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

How much do Recreation Workers make in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Recreation Workers in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is $28,850. The 10th percentile is $26,480 and the 90th percentile is $50,220. Employment is 1,700.

Median annual wage

$28,850

10th percentile
$26,480
25th percentile
$26,930
Median
$28,850
75th percentile
$35,230
90th percentile
$50,220
Mean
$34,120

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Recreation Workers, the published 10th percentile is $26,480 and the 90th percentile is $50,220. The difference is $23,740, which is 82.3% 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 $26,930 to the 75th at $35,230, covers $8,300.

The mean annual wage is $34,120, which sits above the median of $28,850. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV median is 21.1% lower than the national median of $36,560 for Recreation Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $28,788, which is 21.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.3% lower than the Nevada median of $30,150.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 100.215, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $28,850 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Recreation Workers at $28,788 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Recreation Workers. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV ranks 6th of 6 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).).

  • Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ is 79 miles away, with a median of $34,660 and employment of 300. That median is 20.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,834, against $28,788 here.
  • St. George, UT is 111 miles away, with a median of $35,950 and employment of 280. That median is 24.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,940, against $28,788 here.
  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 132 miles away, with a median of $37,850 and employment of 3,380. That median is 31.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,559, against $28,788 here.

Employment share

Recreation Workers accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV (1,700 of 1,136,960). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (331,490 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.70 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Recreation Workers make in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Recreation Workers in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is $28,850. The 10th percentile is $26,480 and the 90th percentile is $50,220. Employment is 1,700.

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

The local median is 21.1% lower than the national median of $36,560.

What is Recreation Workers pay in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 100.215, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $28,850 is $28,788. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV compare with nearby metros for Recreation Workers?

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 79 miles away, at $34,660. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV ranks 6th of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.