Recreation Workers salary
The median pay for recreation workers in the United States is $36,560 a year. About 331,490 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $27,600
- 25th percentile
- $31,780
- Median percentile
- $36,560
- 75th percentile
- $43,470
- 90th percentile
- $50,410
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 $46,460
- Washington $44,890
- South Dakota $42,270
- Hawaii $41,000
- California $39,780
- Oregon $39,610
- Colorado $38,820
- Massachusetts $38,540
- New York $38,040
- Alaska $37,510
- Minnesota $37,510
- Maine $37,450
- Vermont $37,450
- North Dakota $37,310
- Maryland $37,200
- New Hampshire $37,040
- New Jersey $36,880
- Connecticut $36,610
- Rhode Island $36,340
- Virginia $36,120
- Arizona $35,800
- Pennsylvania $35,710
- Wisconsin $35,530
- Florida $35,490
- Illinois $35,480
- Michigan $35,090
- Montana $35,090
- Nebraska $34,590
- Missouri $34,320
- Delaware $33,790
- Iowa $33,700
- Tennessee $33,580
- Utah $32,890
- North Carolina $32,720
- Texas $32,720
- Georgia $32,540
- Ohio $32,420
- Kentucky $32,400
- New Mexico $31,900
- Kansas $31,760
- Oklahoma $31,580
- South Carolina $31,420
- Wyoming $30,720
- Indiana $30,190
- Nevada $30,150
- Idaho $30,100
- West Virginia $29,710
- Louisiana $28,580
- Alabama $28,360
- Mississippi $28,060
- Arkansas $27,770
By metro area
- Fairbanks, AK $61,040
- San Jose, CA $57,580
- College Station, TX $47,870
- San Francisco, CA $46,290
- Bend, OR $46,230
- Seattle, WA $45,990
- Bozeman, MT $45,010
- Bellingham, WA $44,640
- Kennewick, WA $43,460
- Mount Vernon, WA $43,380
- Bremerton, WA $43,060
- Washington, DC $42,800
- Napa, CA $42,670
- Portland, OR $42,580
- Kahului, HI $41,420
- Urban Honolulu, HI $41,000
- San Diego, CA $40,380
- Olympia, WA $40,330
- Walla Walla, WA $40,250
- Yuba City, CA $40,100
- Sioux Falls, SD $40,050
- Santa Rosa, CA $40,010
- Rapid City, SD $39,850
- Denver, CO $39,640
- Barnstable Town, MA $39,430
- Boulder, CO $39,260
- Spokane, WA $39,260
- Santa Fe, NM $39,190
- Las Cruces, NM $39,140
- Warner Robins, GA $39,040
- Great Falls, MT $38,990
- Vallejo, CA $38,990
- Oxnard, CA $38,930
- Lexington Park, MD $38,880
- Santa Maria, CA $38,870
- Sacramento, CA $38,820
- Yakima, WA $38,820
- Los Angeles, CA $38,790
- Boston, MA $38,770
- Kenosha, WI $38,620
- Bismarck, ND $38,560
- New York, NY $38,440
- Santa Cruz, CA $38,340
- Norwich, CT $38,310
- Salinas, CA $38,260
- Austin, TX $38,230
- Portland, ME $38,230
- Minneapolis, MN $38,180
- Naples, FL $38,130
- Bakersfield, CA $38,060
- Wausau, WI $38,030
- Stockton, CA $37,960
- Worcester, MA $37,950
- Fort Collins, CO $37,930
- Traverse City, MI $37,860
- Riverside, CA $37,850
- Eugene, OR $37,740
- Bridgeport, CT $37,670
- Kiryas Joel, NY $37,650
- Salem, OR $37,630
- Colorado Springs, CO $37,600
- Wenatchee, WA $37,600
- Springfield, MA $37,500
- St. Joseph, MO $37,470
- Nashville, TN $37,460
- Racine, WI $37,460
- Longview, WA $37,450
- Pittsfield, MA $37,450
- Grand Forks, ND $37,420
- Medford, OR $37,400
- Greeley, CO $37,350
- Rochester, MN $37,280
- Anchorage, AK $37,240
- Modesto, CA $37,230
- Fargo, ND $37,190
- Burlington, VT $37,130
- Fresno, CA $37,080
- Virginia Beach, VA $37,050
- Savannah, GA $37,030
- San Luis Obispo, CA $37,010
- Port St. Lucie, FL $36,910
- Manchester, NH $36,870
- Columbia, MO $36,860
- North Port, FL $36,860
- St. Cloud, MN $36,840
- Tampa, FL $36,840
- Cape Coral, FL $36,830
- Asheville, NC $36,820
- Merced, CA $36,790
- Wilmington, NC $36,730
- Dubuque, IA $36,660
- Jackson, MI $36,660
- Morgantown, WV $36,650
- Visalia, CA $36,630
- Albany, OR $36,590
- Charleston, SC $36,550
- Grants Pass, OR $36,530
- Mobile, AL $36,530
- New Haven, CT $36,470
- Mankato, MN $36,440
- Charlottesville, VA $36,360
- Johnstown, PA $36,330
- Providence, RI $36,320
- Amherst Town, MA $36,280
- Kankakee, IL $36,270
- Lewiston, ME $36,230
- Battle Creek, MI $36,220
- Wildwood, FL $36,200
- Phoenix, AZ $36,190
- Binghamton, NY $36,170
- Des Moines, IA $36,150
- Atlanta, GA $36,080
- Duluth, MN $36,080
- Tucson, AZ $36,050
- Bloomington, IL $36,030
- Michigan City, IN $35,990
- Pittsburgh, PA $35,980
- Grand Rapids, MI $35,970
- Hanford, CA $35,970
- Hartford, CT $35,950