SOC 39-9032 · Personal Care and Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Recreation Workers make in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Recreation Workers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is $38,230. The 10th percentile is $27,040 and the 90th percentile is $49,300. Employment is 1,880.

Median annual wage

$38,230

10th percentile
$27,040
25th percentile
$30,470
Median
$38,230
75th percentile
$45,970
90th percentile
$49,300
Mean
$39,560

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Recreation Workers, the published 10th percentile is $27,040 and the 90th percentile is $49,300. The difference is $22,260, which is 58.2% 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 $30,470 to the 75th at $45,970, covers $15,500.

The mean annual wage is $39,560, which sits above the median of $38,230. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX median is 4.6% higher than the national median of $36,560 for Recreation Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $38,984, which is 6.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16.8% higher than the Texas median of $32,720.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 98.066, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $38,230 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Recreation Workers at $38,984 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Recreation Workers. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ranks 2nd of 10 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).).

  • Killeen-Temple, TX is 66 miles away, with a median of $32,750 and employment of 240. That median is 14.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,937, against $38,984 here.
  • College Station-Bryan, TX is 77 miles away, with a median of $47,870 and employment of 1,170. That median is 25.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,633, against $38,984 here.
  • San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 80 miles away, with a median of $33,780 and employment of 1,190. That median is 11.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,665, against $38,984 here.

Employment share

Recreation Workers accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (1,880 of 1,293,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (331,490 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.68 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Recreation Workers in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is $38,230. The 10th percentile is $27,040 and the 90th percentile is $49,300. Employment is 1,880.

How does that compare with the national median for Recreation Workers?

The local median is 4.6% higher than the national median of $36,560.

What is Recreation Workers pay in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 98.066, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $38,230 is $38,984. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX compare with nearby metros for Recreation Workers?

Killeen-Temple, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 66 miles away, at $32,750. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX ranks 2nd of 10 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.