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 10 of 10 open direct support professional jobs at Needs Center (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.
Direct support professional pay at other employers
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- Ameriwell Care
- Premier Community Supports
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- Royal Community Support
- Sunbreak Society
- Elwyn
- Northeast Arc
- Family Relief Resources
- Grow Development Disability Solutions
- Out of the Box Solutions
- Rever Grand
- Serenity NJ
- Creative Care Resources
- Aware
- PathPoint
- Rimland
- Beyond Home Health Care
- Community Access Services
- Liberty ARC
- Envision Unlimited
- Almost Family
- Oasis Habilitation
Sources and method
Cite this page
CareJobs.Now. (2026). Direct support professional pay at Needs Center. Data as of 12 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/direct-support-professional/needs-center