Recreational Therapists salary
The median pay for recreational therapists in the United States is $61,960 a year. About 14,930 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $40,990
- 25th percentile
- $50,240
- Median percentile
- $61,960
- 75th percentile
- $79,930
- 90th percentile
- $100,420
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
- California $98,170
- District of Columbia $95,640
- New Hampshire $82,280
- Nevada $78,730
- Washington $77,860
- Minnesota $76,360
- Colorado $66,580
- Oregon $66,530
- New York $65,520
- Hawaii $64,500
- Maryland $64,300
- Vermont $63,380
- Connecticut $63,240
- Nebraska $62,980
- Massachusetts $62,820
- Arizona $62,610
- Texas $62,490
- Michigan $61,700
- Virginia $61,270
- Ohio $60,770
- New Jersey $60,400
- Wisconsin $59,350
- Kentucky $59,240
- Pennsylvania $58,940
- Missouri $58,620
- North Dakota $58,370
- Florida $57,980
- Maine $57,560
- Alabama $57,360
- Utah $56,640
- Iowa $56,140
- Illinois $54,910
- Indiana $53,770
- Georgia $52,010
- Tennessee $51,910
- Louisiana $51,150
- Delaware $51,110
- Montana $51,110
- North Carolina $51,030
- Oklahoma $50,480
- Idaho $49,720
- New Mexico $49,210
- West Virginia $49,010
- South Carolina $48,880
- South Dakota $46,850
- Arkansas $42,670
- Kansas $40,010
- Mississippi $39,560
By metro area
- Stockton, CA $115,330
- Vallejo, CA $115,330
- Napa, CA $107,810
- San Francisco, CA $102,420
- San Jose, CA $101,670
- San Diego, CA $98,530
- Fresno, CA $98,160
- Riverside, CA $98,120
- Sacramento, CA $91,790
- Los Angeles, CA $91,740
- Seattle, WA $82,660
- Mankato, MN $81,950
- Las Vegas, NV $78,730
- Minneapolis, MN $73,980
- Portland, OR $72,390
- Washington, DC $71,050
- Ann Arbor, MI $70,960
- Cleveland, OH $67,390
- Denver, CO $66,840
- New Haven, CT $66,740
- New York, NY $66,050
- Spokane, WA $65,940
- Buffalo, NY $65,080
- Baltimore, MD $64,700
- Urban Honolulu, HI $64,500
- Hartford, CT $63,950
- Milwaukee, WI $63,950
- Cincinnati, OH $63,740
- Salt Lake City, UT $63,710
- Boston, MA $63,390
- Syracuse, NY $63,370
- Lincoln, NE $62,980
- St. Louis, MO $62,810
- Phoenix, AZ $62,610
- Detroit, MI $62,600
- Tampa, FL $62,390
- Des Moines, IA $62,000
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $61,840
- Albany, NY $61,830
- Oklahoma City, OK $61,550
- Richmond, VA $61,270
- Pittsburgh, PA $61,250
- Dallas, TX $61,000
- Madison, WI $60,960
- San Antonio, TX $60,750
- Atlanta, GA $60,640
- Columbus, OH $60,590
- Scranton, PA $60,550
- Iowa City, IA $60,140
- Virginia Beach, VA $59,560
- Bridgeport, CT $59,340
- Rochester, NY $58,980
- Philadelphia, PA $58,970
- Jacksonville, FL $58,710
- Omaha, NE $58,630
- Miami, FL $58,110
- Reno, NV $57,680
- Orlando, FL $57,290
- Provo, UT $55,690
- Grand Rapids, MI $55,340
- Memphis, TN $55,270
- Chicago, IL $54,460
- Nashville, TN $53,400
- Durham, NC $53,100
- Savannah, GA $53,080
- Indianapolis, IN $52,960
- Lancaster, PA $52,820
- Columbus, GA $52,750
- Charlotte, NC $52,170
- Augusta, GA $52,010
- Winston, NC $51,780
- Greenville, SC $50,470
- Ogden, UT $50,400
- Boise City, ID $49,720
- Chattanooga, TN $48,590
- Baton Rouge, LA $48,000
- Allentown, PA $47,540
- Kansas City, MO $45,270
- Columbia, SC $43,730
- Topeka, KS $42,180
- Harrisburg, PA $39,260
- Jackson, MS $38,800
- Wichita, KS $36,780