Recreational Therapists Salary
Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Recreational Therapists positions across the United States.
Median Annual Salary
$60,280
National average
Salary Range
$39,520 – $96,600
10th–90th percentile
Data Year
2024
Source: BLS
Recreational Therapists Salary by City
| Location | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $102,640 | $92,400 | $104,190 |
| Vallejo, CA | $102,640 | $87,210 | $104,190 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $100,820 | $72,560 | $121,160 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $100,360 | $73,220 | $142,570 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $96,530 | $53,930 | $102,640 |
| California | $96,530 | $61,270 | $112,550 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $93,640 | $60,170 | $105,150 |
| Fresno, CA | $93,550 | $77,600 | $102,640 |
| District of Columbia | $92,010 | $58,940 | $114,190 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $88,610 | $61,760 | $102,640 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $88,300 | $60,060 | $104,930 |
| Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $83,240 | $52,370 | $83,260 |
| Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $80,760 | $46,000 | $82,270 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $80,280 | $60,920 | $105,670 |
| Washington | $78,620 | $60,920 | $104,070 |
| Nevada | $77,450 | $50,290 | $97,700 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $77,450 | $52,530 | $97,700 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $76,250 | $60,730 | $92,800 |
| New Hampshire | $74,780 | $41,900 | $92,250 |
| New Haven, CT | $69,760 | $49,850 | $96,600 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $69,350 | $56,100 | $72,090 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $69,070 | $47,960 | $100,920 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $68,670 | $39,520 | $89,480 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $68,540 | $50,480 | $87,060 |
| Reading, PA | $67,550 | $39,590 | $79,810 |
| Minnesota | $67,300 | $45,000 | $86,860 |
| Lincoln, NE | $67,140 | $48,380 | $76,390 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $66,910 | $46,080 | $96,680 |
| Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $66,000 | $50,250 | $68,950 |
| Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $65,850 | $47,180 | $81,880 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $64,960 | $46,600 | $78,080 |
| New Jersey | $64,880 | $48,550 | $97,540 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $64,680 | $48,750 | $90,920 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $64,240 | $42,840 | $91,420 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $64,100 | $62,590 | $77,630 |
| Oregon | $64,000 | $45,300 | $81,140 |
| Illinois | $63,610 | $47,150 | $94,470 |
| New York | $63,520 | $48,140 | $85,890 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $63,480 | $49,080 | $72,530 |
| Michigan | $63,200 | $48,540 | $73,330 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $62,690 | $47,860 | $99,880 |
| Colorado | $62,630 | $42,840 | $85,110 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $62,480 | $36,840 | $79,790 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $62,020 | $36,750 | $83,800 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $61,790 | $42,870 | $101,250 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $61,790 | $48,670 | $81,000 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $61,510 | $43,150 | $101,880 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $61,270 | $34,890 | $217,380 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $61,110 | $51,190 | $86,550 |
| Arizona | $61,110 | $49,710 | $88,400 |
| Wyoming | $61,080 | $51,540 | $74,960 |
| Connecticut | $61,030 | $46,520 | $99,230 |
| Syracuse, NY | $60,950 | $52,820 | $84,640 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $60,590 | $44,390 | $92,870 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $60,370 | $48,930 | $84,870 |
| Ohio | $60,210 | $44,940 | $80,180 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $60,150 | $39,770 | $89,460 |
| Columbus, OH | $59,400 | $45,910 | $74,360 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $59,330 | $39,920 | $82,580 |
| Richmond, VA | $59,070 | $46,550 | $88,320 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $59,040 | $47,440 | $128,380 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $58,870 | $42,660 | $81,400 |
| Cleveland, OH | $58,450 | $40,250 | $88,400 |
| Maryland | $58,390 | $40,210 | $82,490 |
| North Dakota | $57,960 | $36,210 | $73,580 |
| Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $57,670 | $27,060 | $74,530 |
| Rochester, NY | $57,620 | $46,290 | $85,010 |
| Massachusetts | $57,540 | $42,200 | $92,870 |
| Virginia | $57,330 | $42,170 | $88,320 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $57,110 | $45,380 | $79,260 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $57,060 | $41,630 | $77,010 |
| Toledo, OH | $56,810 | $49,050 | $62,760 |
| Pennsylvania | $56,690 | $36,230 | $77,010 |
| Asheville, NC | $56,610 | $41,590 | $84,640 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $56,580 | $41,290 | $75,390 |
