SOC 39-3091 · Personal Care and Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Amusement and Recreation Attendants make in Pittsburgh, PA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Amusement and Recreation Attendants in Pittsburgh, PA is $27,370. The 10th percentile is $18,720 and the 90th percentile is $36,190. Employment is 3,400.

Median annual wage

$27,370

10th percentile
$18,720
25th percentile
$21,890
Median
$27,370
75th percentile
$32,020
90th percentile
$36,190
Mean
$27,400

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Amusement and Recreation Attendants, the published 10th percentile is $18,720 and the 90th percentile is $36,190. The difference is $17,470, which is 63.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $21,890 to the 75th at $32,020, covers $10,130.

The mean annual wage is $27,400, which sits above the median of $27,370. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Pittsburgh, PA median is 14.9% lower than the national median of $32,150 for Amusement and Recreation Attendants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $28,911, which is 10.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.6% lower than the Pennsylvania median of $28,090.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Pittsburgh, PA is 94.671, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $27,370 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Amusement and Recreation Attendants at $28,911 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

32 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Amusement and Recreation Attendants. Pittsburgh, PA ranks 15th of 33 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH is 44 miles away, with a median of $22,690 and employment of 70. That median is 17.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $25,488, against $28,911 here.
  • Johnstown, PA is 61 miles away, with a median of $21,640 and employment of 70. That median is 20.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $25,184, against $28,911 here.
  • Wheeling, WV-OH is 62 miles away, with a median of $24,650 and employment of 130. That median is 9.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $27,909, against $28,911 here.

Employment share

Amusement and Recreation Attendants accounts for 0.31% of wage-and-salary employment in Pittsburgh, PA (3,400 of 1,114,490). Nationally the occupation is 0.26% of employment (397,830 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.19 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Amusement and Recreation Attendants make in Pittsburgh, PA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Amusement and Recreation Attendants in Pittsburgh, PA is $27,370. The 10th percentile is $18,720 and the 90th percentile is $36,190. Employment is 3,400.

How does that compare with the national median for Amusement and Recreation Attendants?

The local median is 14.9% lower than the national median of $32,150.

What is Amusement and Recreation Attendants pay in Pittsburgh, PA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Pittsburgh, PA is 94.671, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $27,370 is $28,911. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Pittsburgh, PA compare with nearby metros for Amusement and Recreation Attendants?

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 44 miles away, at $22,690. Pittsburgh, PA ranks 15th of 33 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.