The annual salary statistics of recreation workers in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of recreation workers in Lafayette-West Lafayette is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $20,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $52,300 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreation workers in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $52,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,360.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of recreation workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $27,950 | 13.92% | 27.44% |
| 2021 | $24,060 | 4.45% | - |
| 2020 | $22,990 | -1.91% | - |
| 2019 | $23,430 | 5.55% | - |
| 2018 | $22,130 | 2.53% | - |
| 2017 | $21,570 | 5.98% | - |
| 2016 | $20,280 | -4.09% | - |
| 2015 | $21,110 | 3.93% | - |
| 2012 | $20,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,950 in Lafayette-West Lafayette is in the middle of salary range for recreation workers in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of recreation workers in Lafayette-West Lafayette is 1.9 percent (1.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Elkhart-Goshen and 32.7 percent (32.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lafayette.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Kokomo | |
| Bloomington | |
| Fort Wayne | |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | |
| Muncie | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Terre Haute | |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Michigan City-La Porte | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Gary | |
| Anderson | |
| Columbus | |
| Lafayette |