The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $37,850, Alaska is the highest paying state for recreation workers. It is followed by South Dakota (average annual salary $37,450). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska | $37,850 |
$27,470 | 310 |
| 2 | South Dakota | $37,450 |
$27,860 | 740 |
| 3 | Washington | $36,940 |
$31,090 | 4,520 |
| 4 | New York | $36,560 |
$28,490 | 15,150 |
| 5 | District of Columbia | $36,400 |
$34,070 | 660 |
| 6 | Minnesota | $36,380 |
$26,810 | 5,440 |
| 7 | Oregon | $35,570 |
$28,410 | 2,670 |
| 8 | North Dakota | $35,470 |
$26,200 | 920 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | $34,950 |
$30,320 | 8,250 |
| 10 | California | $34,290 |
$30,910 | 41,070 |
| 11 | Colorado | $34,170 |
$28,210 | 4,070 |
| 12 | Hawaii | $34,100 |
$33,770 | 1,460 |
| 13 | Rhode Island | $33,720 |
$27,970 | 590 |
| 14 | Maine | $32,510 |
$28,160 | 1,050 |
| 15 | Arizona | $31,950 |
$27,660 | 8,160 |
| 16 | New Hampshire | $31,910 |
$21,230 | 1,620 |
| 17 | New Jersey | $31,740 |
$27,040 | 8,020 |
| 18 | Connecticut | $31,550 |
$27,830 | 5,420 |
| 19 | Vermont | $31,400 |
$28,020 | 540 |
| 20 | Maryland | $31,200 |
$26,730 | 4,600 |
| 21 | Virginia | $30,860 |
$22,880 | 6,220 |
| 22 | South Carolina | $30,640 |
$20,800 | 5,880 |
| 23 | Illinois | $30,630 |
$24,960 | 9,840 |
| 24 | Iowa | $30,390 |
$21,330 | 2,070 |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | $30,390 |
$20,740 | 8,850 |
| 26 | North Carolina | $30,230 |
$19,890 | 6,750 |
| 27 | Florida | $29,390 |
$22,690 | 18,870 |
| 28 | Virgin Islands | $29,350 |
$27,040 | 50 |
| 29 | Delaware | $29,340 |
$21,840 | 740 |
| 30 | Idaho | $29,120 |
$20,280 | 1,520 |
| 31 | Utah | $28,870 |
$18,340 | 4,120 |
| 32 | Wisconsin | $28,670 |
$20,260 | 7,130 |
| 33 | Michigan | $28,460 |
$22,450 | 10,240 |
| 34 | Wyoming | $28,450 |
$21,480 | 440 |
| 35 | Missouri | $28,430 |
$23,220 | 5,660 |
| 36 | Georgia | $28,230 |
$19,220 | 5,680 |
| 37 | Texas | $27,980 |
$19,940 | 15,340 |
| 38 | Nevada | $27,940 |
$21,360 | 1,950 |
| 39 | Kansas | $27,920 |
$20,680 | 2,370 |
| 40 | Indiana | $27,790 |
$20,510 | 6,050 |
| 41 | Tennessee | $27,220 |
$20,240 | 3,980 |
| 42 | Nebraska | $27,110 |
$22,360 | 2,350 |
| 43 | Oklahoma | $27,040 |
$19,560 | 2,160 |
| 44 | Ohio | $26,920 |
$21,640 | 9,670 |
| 45 | Arkansas | $26,710 |
$22,880 | 1,500 |
| 46 | Montana | $26,640 |
$20,090 | 1,340 |
| 47 | Alabama | $26,260 |
$18,650 | 4,020 |
| 48 | West Virginia | $26,000 |
$20,440 | 1,080 |
| 49 | New Mexico | $25,930 |
$23,920 | 1,340 |
| 50 | Mississippi | $24,980 |
$18,640 | 1,710 |
| 51 | Kentucky | $24,060 |
$18,470 | 2,890 |
| 52 | Louisiana | $23,590 |
$17,320 | 3,380 |
| 53 | Guam | $22,090 |
$20,500 | 70 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $19,420 |
$17,680 | 890 |