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Recreation Worker Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

The annual salary statistics of recreation workers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of recreation workers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$28,910
25th Percentile Wage
$31,540
50th Percentile Wage
$35,920
75th Percentile Wage
$46,100
90th Percentile Wage
$56,410

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreation workers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,910.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of recreation workers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$35,920
-1.39% 27.26%
2021
$36,420
11.09% -
2020
$32,380
3.43% -
2019
$31,270
4.35% -
2018
$29,910
1.34% -
2017
$29,510
7.76% -
2016
$27,220
1.76% -
2015
$26,740
4.08% -
2014
$25,650
-2.34% -
2013
$26,250
0.46% -
2012
$26,130
- -

Table 2. Compare Recreation Worker Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $35,920, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the second highest paying city for recreation workers in state of New York, following the highest paying city Kingston (median annual salary of $36,290). Compared with Kingston, the median annual salary of recreation workers in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 1.0 percent (1.0%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Kingston
$36,290
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$35,920
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$34,670
Ithaca
$33,960
Syracuse
$32,950
Glens Falls
$32,560
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$32,160
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$32,160
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$31,270
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$30,660
Binghamton
$30,590
Rochester
$30,350
Watertown-Fort Drum
$30,340
Elmira
$30,020
Utica-Rome
$29,490
Nassau-Suffolk
$28,680
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$28,340
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$26,490
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$26,120
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$25,410

See also: Top paying jobs in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York.