The annual salary statistics of recreation workers in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona is shown in Table 1. The wage data of recreation workers in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $28,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreation workers in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,070.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of recreation workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $32,710 | 9.35% | 26.05% |
| 2021 | $29,650 | 7.55% | - |
| 2020 | $27,410 | 7.48% | - |
| 2019 | $25,360 | 3.23% | - |
| 2018 | $24,540 | 0.86% | - |
| 2017 | $24,330 | -3.49% | - |
| 2016 | $25,180 | 5.16% | - |
| 2015 | $23,880 | -4.86% | - |
| 2014 | $25,040 | 0.72% | - |
| 2013 | $24,860 | 2.70% | - |
| 2012 | $24,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $32,710, Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale is the second highest paying city for recreation workers in state of Arizona, following the highest paying city Flagstaff (median annual salary of $34,430). Compared with Flagstaff, the median annual salary of recreation workers in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale is 5.0 percent (5.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Flagstaff | |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale | |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman | |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas | |
| Prescott | |
| North Arizona nonmetropolitan area | |
| Tucson | |
| Yuma | |
| Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area |