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Recreational Therapists Salary by City
Recreational Therapists Salary by City (2024)
87 metro areas · National average: $63,560 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows Recreational Therapists salaries across 87 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
San Francisco, CA $103,620
$100,360
$73,220
$142,570
Stockton, CA $101,380
$102,640
$92,400
$104,190
San Jose, CA $100,930
$100,820
$72,560
$121,160
Vallejo, CA $98,690
$102,640
$87,210
$104,190
Houston, TX $96,290
$61,270
$34,890
$217,380
Fresno, CA $92,110
$93,550
$77,600
$102,640
San Diego, CA $90,310
$93,640
$60,170
$105,150
Sacramento, CA $88,960
$88,610
$61,760
$102,640
Los Angeles, CA $87,610
$88,300
$60,060
$104,930
Riverside, CA $85,790
$96,530
$53,930
$102,640
Seattle, WA $84,080
$80,280
$60,920
$105,670
San Antonio, TX $80,280
$52,020
$37,340
$210,230
Portland, OR $78,650
$76,250
$60,730
$92,800
Las Vegas, NV $75,740
$77,450
$52,530
$97,700
Albuquerque, NM $74,330
$59,040
$47,440
$128,380
New Haven, CT $72,390
$69,760
$49,850
$96,600
Washington, DC $70,580
$66,910
$46,080
$96,680
Buffalo, NY $70,220
$68,540
$50,480
$87,060
St. Louis, MO $69,430
$69,070
$47,960
$100,920
Ann Arbor, MI $68,840
$69,350
$56,100
$72,090
Spokane, WA $68,610
$64,100
$62,590
$77,630
New York, NY $68,590
$64,680
$48,750
$90,920
Minneapolis, MN $68,380
$68,670
$39,520
$89,480
Hartford, CT $67,890
$61,790
$42,870
$101,250
Chicago, IL $67,710
$62,690
$47,860
$99,880
Miami, FL $67,640
$61,510
$43,150
$101,880
Phoenix, AZ $65,890
$61,110
$51,190
$86,550
Denver, CO $64,350
$64,240
$42,840
$91,420
Boston, MA $64,280
$60,590
$44,390
$92,870
Syracuse, NY $64,160
$60,950
$52,820
$84,640
Lincoln, NE $63,720
$67,140
$48,380
$76,390
Cincinnati, OH $63,440
$64,960
$46,600
$78,080
Tampa, FL $63,240
$60,150
$39,770
$89,460
Milwaukee, WI $63,210
$61,790
$48,670
$81,000
Richmond, VA $62,990
$59,070
$46,550
$88,320
Salt Lake City, UT $62,830
$62,020
$36,750
$83,800
Bridgeport, CT $62,630
$60,370
$48,930
$84,870
Cleveland, OH $62,130
$58,450
$40,250
$88,400
Detroit, MI $61,820
$63,480
$49,080
$72,530
Reading, PA $61,390
$67,550
$39,590
$79,810
Madison, WI $60,530
$56,440
$47,210
$81,840
Rochester, NY $60,350
$57,620
$46,290
$85,010
Columbus, OH $60,220
$59,400
$45,910
$74,360
Baltimore, MD $59,780
$58,870
$42,660
$81,400
Birmingham, AL $59,750
$54,930
$49,080
$74,560
Asheville, NC $59,460
$56,610
$41,590
$84,640
Des Moines, IA $59,330
$53,660
$44,570
$83,810
Philadelphia, PA $58,920
$57,060
$41,630
$77,010
Iowa City, IA $58,870
$52,020
$44,140
$82,030
Augusta, GA $58,670
$50,010
$42,860
$87,050
Oklahoma City, OK $58,650
$59,330
$39,920
$82,580
Durham, NC $58,440
$51,240
$44,100
$85,800
Scranton, PA $58,320
$62,480
$36,840
$79,790
Colorado Springs, CO $58,200
$53,270
$51,150
$66,210
Omaha, NE $58,140
$56,580
$41,290
$75,390
Virginia Beach, VA $58,090
$57,110
$45,380
$79,260
Fort Collins, CO $57,590
$55,600
$35,140
$81,530
Memphis, TN $57,360
$50,560
$38,120
$82,220
Utica, NY $57,150
$55,560
$38,240
$68,560
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $57,070
$54,830
$39,880
$76,040
Winston, NC $56,920
$53,040
$44,230
$76,140
Orlando, FL $56,640
$51,670
$37,990
$82,220
Atlanta, GA $56,380
$53,210
$42,170
$73,260
Toledo, OH $56,370
$56,810
$49,050
$62,760
Nashville, TN $55,790
$50,960
$37,510
$79,790
Charlotte, NC $55,320
$48,250
$40,820
$81,600
Indianapolis, IN $55,140
$51,930
$47,230
$70,390
Pittsburgh, PA $55,130
$55,320
$36,780
$76,310
Jacksonville, FL $54,550
$53,330
$39,440
$63,530
Columbia, SC $54,450
$51,100
$30,510
$84,710
Grand Rapids, MI $53,890
$53,940
$42,200
$63,440
Boise City, ID $53,770
$47,980
$45,330
$72,550
Raleigh, NC $53,300
$48,980
$43,660
$80,820
Provo, UT $52,920
$48,280
$41,560
$75,260
Lancaster, PA $49,870
$50,970
$36,530
$67,300
Lexington, KY $49,500
$45,620
$32,250
$65,710
Hickory, NC $49,220
$47,570
$40,780
$57,380
Kansas City, MO $49,110
$46,750
$36,370
$66,790
Greenville, SC $48,500
$48,550
$31,130
$65,990
Topeka, KS $46,850
$42,740
$35,080
$61,690
Ogden, UT $46,590
$45,820
$29,000
$71,320
Baton Rouge, LA $46,280
$44,400
$37,390
$59,300
Jackson, MS $45,400
$38,170
$33,580
$59,950
Savannah, GA $43,780
$45,520
$33,390
$51,070
Harrisburg, PA $43,700
$34,970
$34,970
$60,470
Wichita, KS $40,270
$37,330
$29,500
$54,650
San Juan, PR $40,030
$27,120
$25,850
$86,860
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
.
All wage figures are annual.
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