Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling salary
The median pay for entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling in the United States is $79,520 a year. About 37,980 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $46,270
- 25th percentile
- $61,060
- Median percentile
- $79,520
- 75th percentile
- $104,770
- 90th percentile
- $139,110
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $113,930
- Minnesota $107,660
- New York $98,390
- Colorado $97,000
- Washington $96,790
- Idaho $95,020
- Vermont $92,320
- New Jersey $89,590
- Massachusetts $89,450
- Wyoming $88,790
- Rhode Island $88,750
- Missouri $83,620
- Florida $83,520
- Georgia $83,470
- Maine $82,780
- Nevada $82,370
- Maryland $81,220
- Hawaii $81,160
- Kentucky $80,130
- New Hampshire $80,090
- California $79,550
- Utah $79,400
- South Carolina $79,110
- Texas $78,500
- Oklahoma $78,420
- Oregon $78,200
- Connecticut $78,010
- North Carolina $77,990
- Illinois $77,310
- Wisconsin $77,140
- Arizona $76,550
- South Dakota $76,000
- Virginia $74,800
- Alaska $70,700
- Tennessee $70,530
- Kansas $69,990
- Pennsylvania $68,990
- Iowa $68,320
- Mississippi $67,670
- Alabama $66,540
- Michigan $65,890
- Nebraska $63,270
- Indiana $62,760
- Louisiana $62,390
- Ohio $58,440
- Arkansas $49,640
- West Virginia $47,310
By metro area
- Minneapolis, MN $123,780
- Naples, FL $120,410
- Olympia, WA $116,000
- Seattle, WA $106,830
- Cape Coral, FL $105,500
- Denver, CO $100,500
- Lexington, KY $99,770
- Hilton Head Island, SC $99,640
- Burlington, VT $99,170
- Boise City, ID $98,740
- Colorado Springs, CO $98,560
- Salinas, CA $98,550
- Napa, CA $98,430
- Albany, NY $98,390
- Provo, UT $98,270
- Savannah, GA $97,900
- Boulder, CO $97,730
- Barnstable Town, MA $96,730
- Miami, FL $96,110
- New York, NY $94,390
- Boston, MA $94,290
- Washington, DC $94,220
- Bozeman, MT $94,030
- Oklahoma City, OK $93,220
- Port St. Lucie, FL $92,390
- Fort Collins, CO $91,730
- San Jose, CA $90,060
- Richmond, VA $89,580
- Atlanta, GA $88,410
- North Port, FL $86,460
- Bloomington, IL $86,300
- Trenton, NJ $85,990
- Anchorage, AK $84,960
- Atlantic City, NJ $84,650
- Springfield, MO $84,070
- Lakeland, FL $83,290
- Santa Rosa, CA $83,190
- San Francisco, CA $83,020
- Portland, ME $82,780
- Rapid City, SD $82,620
- Portland, OR $82,610
- Wilmington, NC $82,460
- Las Vegas, NV $82,450
- Salt Lake City, UT $82,120
- Durham, NC $82,090
- Bridgeport, CT $81,970
- Austin, TX $81,780
- Champaign, IL $81,690
- Raleigh, NC $81,620
- Dallas, TX $81,570
- Charleston, SC $81,470
- Charlotte, NC $81,450
- Orlando, FL $81,000
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $80,920
- Chicago, IL $80,570
- Vallejo, CA $80,520
- Santa Maria, CA $80,440
- St. Louis, MO $80,130
- Augusta, GA $80,020
- Bend, OR $79,970
- Knoxville, TN $79,950
- Oxnard, CA $79,830
- Spokane, WA $79,810
- Riverside, CA $79,530
- Iowa City, IA $79,480
- Sacramento, CA $79,390
- Greenville, SC $79,300
- Myrtle Beach, SC $79,110
- Corpus Christi, TX $79,020
- Philadelphia, PA $78,670
- Los Angeles, CA $78,200
- Milwaukee, WI $78,190
- Chico, CA $78,110
- Hartford, CT $78,060
- Buffalo, NY $78,000
- Providence, RI $77,830
- Santa Cruz, CA $77,610
- Manchester, NH $77,560
- Syracuse, NY $77,540
- Sioux Falls, SD $77,380
- Medford, OR $77,280
- New Orleans, LA $77,070
- Killeen, TX $77,030
- Virginia Beach, VA $76,910
- Memphis, TN $76,900
- Jacksonville, FL $76,890
- Bakersfield, CA $76,820
- Visalia, CA $76,820
- Houston, TX $76,810
- Des Moines, IA $76,800
- San Diego, CA $76,720
- Phoenix, AZ $76,500
- El Paso, TX $76,430
- Worcester, MA $76,210
- Tampa, FL $75,860
- Greensboro, NC $75,780
- Winston, NC $75,770
- Rochester, NY $75,730
- Modesto, CA $75,590
- Redding, CA $75,170
- Flagstaff, AZ $75,070
- Charlottesville, VA $75,040
- San Luis Obispo, CA $74,410
- Tucson, AZ $74,310
- Detroit, MI $74,030
- Hickory, NC $73,420
- Springfield, MA $72,760
- Kiryas Joel, NY $71,990
- Allentown, PA $71,800
- Lincoln, NE $71,200
- Fresno, CA $71,040
- Pittsburgh, PA $71,010
- Eugene, OR $70,820
- Nashville, TN $70,570
- Kalamazoo, MI $70,420
- Salem, OR $70,140
- Kansas City, MO $69,990
- Stockton, CA $69,770
- Fayetteville, AR $68,790
- Peoria, IL $68,630