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Recreation Worker Salary in Gary, Indiana

The annual salary statistics of recreation workers in Gary, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of recreation workers in Gary 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 Gary, Indiana

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$17,230
25th Percentile Wage
$19,500
50th Percentile Wage
$24,950
75th Percentile Wage
$31,780
90th Percentile Wage
$38,910

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreation workers in Gary, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $38,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,230.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of recreation workers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$24,950
10.98% 12.99%
2016
$22,210
10.00% -
2015
$19,990
-1.90% -
2014
$20,370
-6.04% -
2013
$21,600
-0.51% -
2012
$21,710
- -

Table 2. Compare Recreation Worker Salary in Gary with Other Indiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,950 in Gary is in the middle of salary range for recreation workers in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of recreation workers in Gary is 12.5 percent (12.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Elkhart-Goshen and 24.6 percent (24.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lafayette.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Elkhart-Goshen
$28,500
Indianapolis-Carmel
$28,380
Kokomo
$28,230
Bloomington
$28,110
Fort Wayne
$27,990
Lafayette-West Lafayette
$27,950
Muncie
$27,720
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$27,260
Terre Haute
$26,950
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$26,820
Michigan City-La Porte
$26,330
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area
$25,000
Gary
$24,950
Anderson
$22,490
Columbus
$21,090
Lafayette
$18,810