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Recreation Worker Salary in Madison, Wisconsin

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$21,050
25th Percentile Wage
$22,790
50th Percentile Wage
$31,150
75th Percentile Wage
$40,000
90th Percentile Wage
$50,400

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreation workers in Madison, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,050.

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
$31,150
4.01% 27.51%
2021
$29,900
-7.16% -
2020
$32,040
10.77% -
2019
$28,590
13.85% -
2018
$24,630
3.13% -
2017
$23,860
-7.92% -
2016
$25,750
0.70% -
2015
$25,570
8.49% -
2014
$23,400
0.34% -
2013
$23,320
3.17% -
2012
$22,580
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Table 2. Compare Recreation Worker Salary in Madison with Other Wisconsin Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,150 in Madison is in the middle of salary range for recreation workers in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of recreation workers in Madison is 17.4 percent (17.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 39.6 percent (39.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington
$37,690
Duluth
$35,740
Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$31,200
Madison
$31,150
Racine
$30,900
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis
$29,320
Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$28,950
Appleton
$28,680
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$28,580
Wausau
$28,530
Eau Claire
$28,400
Oshkosh-Neenah
$27,880
Green Bay
$27,780
Janesville
$27,650
West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$27,050
Fond du Lac
$26,870
Sheboygan
$26,040
La Crosse
$25,540
Lake County-Kenosha County
$22,140
Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area
$18,800

See also: Top paying jobs in Madison, Wisconsin.