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Increased Hourly Wages for Direct Support Professionals, Child Care Workers and Child Care Counselors

Abbott House is pleased to announce that we have increased our starting hourly wage rates for Direct Support Professionals (SPDD), Child Care Workers (Group Homes), and Child Care Counselors (Non-Secure Detention), effective 8/2/2021.

The current starting wages are as follows:

  • Direct Support Professionals (full-time, part-time, per-diem) working in Westchester County and Rockland County have been raised to $15.00 an hour. The starting hourly wage rate for all Direct Support Professionals (full-time, part-time, per-diem) working in the Bronx has been raised to $16.61 an hour.
  • Child Care Workers (full-time, part-time, per-diem) working in Westchester County and Sullivan County have been raised to $15.00 an hour.
  • Child Care Counselors (full-time, part-time, per-diem) working in Queens has been raised to $17.00 an hour.
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