Recreation Workers salary by location
National median: $36,560 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $61,040 | +67.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $57,580 | +57.5% | 2,620 | 2025 |
| College Station, TX | metropolitan | $47,870 | +30.9% | 1,170 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $46,460 | +27.1% | 470 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $46,290 | +26.6% | 6,510 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $46,230 | +26.4% | 290 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $45,990 | +25.8% | 3,600 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $45,010 | +23.1% | 70 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $44,890 | +22.8% | 6,380 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $44,640 | +22.1% | 260 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $43,460 | +18.9% | 120 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $43,380 | +18.7% | 160 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $43,060 | +17.8% | 220 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $42,800 | +17.1% | 4,360 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $42,670 | +16.7% | 240 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $42,580 | +16.5% | 2,660 | 2025 |
| SD | state | $42,270 | +15.6% | 650 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $41,420 | +13.3% | 60 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $41,000 | +12.1% | 1,590 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $41,000 | +12.1% | 1,410 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $40,380 | +10.4% | 4,200 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $40,330 | +10.3% | 210 | 2025 |
| Walla Walla, WA | metropolitan | $40,250 | +10.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $40,100 | +9.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | metropolitan | $40,050 | +9.5% | 180 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $40,010 | +9.4% | 760 | 2025 |
| Rapid City, SD | metropolitan | $39,850 | +9.0% | 100 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $39,780 | +8.8% | 48,560 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $39,640 | +8.4% | 3,110 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $39,610 | +8.3% | 4,640 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $39,430 | +7.9% | 320 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $39,260 | +7.4% | 370 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $39,260 | +7.4% | 510 | 2025 |
| Santa Fe, NM | metropolitan | $39,190 | +7.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Las Cruces, NM | metropolitan | $39,140 | +7.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| Warner Robins, GA | metropolitan | $39,040 | +6.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $38,990 | +6.6% | 550 | 2025 |
| Great Falls, MT | metropolitan | $38,990 | +6.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $38,930 | +6.5% | 1,030 | 2025 |
| Lexington Park, MD | metropolitan | $38,880 | +6.3% | 100 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $38,870 | +6.3% | 430 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $38,820 | +6.2% | 2,810 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $38,820 | +6.2% | 6,100 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $38,820 | +6.2% | 170 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $38,790 | +6.1% | 17,850 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $38,770 | +6.0% | 8,720 | 2025 |
| Kenosha, WI | metropolitan | $38,620 | +5.6% | 140 | 2025 |
| Bismarck, ND | metropolitan | $38,560 | +5.5% | 120 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $38,540 | +5.4% | 11,280 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $38,440 | +5.1% | 21,900 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $38,340 | +4.9% | 280 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $38,310 | +4.8% | 290 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $38,260 | +4.6% | 550 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $38,230 | +4.6% | 610 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $38,230 | +4.6% | 1,880 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $38,180 | +4.4% | 4,960 | 2025 |
| Naples, FL | metropolitan | $38,130 | +4.3% | 290 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $38,060 | +4.1% | 1,260 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $38,040 | +4.0% | 24,790 | 2025 |
| Wausau, WI | metropolitan | $38,030 | +4.0% | 80 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $37,960 | +3.8% | 990 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $37,950 | +3.8% | 1,010 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $37,930 | +3.7% | 350 | 2025 |
| Traverse City, MI | metropolitan | $37,860 | +3.6% | 140 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $37,850 | +3.5% | 3,380 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $37,740 | +3.2% | 400 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $37,670 | +3.0% | 1,410 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $37,650 | +3.0% | 670 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $37,630 | +2.9% | 380 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $37,600 | +2.8% | 520 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $37,600 | +2.8% | 120 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $37,510 | +2.6% | 7,940 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $37,510 | +2.6% | 630 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $37,500 | +2.6% | 590 | 2025 |
| St. Joseph, MO | metropolitan | $37,470 | +2.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| Racine, WI | metropolitan | $37,460 | +2.5% | 160 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | metropolitan | $37,460 | +2.5% | 1,070 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | metropolitan | $37,450 | +2.4% | 180 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $37,450 | +2.4% | 840 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $37,450 | +2.4% | 1,260 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $37,450 | +2.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| Grand Forks, ND | metropolitan | $37,420 | +2.4% | 90 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $37,400 | +2.3% | 180 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $37,350 | +2.2% | 230 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $37,310 | +2.1% | 730 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $37,280 | +2.0% | 230 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $37,240 | +1.9% | 350 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $37,230 | +1.8% | 1,000 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $37,200 | +1.8% | 4,350 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | metropolitan | $37,190 | +1.7% | 230 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $37,130 | +1.6% | 400 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $37,080 | +1.4% | 900 | 2025 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | metropolitan | $37,050 | +1.3% | 2,310 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $37,040 | +1.3% | 2,030 | 2025 |
| Savannah, GA | metropolitan | $37,030 | +1.3% | 370 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $37,010 | +1.2% | 350 | 2025 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | metropolitan | $36,910 | +1.0% | 330 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $36,880 | +0.9% | 7,550 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $36,870 | +0.8% | 480 | 2025 |
| North Port, FL | metropolitan | $36,860 | +0.8% | 800 | 2025 |