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Recreation Worker Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$17,880
25th Percentile Wage
$21,530
50th Percentile Wage
$30,560
75th Percentile Wage
$39,020
90th Percentile Wage
$55,080

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreation workers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $55,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,880.

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
$30,560
7.10% 16.95%
2016
$28,390
2.08% -
2015
$27,800
4.53% -
2014
$26,540
4.14% -
2013
$25,440
0.24% -
2012
$25,380
- -

Table 2. Compare Recreation Worker Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,560 in Philadelphia is in the middle of salary range for recreation workers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of recreation workers in Philadelphia is 2.6 percent (2.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Altoona and 27.7 percent (27.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Altoona
$31,390
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$31,280
State College
$31,200
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$30,720
Philadelphia
$30,560
Reading
$30,500
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$30,290
Pittsburgh
$29,800
Lebanon
$29,350
Erie
$28,820
Lancaster
$28,740
York-Hanover
$28,640
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$28,560
Gettysburg
$28,520
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$28,270
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$28,210
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$28,080
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$27,360
Johnstown
$26,300
Newark-Union
$26,190
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$25,780
Williamsport
$25,450
East Stroudsburg
$25,170
Bloomsburg-Berwick
$23,770
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$22,080