Highest-paying Cities for Recreation Workers

The top 100 highest paying cities for recreation workers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of recreation workers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $50,860, East Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho is the highest paying city for recreation workers. It is followed by Fairbanks, Alaska (average annual salary $48,400). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of recreation workers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Recreation Workers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	East Idaho nonmetropolitan area, Idaho	$50,860	$21,880	70
2	Fairbanks, Alaska	$48,400	$27,160	40
3	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$41,560	$36,620	2,010
4	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$41,500	$27,470	90
5	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$41,260	$31,640	80
6	Rapid City, South Dakota	$39,530	$28,030	90
7	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$39,220	$33,410	2,480
8	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$38,700	$30,250	130
9	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$38,440	$33,730	5,570
10	Western South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$38,240	$28,280	130
11	Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$37,750	$19,500	50
12	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$37,690	$28,360	3,190
13	Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$37,650	$28,710	290
14	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$37,410	$30,300	390
15	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$37,250	$26,060	4,460
16	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$37,160	$30,480	1,380
17	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$37,120	$27,820	260
18	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$36,710	$31,070	310
19	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	$36,420	$26,380	220
20	Walla Walla, Washington	$36,360	$30,590	30
21	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$36,310	$32,460	240
22	Kingston, New York	$36,290	$28,790	180
23	East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$36,240	$24,490	190
24	Decatur, Alabama	$36,230	$21,820	70
25	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$36,120	$24,420	500
26	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$36,090	$28,130	140
27	Olympia, Washington	$35,980	$31,070	170
28	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$35,920	$28,910	15,920
29	Far Western North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$35,920	$26,680	60
30	Manchester, New Hampshire	$35,750	$23,470	240
31	Duluth, Wisconsin	$35,740	$26,870	310
32	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$35,670	$28,090	230
33	Bellingham, Washington	$35,670	$31,150	180
34	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$35,570	$32,160	680
35	Rochester, Minnesota	$35,540	$26,710	180
36	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$35,530	$30,330	5,880
37	Fayetteville, North Carolina	$35,490	$21,340	160
38	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$35,460	$28,110	330
39	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$35,460	$20,970	170
40	Medford, Oregon	$35,340	$27,590	110
41	Danbury, Connecticut	$35,280	$28,670	190
42	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$35,160	$30,810	90
43	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$35,120	$31,440	240
44	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$35,110	$23,240	290
45	Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$35,110	$22,350	150
46	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$34,940	$30,660	180
47	Salem, Oregon	$34,930	$27,230	270
48	East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area, Arkansas	$34,920	$22,880	50
49	Fargo, North Dakota	$34,910	$26,420	250
50	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$34,900	$31,250	350
51	Longview, Washington	$34,850	$30,920	70
52	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$34,790	$28,370	210
53	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$34,750	$27,560	4,410
54	Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$34,670	$28,100	220
55	Napa, California	$34,660	$32,330	180
56	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$34,640	$31,220	120
57	Ames, Iowa	$34,610	$23,220	40
58	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$34,600	$28,360	2,130
59	Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$34,570	$24,900	250
60	Anchorage, Alaska	$34,520	$26,780	170
61	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$34,450	$28,280	120
62	Flagstaff, Arizona	$34,430	$28,020	360
63	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$34,420	$29,260	350
64	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$34,410	$30,440	80
65	Northeastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$34,370	$18,850	50
66	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$34,320	$27,560	200
67	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$34,320	$30,140	120
68	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$34,300	$32,080	450
69	Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$34,230	$22,510	240
70	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, Michigan	$34,210	$23,960	70
71	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$34,190	$31,200	2,230
72	Merced, California	$34,130	$29,350	90
73	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$34,100	$34,100	1,250
74	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$34,050	$23,740	150
75	Yakima, Washington	$34,020	$30,140	140
76	Ithaca, New York	$33,960	$27,780	100
77	Sherman-Denison, Texas	$33,950	$15,550	40
78	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$33,920	$31,040	15,880
79	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$33,890	$27,040	70
80	Salinas, California	$33,750	$30,910	510
81	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$33,710	$30,680	3,320
82	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$33,580	$31,390	260
83	Yuba City, California	$33,490	$30,520	100
84	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$33,480	$30,140	320
85	Grand Junction, Colorado	$33,470	$27,230	110
86	Stockton, California	$33,460	$30,470	420
87	Springfield, Massachusetts	$33,450	$29,640	800
88	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$33,420	$30,930	140
89	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$33,420	$30,610	640
90	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$33,380	$30,050	170
91	St Cloud, Minnesota	$33,280	$25,050	190
92	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$33,280	$30,020	610
93	Midland, Texas	$33,230	$20,260	70
94	Worcester, Massachusetts	$33,220	$30,060	740
95	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$33,190	$29,640	160
96	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$33,120	$30,750	350
97	Spokane, Washington	$33,090	$31,010	380
98	Bend, Oregon	$33,090	$28,530	170
99	Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$33,060	$24,660	160
100	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$33,060	$29,710	100

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for recreation workers.