Pay by state · 54 states
Amusement and Recreation Attendant Salary by State (2026)
Amusement and Recreation Attendants earn the most in Alaska at $45,680 a year and the least in Guam at $21,050 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $32,150. All 54 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $45,680Alaska
- National median
- $32,150BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $21,050Guam
- States reporting
- 54of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Amusement and Recreation Attendant salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of amusement and recreation attendants OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AKAlaska | $45,680 | $38,890 | $46,790 | 340 | $44,627 |
| 2 | HIHawaii | $39,920 | $31,170 | $49,300 | 3,950 | $36,307 |
| 3 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $37,960 | $37,390 | $38,010 | 200 | $34,540 |
| 4 | WAWashington | $37,790 | $35,880 | $43,060 | 7,000 | $35,313 |
| 5 | CACalifornia | $37,000 | $35,380 | $38,850 | 56,920 | $33,418 |
| 6 | MDMaryland | $36,710 | $32,870 | $38,360 | 9,200 | $34,976 |
| 7 | NYNew York | $36,300 | $33,740 | $38,680 | 14,620 | $33,636 |
| 8 | COColorado | $35,770 | $32,590 | $40,610 | 10,820 | $34,711 |
| 9 | VIU.S. Virgin Islands | $35,570 | $29,210 | $41,600 | 70 | N/A |
| 10 | OROregon | $35,400 | $33,190 | $38,000 | 3,150 | $34,249 |
| 11 | MEMaine | $35,330 | $32,150 | $38,340 | 1,230 | $36,404 |
| 12 | VTVermont | $35,290 | $31,100 | $37,420 | 800 | $36,026 |
| 13 | CTConnecticut | $34,860 | $34,010 | $35,830 | 2,440 | $33,645 |
| 14 | NJNew Jersey | $34,500 | $32,430 | $36,190 | 14,060 | $31,708 |
| 15 | MAMassachusetts | $34,440 | $32,760 | $36,310 | 5,460 | $32,565 |
| 16 | AZArizona | $33,570 | $31,050 | $36,440 | 6,930 | $33,344 |
| 17 | ILIllinois | $32,770 | $31,200 | $36,440 | 11,660 | $32,784 |
| 18 | RIRhode Island | $31,220 | $31,200 | $35,640 | 760 | $30,524 |
| 19 | NHNew Hampshire | $31,210 | $25,650 | $36,420 | 1,220 | $29,962 |
| 20 | DEDelaware | $31,200 | $31,200 | $33,150 | 1,360 | $31,260 |
| 21 | VAVirginia | $30,910 | $27,220 | $37,650 | 9,390 | $30,572 |
| 22 | MNMinnesota | $30,830 | $27,640 | $36,020 | 7,880 | $31,261 |
| 23 | FLFlorida | $30,670 | $28,710 | $33,820 | 45,540 | $29,657 |
| 24 | IDIdaho | $30,530 | $22,890 | $35,140 | 2,010 | $31,971 |
| 25 | WIWisconsin | $30,180 | $23,250 | $38,620 | 5,450 | $32,074 |
| 26 | NENebraska | $30,110 | $28,080 | $31,270 | 2,620 | $33,417 |
| 27 | NVNevada | $29,940 | $25,850 | $36,170 | 7,680 | $29,946 |
| 28 | MOMissouri | $29,790 | $28,600 | $33,800 | 8,080 | $32,802 |
| 29 | SDSouth Dakota | $29,730 | $28,090 | $31,110 | 1,850 | $33,561 |
| 30 | MTMontana | $29,710 | $27,920 | $35,000 | 1,890 | $31,391 |
| 31 | NMNew Mexico | $29,160 | $27,190 | $32,150 | 1,700 | $31,623 |
| 32 | TNTennessee | $28,690 | $22,700 | $33,540 | 4,820 | $31,229 |
| 33 | WYWyoming | $28,660 | $25,960 | $41,770 | 760 | $30,920 |
| 34 | MIMichigan | $28,580 | $26,410 | $34,040 | 11,720 | $29,704 |
| 35 | PAPennsylvania | $28,090 | $22,100 | $33,700 | 17,470 | $28,789 |
| 36 | NDNorth Dakota | $28,070 | $27,380 | $29,820 | 1,430 | $31,554 |
| 37 | UTUtah | $28,000 | $22,420 | $34,500 | 6,960 | $28,322 |
| 38 | INIndiana | $27,680 | $23,130 | $29,850 | 6,740 | $29,659 |
| 39 | IAIowa | $27,430 | $22,870 | $29,090 | 5,050 | $31,255 |
| 40 | KYKentucky | $27,210 | $22,400 | $32,720 | 3,190 | $30,180 |
| 41 | SCSouth Carolina | $27,040 | $21,190 | $32,670 | 8,740 | $28,843 |
| 42 | OHOhio | $26,980 | $23,370 | $30,270 | 11,780 | $29,081 |
| 43 | ARArkansas | $26,850 | $24,420 | $28,720 | 2,250 | $30,884 |
| 44 | NCNorth Carolina | $26,680 | $21,710 | $33,010 | 14,120 | $28,285 |
| 45 | TXTexas | $26,570 | $21,860 | $30,680 | 28,360 | $27,376 |
| 46 | KSKansas | $26,410 | $22,210 | $29,030 | 4,240 | $29,322 |
| 47 | GAGeorgia | $26,120 | $21,030 | $29,270 | 8,770 | $27,126 |
| 48 | WVWest Virginia | $25,230 | $22,610 | $27,490 | 800 | $28,191 |
| 49 | ALAlabama | $23,210 | $21,160 | $29,220 | 6,740 | $26,131 |
| 50 | MSMississippi | $23,160 | $21,350 | $27,040 | 2,400 | $26,635 |
| 51 | LALouisiana | $22,680 | $20,320 | $27,560 | 2,850 | $25,712 |
| 52 | PRPuerto Rico | $22,210 | $21,840 | $22,770 | 980 | N/A |
| 53 | OKOklahoma | $22,040 | $20,900 | $28,350 | 2,430 | $25,090 |
| 54 | GUGuam | $21,050 | $21,050 | $21,980 | 200 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Amusement and Recreation Attendants, that changes the ranking: Alaska leads on raw pay at $45,680, while Alaska leads once prices are taken into account at $44,627.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Amusement and Recreation Attendant pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Amusement and Recreation Attendants the most?
Alaska reports the highest median wage for Amusement and Recreation Attendants at $45,680 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Hawaii ($39,920) and District of Columbia ($37,960).
Which state pays Amusement and Recreation Attendants the least?
Guam reports the lowest median for Amusement and Recreation Attendants at $21,050 a year, $24,630 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Amusement and Recreation Attendants earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Alaska first at $44,627 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $45,680. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.