The annual salary statistics of recreation workers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of recreation workers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $30,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreation workers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,480.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of recreation workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $37,160 | 2.96% | 35.79% |
| 2021 | $36,060 | 3.47% | - |
| 2020 | $34,810 | 7.87% | - |
| 2019 | $32,070 | 3.02% | - |
| 2018 | $31,100 | 14.24% | - |
| 2017 | $26,670 | 6.15% | - |
| 2016 | $25,030 | 4.67% | - |
| 2015 | $23,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,160, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the second highest paying city for recreation workers in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $39,220). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of recreation workers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 5.3 percent (5.3%) lower.