How much do Recreation Workers make in Fresno, CA?

Percentile spread

For Recreation Workers, the published 10th percentile is $34,320 and the 90th percentile is $47,000. The difference is $12,680, which is 34.2% 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 $34,630 to the 75th at $43,790, covers $9,160.

The mean annual wage is $39,930, which sits above the median of $37,080. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fresno, CA median is 1.4% higher than the national median of $36,560 for Recreation Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $36,297, which is 0.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.8% lower than the California median of $39,780.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fresno, CA is 102.158, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,080 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Recreation Workers at $36,297 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

18 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Recreation Workers. Fresno, CA ranks 14th of 19 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).).

• Hanford-Corcoran, CA is 56 miles away, with a median of $35,970 and employment of 50. That median is 3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,399, against $36,297 here.
• Merced, CA is 62 miles away, with a median of $36,790 and employment of 160. That median is 0.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,436, against $36,297 here.
• Visalia, CA is 67 miles away, with a median of $36,630 and employment of 330. That median is 1.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,694, against $36,297 here.

Employment share

Recreation Workers accounts for 0.19% of wage-and-salary employment in Fresno, CA (900 of 476,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (331,490 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.89 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.