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Recreational Therapists salary in Texas

The median recreational therapists in Texas earns $62,490 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,366 a month.

10th percentile
$36,210
25th percentile
$47,550
Median percentile
$62,490
75th percentile
$99,260
90th percentile
$213,790

Based on 800 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$52,391 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,490
Federal income tax−$5,319
Social Security + Medicare−$4,780
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,366
Every two weeks$2,015

Does it go far here?

$64,385Median pay in Texas is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.1 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,403 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Texas

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$410,150
Neurologists$360,640
Physicians, Pathologists$345,830
Radiologists$319,320
Emergency Medicine Physicians$316,830
Dentists, All Other Specialists$286,510
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$271,960
Physicians, All Other$269,800

All recreational therapists salaries · Take-home pay in Texas