SOC 39-9032 · Personal Care and Service Occupations

Recreation Workers wages by metro

National median annual wage

$36,560

10th percentile: $27,600
25th percentile: $31,780
Median: $36,560
75th percentile: $43,470
90th percentile: $50,410
Mean: $38,520

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 331,490.

That median is 28.3% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

A welder working in a workshop — A welder at a workshop bench. Photograph by ABDULIUMAR. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Recreation Workers.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Fairbanks-College, AK	50	$37,330	$61,040	$96,370
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	2,620	$40,050	$57,580	$61,520
College Station-Bryan, TX	1,170	$23,900	$47,870	$47,870
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	6,510	$37,980	$46,290	$61,920
Bend, OR	290	$37,170	$46,230	$58,360
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	3,600	$36,600	$45,990	$61,070
Bozeman, MT	70	$31,960	$45,010	$65,950
Bellingham, WA	260	$35,950	$44,640	$60,010
Kennewick-Richland, WA	120	$34,990	$43,460	$60,590
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	160	$35,730	$43,380	$56,110
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	220	$35,400	$43,060	$57,010
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	4,360	$32,910	$42,800	$62,000
Napa, CA	240	$35,130	$42,670	$59,180
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	2,660	$35,250	$42,580	$58,940
Kahului-Wailuku, HI	60	$36,650	$41,420	$53,580
Urban Honolulu, HI	1,410	$31,690	$41,000	$41,000
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	4,200	$36,790	$40,380	$48,480
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	210	$35,910	$40,330	$56,530
Walla Walla, WA	50	$34,650	$40,250	$52,310
Yuba City, CA	70	$35,040	$40,100	$48,150

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Recreation Workers jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	21,900	$34,460	$38,440	$54,990
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	17,850	$36,100	$38,790	$48,790
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	13,670	$31,200	$35,830	$48,130
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	9,200	$31,280	$36,190	$53,180
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	8,720	$32,910	$38,770	$50,580
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	6,510	$37,980	$46,290	$61,920
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	5,610	$29,410	$35,460	$49,860
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	5,160	$23,680	$32,720	$48,530
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	5,160	$29,530	$35,710	$55,230
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	4,960	$29,570	$38,180	$56,110
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	4,460	$22,910	$31,200	$46,710
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	4,420	$23,400	$36,080	$49,850
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	4,360	$32,910	$42,800	$62,000
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	4,200	$36,790	$40,380	$48,480
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	3,600	$36,600	$45,990	$61,070
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	3,380	$35,090	$37,850	$49,780
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	3,350	$29,020	$34,400	$51,630
Ann Arbor, MI	3,190	$35,090	$35,090	$39,970
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	3,110	$31,680	$39,640	$50,820
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	2,860	$29,370	$36,840	$49,070

States and territories

State estimates for Recreation Workers, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
District of Columbia	470	$37,990	$46,460	$66,750
Washington	6,380	$35,660	$44,890	$59,790
South Dakota	650	$32,390	$42,270	$60,470
Hawaii	1,590	$31,690	$41,000	$45,270
California	48,560	$35,900	$39,780	$56,150
Oregon	4,640	$32,330	$39,610	$56,730
Colorado	6,100	$31,080	$38,820	$53,580
Massachusetts	11,280	$32,910	$38,540	$50,090
New York	24,790	$33,260	$38,040	$54,610
Alaska	630	$36,720	$37,510	$66,140
Minnesota	7,940	$29,460	$37,510	$52,190
Maine	1,260	$30,790	$37,450	$53,620
Vermont	840	$32,130	$37,450	$51,310
North Dakota	730	$22,250	$37,310	$54,000
Maryland	4,350	$32,390	$37,200	$56,160
New Hampshire	2,030	$27,040	$37,040	$51,240
New Jersey	7,550	$32,220	$36,880	$49,240
Connecticut	5,000	$34,010	$36,610	$51,340
Rhode Island	770	$31,290	$36,340	$52,920
Virginia	9,260	$27,390	$36,120	$53,800
Arizona	12,650	$31,130	$35,800	$51,310
Pennsylvania	9,850	$24,940	$35,710	$55,030
Wisconsin	6,840	$26,440	$35,530	$50,980
Florida	18,010	$29,130	$35,490	$49,130
Illinois	17,650	$31,200	$35,480	$47,480
Michigan	10,850	$29,020	$35,090	$47,740
Montana	800	$29,070	$35,090	$50,020
Nebraska	1,510	$28,520	$34,590	$46,500
Missouri	5,380	$28,600	$34,320	$46,830
Delaware	1,230	$31,200	$33,790	$44,930
Iowa	2,870	$24,420	$33,700	$46,740
Tennessee	3,420	$23,960	$33,580	$46,550
Virgin Islands	30	$28,130	$33,400	$41,620
Utah	5,760	$22,520	$32,890	$47,450
North Carolina	9,520	$22,060	$32,720	$50,810
Texas	18,660	$22,910	$32,720	$47,870
Georgia	8,160	$22,340	$32,540	$48,870
Ohio	12,340	$24,580	$32,420	$47,220
Kentucky	3,290	$22,770	$32,400	$46,120
New Mexico	870	$26,510	$31,900	$52,960
Kansas	2,990	$22,160	$31,760	$45,250
Oklahoma	2,380	$21,330	$31,580	$47,390
South Carolina	5,270	$21,050	$31,420	$48,230
Wyoming	790	$25,720	$30,720	$49,300
Indiana	8,050	$22,470	$30,190	$45,710
Nevada	2,570	$26,930	$30,150	$50,220
Idaho	2,080	$21,150	$30,100	$50,370
West Virginia	1,410	$22,340	$29,710	$53,400
Louisiana	2,830	$19,300	$28,580	$45,320
Alabama	4,700	$19,150	$28,360	$45,110
Mississippi	2,220	$19,350	$28,060	$40,710
Arkansas	1,740	$23,700	$27,770	$42,530
Puerto Rico	850	$21,840	$22,210	$31,890

Other personal care and service occupations

Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Recreation Workers?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Recreation Workers is $36,560. Employment is 331,490.

How does Recreation Workers pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Recreation Workers is 28.3% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Recreation Workers?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Fairbanks-College, AK is highest on this page's list at $61,040.