The highest-paying states for amusement and recreation attendants (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 amusement and recreation attendants in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $34,150, Washington is the highest paying state for amusement and recreation attendants. It is followed by California (average annual salary $33,040). 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 amusement and recreation attendants in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $34,150 |
$30,180 | 5,280 |
| 2 | California | $33,040 |
$29,860 | 48,510 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $33,020 |
$29,850 | 2,930 |
| 4 | District of Columbia | $32,810 |
$31,620 | 170 |
| 5 | Hawaii | $31,830 |
$22,830 | 2,990 |
| 6 | New York | $31,510 |
$27,610 | 10,370 |
| 7 | Colorado | $31,210 |
$27,930 | 7,520 |
| 8 | Alaska | $30,530 |
$22,880 | 310 |
| 9 | Maryland | $29,870 |
$26,010 | 5,760 |
| 10 | Oregon | $29,840 |
$27,130 | 2,420 |
| 11 | New Jersey | $29,330 |
$27,040 | 7,960 |
| 12 | Vermont | $29,110 |
$26,830 | 530 |
| 13 | Maine | $28,930 |
$27,020 | 810 |
| 14 | Arizona | $28,490 |
$26,870 | 6,400 |
| 15 | Connecticut | $28,390 |
$27,280 | 2,420 |
| 16 | Rhode Island | $27,980 |
$25,480 | 1,100 |
| 17 | North Dakota | $27,880 |
$21,100 | 1,390 |
| 18 | Minnesota | $27,860 |
$22,860 | 5,860 |
| 19 | Illinois | $27,480 |
$24,960 | 7,320 |
| 20 | Montana | $26,980 |
$21,160 | 990 |
| 21 | Florida | $26,960 |
$21,870 | 44,680 |
| 22 | Michigan | $26,260 |
$21,720 | 10,720 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | $26,210 |
$18,720 | 3,910 |
| 24 | Arkansas | $25,780 |
$23,190 | 1,740 |
| 25 | Delaware | $25,080 |
$21,840 | 1,430 |
| 26 | New Mexico | $25,060 |
$23,920 | 650 |
| 27 | South Dakota | $24,770 |
$22,290 | 1,690 |
| 28 | Virgin Islands | $24,660 |
$21,840 | 40 |
| 29 | Louisiana | $24,630 |
$16,960 | 970 |
| 30 | Tennessee | $24,300 |
$17,670 | 4,350 |
| 31 | Missouri | $24,200 |
$23,190 | 5,640 |
| 32 | Utah | $24,140 |
$18,630 | 4,120 |
| 33 | New Hampshire | $24,010 |
$17,320 | 1,270 |
| 34 | Virginia | $23,590 |
$22,880 | 9,090 |
| 35 | Nebraska | $23,560 |
$19,640 | 1,850 |
| 36 | Indiana | $23,520 |
$18,020 | 5,720 |
| 37 | Nevada | $23,030 |
$20,270 | 5,020 |
| 38 | Wyoming | $22,870 |
$20,260 | 810 |
| 39 | Texas | $22,850 |
$17,180 | 22,710 |
| 40 | Iowa | $22,770 |
$18,670 | 4,590 |
| 41 | Idaho | $22,540 |
$18,720 | 1,490 |
| 42 | Ohio | $22,480 |
$20,390 | 12,800 |
| 43 | West Virginia | $22,270 |
$18,770 | 1,050 |
| 44 | South Carolina | $22,120 |
$16,920 | 6,550 |
| 45 | North Carolina | $22,030 |
$17,110 | 12,670 |
| 46 | Pennsylvania | $22,000 |
$17,540 | 14,470 |
| 47 | Kansas | $21,910 |
$17,370 | 3,930 |
| 48 | Georgia | $21,630 |
$17,420 | 8,860 |
| 49 | Alabama | $21,360 |
$17,780 | 5,020 |
| 50 | Kentucky | $21,050 |
$16,640 | 2,130 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $20,650 |
$17,170 | 1,120 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $20,080 |
$17,680 | 540 |
| 53 | Oklahoma | $19,680 |
$16,900 | 2,490 |
| 54 | Guam | $19,450 |
$19,240 | 150 |