How much do Recreation Workers make in Sandusky, OH?

Percentile spread

For Recreation Workers, the published 10th percentile is $23,000 and the 90th percentile is $47,000. The difference is $24,000, which is 81.9% 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 $27,460 to the 75th at $38,130, covers $10,670.

The mean annual wage is $33,120, which sits above the median of $29,320. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Sandusky, OH median is 19.8% lower than the national median of $36,560 for Recreation Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $32,840, which is 10.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.6% lower than the Ohio median of $32,420.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sandusky, OH is 89.281, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $29,320 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Recreation Workers at $32,840 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

33 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Recreation Workers. Sandusky, OH ranks 29th of 34 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).).

• Monroe, MI is 45 miles away, with a median of $34,610 and employment of 50. That median is 18% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,019, against $32,840 here.
• Toledo, OH is 46 miles away, with a median of $30,550 and employment of 520. That median is 4.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,404, against $32,840 here.
• Mansfield, OH is 53 miles away, with a median of $29,870 and employment of 80. That median is 1.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,610, against $32,840 here.

Employment share

Recreation Workers accounts for 0.46% of wage-and-salary employment in Sandusky, OH (230 of 50,100). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (331,490 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.15 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.