How much do Recreation Workers make in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC?

Percentile spread

For Recreation Workers, the published 10th percentile is $20,970 and the 90th percentile is $46,140. The difference is $25,170, which is 83.3% 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 $24,580 to the 75th at $35,610, covers $11,030.

The mean annual wage is $32,080, which sits above the median of $30,200. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC median is 17.4% lower than the national median of $36,560 for Recreation Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $32,383, which is 11.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.9% lower than the South Carolina median of $31,420.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 93.260, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $30,200 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Recreation Workers at $32,383 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

30 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Recreation Workers. Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC ranks 20th of 31 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).).

• Spartanburg, SC is 34 miles away, with a median of $28,280 and employment of 380. That median is 6.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,060, against $32,383 here.
• Asheville, NC is 65 miles away, with a median of $36,820 and employment of 410. That median is 21.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,153, against $32,383 here.
• Athens-Clarke County, GA is 69 miles away, with a median of $34,130 and employment of 240. That median is 13% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,564, against $32,383 here.

Employment share

Recreation Workers accounts for 0.20% of wage-and-salary employment in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC (890 of 434,900). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (331,490 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.96 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.