SOC 39-9032 · Personal Care and Service Occupations · May 2025
How much do Recreation Workers make in Ann Arbor, MI?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Recreation Workers in Ann Arbor, MI is $35,090. The 10th percentile is $35,090 and the 90th percentile is $39,970. Employment is 3,190.
Median annual wage
$35,090
- 10th percentile
- $35,090
- 25th percentile
- $35,090
- Median
- $35,090
- 75th percentile
- $39,970
- 90th percentile
- $39,970
- Mean
- $37,290
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Recreation Workers, the published 10th percentile is $35,090 and the 90th percentile is $39,970. The difference is $4,880, which is 13.9% 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 $35,090 to the 75th at $39,970, covers $4,880.
The mean annual wage is $37,290, which sits above the median of $35,090. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Ann Arbor, MI median is 4% lower than the national median of $36,560 for Recreation Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $34,784, which is 4.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is about the same as the Michigan median of $35,090.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Ann Arbor, MI is 100.880, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $35,090 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Recreation Workers at $34,784 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
31 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Recreation Workers. Ann Arbor, MI ranks 6th of 32 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).).
- Jackson, MI is 30 miles away, with a median of $36,660 and employment of 110. That median is 4.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,944, against $34,784 here.
- Monroe, MI is 30 miles away, with a median of $34,610 and employment of 50. That median is 1.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,019, against $34,784 here.
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 46 miles away, with a median of $34,400 and employment of 3,350. That median is 2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,298, against $34,784 here.
Employment share
Recreation Workers accounts for 1.5% of wage-and-salary employment in Ann Arbor, MI (3,190 of 219,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (331,490 of 155,495,730). The local share is 6.81 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Ann Arbor, MI · Recreation Workers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Recreation Workers make in Ann Arbor, MI?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Recreation Workers in Ann Arbor, MI is $35,090. The 10th percentile is $35,090 and the 90th percentile is $39,970. Employment is 3,190.
How does that compare with the national median for Recreation Workers?
The local median is 4% lower than the national median of $36,560.
What is Recreation Workers pay in Ann Arbor, MI after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Ann Arbor, MI is 100.880, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $35,090 is $34,784. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Ann Arbor, MI compare with nearby metros for Recreation Workers?
Jackson, MI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 30 miles away, at $36,660. Ann Arbor, MI ranks 6th of 32 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.