How much do Recreation Workers make in Port St. Lucie, FL?

Percentile spread

For Recreation Workers, the published 10th percentile is $29,120 and the 90th percentile is $48,190. The difference is $19,070, which is 51.7% 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 $31,490 to the 75th at $43,860, covers $12,370.

The mean annual wage is $37,850, which sits above the median of $36,910. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Port St. Lucie, FL median is 1% higher than the national median of $36,560 for Recreation Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $36,826, which is 0.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4% higher than the Florida median of $35,490.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Port St. Lucie, FL is 100.228, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,910 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Recreation Workers at $36,826 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Recreation Workers. Port St. Lucie, FL ranks 2nd of 16 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).).

• Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL is 34 miles away, with a median of $34,700 and employment of 100. That median is 6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,297, against $36,826 here.
• Sebring, FL is 57 miles away, with a median of $35,940 and employment of 110. That median is 2.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,867, against $36,826 here.
• Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL is 76 miles away, with a median of $35,460 and employment of 440. That median is 3.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,458, against $36,826 here.

Employment share

Recreation Workers accounts for 0.19% of wage-and-salary employment in Port St. Lucie, FL (330 of 170,820). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (331,490 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.91 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.