State wages ยท Cost of living
Recreational Therapists pay by state
The highest published median is in California, at $96,530. California leads after cost of living, at $87,180. Wyoming has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($60,280).
National median
$60,280
Highest state median
$96,530
California
Best adjusted pay
$87,180
California
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $42,390Higher: $87,180Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| California | $96,530 | +60.1% | 110.72 | $87,180 | 1 |
| District of Columbia | $92,010 | +52.6% | 109.901 | $83,720 | 2 |
| Nevada | $77,450 | +28.5% | 99.979 | $77,470 | 3 |
| Washington | $78,620 | +30.4% | 107.013 | $73,470 | 4 |
| New Hampshire | $74,780 | +24.1% | 104.165 | $71,790 | 5 |
| Minnesota | $67,300 | +11.6% | 98.621 | $68,240 | 6 |
| Wyoming | $61,080 | +1.3% | 92.691 | $65,900 | 7 |
| Michigan | $63,200 | +4.8% | 96.217 | $65,680 | 8 |
| North Dakota | $57,960 | -3.8% | 88.959 | $65,150 | 9 |
| Ohio | $60,210 | -0.1% | 92.774 | $64,900 | 10 |
| Illinois | $63,610 | +5.5% | 99.958 | $63,640 | 11 |
| Nebraska | $55,910 | -7.2% | 90.103 | $62,050 | 12 |
| Oregon | $64,000 | +6.2% | 103.361 | $61,920 | 13 |
| Colorado | $62,630 | +3.9% | 103.052 | $60,780 | 14 |
| Arizona | $61,110 | +1.4% | 100.677 | $60,700 | 15 |
| Kentucky | $54,030 | -10.4% | 90.159 | $59,930 | 16 |
| New Jersey | $64,880 | +7.6% | 108.805 | $59,630 | 17 |
| Missouri | $53,620 | -11.0% | 90.817 | $59,040 | 18 |
| Connecticut | $61,030 | +1.2% | 103.61 | $58,900 | 19 |
| New York | $63,520 | +5.4% | 107.921 | $58,860 | 20 |
| Alabama | $52,050 | -13.7% | 88.823 | $58,600 | 21 |
| Wisconsin | $55,010 | -8.7% | 94.095 | $58,460 | 22 |
| Pennsylvania | $56,690 | -6.0% | 97.572 | $58,100 | 23 |
| Iowa | $50,520 | -16.2% | 87.762 | $57,560 | 24 |
| Virginia | $57,330 | -4.9% | 101.104 | $56,700 | 25 |
| Maine | $54,500 | -9.6% | 97.05 | $56,160 | 26 |
| Texas | $54,190 | -10.1% | 97.057 | $55,830 | 27 |
| Indiana | $51,930 | -13.9% | 93.329 | $55,640 | 28 |
| Maryland | $58,390 | -3.1% | 104.959 | $55,630 | 29 |
| Tennessee | $50,510 | -16.2% | 91.87 | $54,980 | 30 |
| Massachusetts | $57,540 | -4.5% | 105.757 | $54,410 | 31 |
| Montana | $51,490 | -14.6% | 94.645 | $54,400 | 32 |
| Florida | $56,220 | -6.7% | 103.414 | $54,360 | 33 |
| Louisiana | $47,350 | -21.4% | 88.207 | $53,680 | 34 |
| Oklahoma | $46,920 | -22.2% | 87.843 | $53,410 | 35 |
| Idaho | $50,960 | -15.5% | 95.494 | $53,360 | 36 |
| South Carolina | $49,170 | -18.4% | 93.749 | $52,450 | 37 |
| Utah | $51,490 | -14.6% | 98.864 | $52,080 | 38 |
| Georgia | $50,010 | -17.0% | 96.293 | $51,940 | 39 |
| New Mexico | $47,880 | -20.6% | 92.212 | $51,920 | 40 |
| Arkansas | $45,060 | -25.2% | 86.937 | $51,830 | 41 |
| North Carolina | $48,590 | -19.4% | 94.326 | $51,510 | 42 |
| West Virginia | $44,900 | -25.5% | 89.497 | $50,170 | 43 |
| Kansas | $39,690 | -34.2% | 90.068 | $44,070 | 44 |
| Mississippi | $38,170 | -36.7% | 86.953 | $43,900 | 45 |
| Delaware | $42,310 | -29.8% | 99.808 | $42,390 | 46 |
| Alaska | Not available | Not available | 102.359 | Not available | Not available |
| Hawaii | Not available | Not available | 109.951 | Not available | Not available |
| Rhode Island | Not available | Not available | 102.28 | Not available | Not available |
| South Dakota | Not available | Not available | 88.586 | Not available | Not available |
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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.