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Recreation Worker Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

The annual salary statistics of recreation workers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of recreation workers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Recreation Workers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,680
25th Percentile Wage
$31,740
50th Percentile Wage
$33,710
75th Percentile Wage
$35,510
90th Percentile Wage
$44,780

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreation workers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,680.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of recreation workers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$33,710
9.20% 30.91%
2021
$30,610
-0.23% -
2020
$30,680
7.76% -
2019
$28,300
5.12% -
2018
$26,850
2.12% -
2017
$26,280
2.63% -
2016
$25,590
4.30% -
2015
$24,490
6.49% -
2014
$22,900
-2.01% -
2013
$23,360
0.30% -
2012
$23,290
- -

Table 2. Compare Recreation Worker Salary in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,710 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for recreation workers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of recreation workers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 18.9 percent (18.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 36.2 percent (36.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$41,560
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$38,440
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$37,250
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$36,710
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$35,570
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$35,120
Napa
$34,660
Vallejo-Fairfield
$34,300
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$34,190
Merced
$34,130
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$33,920
Salinas
$33,750
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$33,710
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$33,580
Yuba City
$33,490
Stockton
$33,460
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$33,420
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$33,420
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$33,280
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$33,120
Madera-Chowchilla
$33,060
Bakersfield-Delano
$32,980
Modesto
$32,690
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$32,230
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$32,000
Chico
$31,580
Visalia-Porterville
$31,520
Redding
$31,520
El Centro
$31,450
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$31,410
Fresno
$31,200
Hanford-Corcoran
$31,110
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$30,800
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$29,710
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$27,550
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$26,920
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$24,060
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$23,920
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$21,500

See also: Top paying jobs in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California.