How much do Recreation Workers make in Fond du Lac, WI?

Percentile spread

For Recreation Workers, the published 10th percentile is $20,920 and the 90th percentile is $46,980. The difference is $26,060, which is 113.4% 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 $22,490 to the 75th at $36,250, covers $13,760.

The mean annual wage is $30,600, which sits above the median of $22,980. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fond du Lac, WI median is 37.1% lower than the national median of $36,560 for Recreation Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $25,076, which is 31.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 35.3% lower than the Wisconsin median of $35,530.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fond du Lac, WI is 91.643, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $22,980 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Recreation Workers at $25,076 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

27 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Recreation Workers. Fond du Lac, WI ranks 28th of 28 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).).

• Oshkosh-Neenah, WI is 24 miles away, with a median of $35,600 and employment of 300. That median is 54.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,309, against $25,076 here.
• Appleton, WI is 38 miles away, with a median of $35,390 and employment of 290. That median is 54% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,293, against $25,076 here.
• Sheboygan, WI is 38 miles away, with a median of $32,190 and employment of 190. That median is 40.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,240, against $25,076 here.

Employment share

Recreation Workers accounts for 0.30% of wage-and-salary employment in Fond du Lac, WI (130 of 43,900). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (331,490 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.39 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.