How does Recreation Workers pay in New Jersey compare to the national average?

New Jersey Recreation Workers salaries are 1% above the US national median of $35,380 per year.

What is the salary range for a Recreation Workers in New Jersey?

Recreation Workers salaries in New Jersey range from $31,470 (10th percentile) to $48,050 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Recreation Workers Salary in New Jersey

SOC 39-9032 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Recreation Workers in New Jersey is $35,720 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $17.17 per hour. This is 1% above the national median of $35,380. 8,040 people work as Recreation Workers in New Jersey. Wages have grown 52% since 2014, when the median was $23,560.

Median Annual Salary

$35,720

Mean Annual

$38,540

Median Hourly

$17.17

Total Employed

8,040

Location Quotient

0.94

Average concentration

Salary Distribution

$31k

10th

$32k

25th

$36k

Median

$39k

75th

$48k

90th

How This Compares

New Jersey

$35,720

this metro

United States

$35,380

you earn +1% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$35,720	$38,540	8,040
2023	$34,330	$36,910	7,200
2022	$31,740	$34,490	8,020
2021	$29,570	$32,860	8,030
2020	$27,210	$30,820	9,320
2019	$26,160	$29,600	11,320
2018	$25,490	$29,530	11,690
2017	$25,330	$29,140	10,820
2016	$24,270	$27,900	9,990
2015	$23,760	$26,610	9,580
2014	$23,560	$26,730	10,600

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