How much do Recreation Workers make in Wichita, KS?

Percentile spread

For Recreation Workers, the published 10th percentile is $23,160 and the 90th percentile is $39,870. The difference is $16,710, which is 57.3% 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 $24,100 to the 75th at $36,120, covers $12,020.

The mean annual wage is $30,870, which sits above the median of $29,170. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wichita, KS median is 20.2% lower than the national median of $36,560 for Recreation Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $32,795, which is 10.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.2% lower than the Kansas median of $31,760.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wichita, KS is 88.946, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $29,170 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Recreation Workers at $32,795 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Recreation Workers. Wichita, KS ranks 7th of 8 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).).

• Tulsa, OK is 112 miles away, with a median of $33,780 and employment of 520. That median is 15.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,864, against $32,795 here.
• Manhattan, KS is 119 miles away, with a median of $29,900 and employment of 90. That median is 2.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,163, against $32,795 here.
• Topeka, KS is 125 miles away, with a median of $31,040 and employment of 190. That median is 6.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,947, against $32,795 here.

Employment share

Recreation Workers accounts for 0.22% of wage-and-salary employment in Wichita, KS (690 of 308,570). Nationally the occupation is 0.21% of employment (331,490 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.05 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.