The annual salary statistics of recreation workers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of recreation workers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $20,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,880 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreation workers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,900.
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 | $28,080 | 0.93% | 21.47% |
| 2021 | $27,820 | 17.72% | - |
| 2020 | $22,890 | -1.57% | - |
| 2019 | $23,250 | 3.44% | - |
| 2018 | $22,450 | 2.23% | - |
| 2017 | $21,950 | 5.42% | - |
| 2016 | $20,760 | 7.80% | - |
| 2015 | $19,140 | -1.67% | - |
| 2014 | $19,460 | -6.32% | - |
| 2013 | $20,690 | -6.57% | - |
| 2012 | $22,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,080 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for recreation workers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of recreation workers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 10.5 percent (10.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Altoona and 21.4 percent (21.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.