Wages vary by employer and area of the country. The recreation worker's duties and level of training, experience, and responsibility also affect wages.
Recreation workers who work full time may receive benefits. Typical benefits include sick leave, paid vacation, and health insurance. Those who work part time generally do not receive benefits.
Recreation workers (SOC 39-9032)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
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| Illinois | Hourly | $13.71 | $15.40 | $18.56 |
| Yearly | $28,520 | $32,019 | $38,612 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $12.89 | $13.83 | $16.89 |
| Yearly | $26,813 | $28,757 | $35,133 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $12.54 | $13.74 | $14.50 |
| Yearly | $26,088 | $28,578 | $30,146 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $14.18 | $16.46 | $19.08 |
| Yearly | $29,502 | $34,248 | $39,679 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $12.94 | $14.18 | $16.44 |
| Yearly | $26,919 | $29,505 | $34,194 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $13.14 | $14.42 | $18.21 |
| Yearly | $27,331 | $30,004 | $37,868 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $14.32 | $16.68 | $18.82 |
| Yearly | $29,777 | $34,693 | $39,162 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $12.79 | $14.06 | $17.90 |
| Yearly | $26,615 | $29,244 | $37,239 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $12.54 | $14.06 | $17.68 |
| Yearly | $26,088 | $29,241 | $36,783 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $14.25 | $16.45 | $19.69 |
| Yearly | $29,638 | $34,219 | $40,948 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $12.65 | $15.24 | $19.43 |
| Yearly | $26,296 | $31,695 | $40,422 | |
| Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $12.99 | $14.38 | $18.53 |
| Yearly | $27,018 | $29,904 | $38,556 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $12.95 | $14.19 | $17.43 |
| Yearly | $26,932 | $29,532 | $36,272 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $13.74 | $14.47 | $16.21 |
| Yearly | $28,586 | $30,093 | $33,718 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $12.85 | $13.25 | $16.49 |
| Yearly | $26,717 | $27,559 | $34,298 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $12.54 | $14.50 | $17.91 |
| Yearly | $26,088 | $30,151 | $37,273 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $12.97 | $13.96 | $16.96 |
| Yearly | $26,973 | $29,047 | $35,294 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $13.58 | $14.33 | $17.97 |
| Yearly | $28,235 | $29,800 | $37,367 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $13.14 | $13.87 | $17.12 |
| Yearly | $27,328 | $28,855 | $35,617 | |
| St. Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $12.91 | $13.88 | $16.55 |
| Yearly | $26,840 | $28,862 | $34,408 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $12.54 | $13.75 | $17.09 |
| Yearly | $26,088 | $28,605 | $35,536 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $13.42 | $15.41 | $19.00 |
| Yearly | $27,905 | $32,049 | $39,534 | |
| United States | Hourly | $13.00 | $15.23 | $18.03 |
| Yearly | $27,040 | $31,680 | $37,500 | |