How much do Recreation Workers make in Harrisonburg, VA?

Percentile spread

For Recreation Workers, the published 10th percentile is $27,420 and the 90th percentile is $51,650. The difference is $24,230, which is 71.3% 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 $30,850 to the 75th at $39,780, covers $8,930.

The mean annual wage is $37,320, which sits above the median of $34,000. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Harrisonburg, VA median is 7% lower than the national median of $36,560 for Recreation Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $35,830, which is 2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.9% lower than the Virginia median of $36,120.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Harrisonburg, VA is 94.892, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $34,000 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Recreation Workers at $35,830 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

37 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Recreation Workers. Harrisonburg, VA ranks 18th of 38 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).).

• Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA is 27 miles away, with a median of $32,150 and employment of 100. That median is 5.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,280, against $35,830 here.
• Charlottesville, VA is 42 miles away, with a median of $36,360 and employment of 330. That median is 6.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,673, against $35,830 here.
• Winchester, VA-WV is 57 miles away, with a median of $33,770 and employment of 110. That median is 0.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,013, against $35,830 here.