| Madison, WI | $56,440 | $47,210 | $81,840 |
| Florida | $56,220 | $40,070 | $88,360 |
| Nebraska | $55,910 | $38,830 | $75,670 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $55,600 | $35,140 | $81,530 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | $55,560 | $38,240 | $68,560 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $55,320 | $36,780 | $76,310 |
| Wisconsin | $55,010 | $46,840 | $78,370 |
| Birmingham, AL | $54,930 | $49,080 | $74,560 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $54,830 | $39,880 | $76,040 |
| Maine | $54,500 | $37,480 | $72,930 |
| Texas | $54,190 | $33,540 | $203,440 |
| Kentucky | $54,030 | $34,090 | $73,740 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $53,940 | $42,200 | $63,440 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $53,660 | $44,570 | $83,810 |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $53,650 | $41,090 | $83,810 |
| Missouri | $53,620 | $36,980 | $84,640 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $53,330 | $39,440 | $63,530 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $53,270 | $51,150 | $66,210 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $53,210 | $42,170 | $73,260 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $53,040 | $44,230 | $76,140 |
| Alabama | $52,050 | $41,630 | $80,540 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $52,020 | $37,340 | $210,230 |
| Iowa City, IA | $52,020 | $44,140 | $82,030 |
| Indiana | $51,930 | $44,340 | $72,040 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $51,930 | $47,230 | $70,390 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $51,670 | $37,990 | $82,220 |
| Montana | $51,490 | $38,650 | $89,860 |
| Utah | $51,490 | $41,370 | $81,150 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $51,240 | $44,100 | $85,800 |
| Columbia, SC | $51,100 | $30,510 | $84,710 |
| Lancaster, PA | $50,970 | $36,530 | $67,300 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $50,960 | $37,510 | $79,790 |
| Idaho | $50,960 | $43,710 | $72,300 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $50,560 | $38,120 | $82,220 |
| Iowa | $50,520 | $41,400 | $81,880 |
| Tennessee | $50,510 | $35,780 | $79,790 |
| South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $50,330 | $45,590 | $61,340 |
| Georgia | $50,010 | $28,590 | $72,830 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $50,010 | $42,860 | $87,050 |
| Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $49,710 | $49,710 | $64,570 |
| South Carolina | $49,170 | $30,310 | $74,960 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $48,980 | $43,660 | $80,820 |
| North Carolina | $48,590 | $39,770 | $78,230 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $48,550 | $31,130 | $65,990 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $48,280 | $41,560 | $75,260 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $48,250 | $40,820 | $81,600 |
| Boise City, ID | $47,980 | $45,330 | $72,550 |
| New Mexico | $47,880 | $41,830 | $120,160 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $47,570 | $40,780 | $57,380 |
| Louisiana | $47,350 | $32,540 | $65,000 |
| Oklahoma | $46,920 | $34,290 | $75,180 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $46,750 | $36,370 | $66,790 |
| Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $46,540 | $40,930 | $60,560 |
| Ogden, UT | $45,820 | $29,000 | $71,320 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $45,620 | $32,250 | $65,710 |
| Savannah, GA | $45,520 | $33,390 | $51,070 |
| Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $45,520 | $25,310 | $82,220 |
| Arkansas | $45,060 | $27,390 | $88,460 |
| West Virginia | $44,900 | $33,930 | $84,640 |
| South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $44,720 | $31,280 | $74,100 |
| Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $44,640 | $38,950 | $74,510 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $44,400 | $37,390 | $59,300 |
| Topeka, KS | $42,740 | $35,080 | $61,690 |
| Delaware | $42,310 | $40,320 | $68,540 |
| Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $40,250 | $33,540 | $59,530 |
| Kansas | $39,690 | $31,130 | $57,590 |
| Mississippi | $38,170 | $29,950 | $67,670 |
| Jackson, MS | $38,170 | $33,580 | $59,950 |
| Wichita, KS | $37,330 | $29,500 | $54,650 |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $36,520 | $30,770 | $49,430 |
| Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $36,320 | $29,470 | $50,140 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $34,970 | $34,970 | $60,470 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $27,120 | $25,850 | $86,860 |
| Puerto Rico | $27,040 | $22,540 | $84,390 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Recreational Therapists make?▾
The median annual salary for a Recreational Therapists is $60,280, with a typical range of $39,520 – $96,600 depending on experience, location, and employer.
What is the starting salary for a Recreational Therapists?▾
Entry-level Recreational Therapists positions typically start around $39,520 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.
Where do Recreational Therapistss earn the most?▾
Recreational Therapistss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.