State wages ยท Cost of living
Recreation Workers pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $45,760. South Dakota leads after cost of living, at $46,710. South Dakota has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($35,380).
National median
$35,380
Highest state median
$45,760
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$46,710
South Dakota
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $29,140Higher: $46,710Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| South Dakota | $41,380 | +17.0% | 88.586 | $46,710 | 1 |
| North Dakota | $37,920 | +7.2% | 88.959 | $42,630 | 2 |
| District of Columbia | $45,760 | +29.3% | 109.901 | $41,640 | 3 |
| Washington | $43,850 | +23.9% | 107.013 | $40,980 | 4 |
| Alaska | $39,830 | +12.6% | 102.359 | $38,910 | 5 |
| Minnesota | $37,500 | +6.0% | 98.621 | $38,020 | 6 |
| Vermont | $37,160 | +5.0% | 97.958 | $37,930 | 7 |
| Maine | $35,920 | +1.5% | 97.05 | $37,010 | 8 |
| Oregon | $37,440 | +5.8% | 103.361 | $36,220 | 9 |
| Wisconsin | $33,910 | -4.2% | 94.095 | $36,040 | 10 |
| Colorado | $37,110 | +4.9% | 103.052 | $36,010 | 11 |
| Rhode Island | $36,080 | +2.0% | 102.28 | $35,280 | 12 |
| Montana | $33,310 | -5.9% | 94.645 | $35,190 | 13 |
| Arizona | $35,340 | -0.1% | 100.677 | $35,100 | 14 |
| Massachusetts | $36,960 | +4.5% | 105.757 | $34,950 | 15 |
| Pennsylvania | $34,050 | -3.8% | 97.572 | $34,900 | 16 |
| Oklahoma | $30,650 | -13.4% | 87.843 | $34,890 | 17 |
| Virginia | $35,260 | -0.3% | 101.104 | $34,870 | 18 |
| Michigan | $33,520 | -5.3% | 96.217 | $34,840 | 19 |
| Iowa | $30,460 | -13.9% | 87.762 | $34,710 | 20 |
| New York | $37,270 | +5.3% | 107.921 | $34,530 | 21 |
| Kentucky | $31,100 | -12.1% | 90.159 | $34,490 | 22 |
| Tennessee | $31,620 | -10.6% | 91.87 | $34,420 | 23 |
| Connecticut | $35,520 | +0.4% | 103.61 | $34,280 | 24 |
| New Mexico | $31,510 | -10.9% | 92.212 | $34,170 | 25 |
| Missouri | $30,910 | -12.6% | 90.817 | $34,040 | 26 |
| California | $37,580 | +6.2% | 110.72 | $33,940 | 27 |
| Illinois | $33,830 | -4.4% | 99.958 | $33,840 | 28 |
| New Hampshire | $35,180 | -0.6% | 104.165 | $33,770 | 29 |
| Kansas | $30,370 | -14.2% | 90.068 | $33,720 | 30 |
| Wyoming | $31,200 | -11.8% | 92.691 | $33,660 | 31 |
| North Carolina | $31,680 | -10.5% | 94.326 | $33,590 | 32 |
| South Carolina | $31,370 | -11.3% | 93.749 | $33,460 | 33 |
| Ohio | $31,030 | -12.3% | 92.774 | $33,450 | 34 |
| Nebraska | $30,110 | -14.9% | 90.103 | $33,420 | 35 |
| Florida | $34,070 | -3.7% | 103.414 | $32,950 | 36 |
| New Jersey | $35,720 | +1.0% | 108.805 | $32,830 | 37 |
| Georgia | $31,520 | -10.9% | 96.293 | $32,730 | 38 |
| Maryland | $34,200 | -3.3% | 104.959 | $32,580 | 39 |
| West Virginia | $29,050 | -17.9% | 89.497 | $32,460 | 40 |
| Texas | $31,290 | -11.6% | 97.057 | $32,240 | 41 |
| Utah | $31,060 | -12.2% | 98.864 | $31,420 | 42 |
| Mississippi | $27,200 | -23.1% | 86.953 | $31,280 | 43 |
| Delaware | $31,190 | -11.8% | 99.808 | $31,250 | 44 |
| Indiana | $29,140 | -17.6% | 93.329 | $31,220 | 45 |
| Alabama | $27,320 | -22.8% | 88.823 | $30,760 | 46 |
| Arkansas | $26,520 | -25.0% | 86.937 | $30,500 | 47 |
| Idaho | $29,120 | -17.7% | 95.494 | $30,490 | 48 |
| Louisiana | $26,530 | -25.0% | 88.207 | $30,080 | 49 |
| Hawaii | $32,610 | -7.8% | 109.951 | $29,660 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.