SOC 11-9072 · Management Occupations

Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$79,520

U.S. median hourly wage$38.23

U.S. employment37,980

Nationally, entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling earned a median of $79,520 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 37,980 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling: pay and employment by state
State
District of Columbia	$113,930	$54.77	30	0.0
Minnesota	$107,660	$51.76	480	0.2
New York	$98,390	$47.31	1,330	0.1
Colorado	$97,000	$46.63	940	0.3
Washington	$96,790	$46.53	630	0.2
Idaho	$95,020	$45.68	110	0.1
Vermont	$92,320	$44.38	270	0.9
New Jersey	$89,590	$43.07	2,260	0.5
Massachusetts	$89,450	$43.01	1,030	0.3
Wyoming	$88,790	$42.69	70	0.3
Rhode Island	$88,750	$42.67	40	0.1
Missouri	$83,620	$40.20	370	0.1
Florida	$83,520	$40.15	2,620	0.3
Georgia	$83,470	$40.13	830	0.2
Maine	$82,780	$39.80	70	0.1
Nevada	$82,370	$39.60	410	0.3
Maryland	$81,220	$39.05	940	0.3
Hawaii	$81,160	$39.02	50	0.1
Kentucky	$80,130	$38.52	300	0.1
New Hampshire	$80,090	$38.51	170	0.3
California	$79,550	$38.25	7,000	0.4
Utah	$79,400	$38.17	370	0.2
South Carolina	$79,110	$38.04	440	0.2
Texas	$78,500	$37.74	2,880	0.2
Oklahoma	$78,420	$37.70	100	0.1
Oregon	$78,200	$37.60	930	0.5
Connecticut	$78,010	$37.50	130	0.1
North Carolina	$77,990	$37.49	1,200	0.2
Illinois	$77,310	$37.17	3,260	0.5
Wisconsin	$77,140	$37.09	170	0.1
Arizona	$76,550	$36.80	880	0.3
South Dakota	$76,000	$36.54	160	0.3
Virginia	$74,800	$35.96	310	0.1
Alaska	$70,700	$33.99	120	0.4
Tennessee	$70,530	$33.91	540	0.2
Kansas	$69,990	$33.65	100	0.1
Pennsylvania	$68,990	$33.17	1,220	0.2
Iowa	$68,320	$32.85	620	0.4
Mississippi	$67,670	$32.54	90	0.1
Alabama	$66,540	$31.99	190	0.1
Michigan	$65,890	$31.68	1,670	0.4
Nebraska	$63,270	$30.42	310	0.3
Indiana	$62,760	$30.17	340	0.1
Louisiana	$62,390	$30.00	90	0.0
Ohio	$58,440	$28.10	1,280	0.2
Arkansas	$49,640	$23.87	230	0.2
West Virginia	$47,310	$22.75	100	0.1
Puerto Rico	$43,260	$20.80	120	0.1
New Mexico	Not published	Not published	80	0.1

Pay by metro area

All 160 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$123,780	$59.51	320	0.2
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$120,410	$57.89	90	0.5
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$116,000	$55.77	30	0.2
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$106,830	$51.36	400	0.2
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$105,500	$50.72	80	0.2
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$100,500	$48.32	430	0.3
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$99,770	$47.96	40	0.2
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$99,640	$47.90	50	0.6
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$99,170	$47.68	60	0.5
Boise City, ID	$98,740	$47.47	40	0.1
Colorado Springs, CO	$98,560	$47.38	90	0.3
Salinas, CA	$98,550	$47.38	90	0.5
Napa, CA	$98,430	$47.32	40	0.5
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$98,390	$47.31	150	0.3
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$98,270	$47.25	50	0.2
Savannah, GA	$97,900	$47.07	30	0.2
Boulder, CO	$97,730	$46.99	50	0.3
Barnstable Town, MA	$96,730	$46.50	40	0.4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$96,110	$46.21	900	0.3
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$94,390	$45.38	2,410	0.3
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$94,290	$45.33	780	0.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$94,220	$45.30	550	0.2
Bozeman, MT	$94,030	$45.21	40	0.6
Oklahoma City, OK	$93,220	$44.82	40	0.1
Port St. Lucie, FL	$92,390	$44.42	50	0.3
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$91,730	$44.10	60	0.4
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$90,060	$43.30	340	0.3
Richmond, VA	$89,580	$43.07	50	0.1
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$88,410	$42.51	510	0.2
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$86,460	$41.57	90	0.3
Bloomington, IL	$86,300	$41.49	60	0.7
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$85,990	$41.34	90	0.4
Anchorage, AK	$84,960	$40.85	50	0.3
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$84,650	$40.70	190	1.1
Springfield, MO	$84,070	$40.42	40	0.2
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$83,290	$40.04	40	0.2
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$83,190	$39.99	110	0.6
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$83,020	$39.91	1,070	0.5
Portland-South Portland, ME	$82,780	$39.80	40	0.2
Rapid City, SD	$82,620	$39.72	30	0.4
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$82,610	$39.71	470	0.4
Wilmington, NC	$82,460	$39.65	80	0.4
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$82,450	$39.64	370	0.3
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$82,120	$39.48	140	0.2
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$82,090	$39.47	70	0.2
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$81,970	$39.41	50	0.1
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$81,780	$39.32	290	0.2
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$81,690	$39.28	60	0.6
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$81,620	$39.24	170	0.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$81,570	$39.22	1,020	0.3
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$81,470	$39.17	120	0.3
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$81,450	$39.16	310	0.2
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$81,000	$38.94	460	0.3
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$80,920	$38.90	120	0.2
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$80,570	$38.74	2,530	0.6
Vallejo, CA	$80,520	$38.71	60	0.4
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$80,440	$38.67	100	0.5
St. Louis, MO-IL	$80,130	$38.53	260	0.2
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$80,020	$38.47	50	0.2
Bend, OR	$79,970	$38.45	80	0.7
Knoxville, TN	$79,950	$38.44	70	0.2
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$79,830	$38.38	140	0.4
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$79,810	$38.37	40	0.2
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$79,530	$38.23	550	0.3
Iowa City, IA	$79,480	$38.21	40	0.4
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$79,390	$38.17	610	0.6
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$79,300	$38.12	60	0.1
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$79,110	$38.04	60	0.4
Corpus Christi, TX	$79,020	$37.99	30	0.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$78,670	$37.82	690	0.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$78,200	$37.60	2,200	0.4
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$78,190	$37.59	40	0.0
Chico, CA	$78,110	$37.55	30	0.4
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$78,060	$37.53	30	0.1
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$78,000	$37.50	90	0.2
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$77,830	$37.42	100	0.1
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$77,610	$37.31	70	0.7
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$77,560	$37.29	30	0.2
Syracuse, NY	$77,540	$37.28	40	0.1
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$77,380	$37.20	60	0.3
Medford, OR	$77,280	$37.16	40	0.5
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$77,070	$37.05	30	0.1
Killeen-Temple, TX	$77,030	$37.03	40	0.2
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$76,910	$36.98	50	0.1
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$76,900	$36.97	60	0.1
Jacksonville, FL	$76,890	$36.97	140	0.2
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$76,820	$36.94	80	0.2
Visalia, CA	$76,820	$36.94	30	0.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$76,810	$36.93	660	0.2
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$76,800	$36.92	190	0.5
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$76,720	$36.89	660	0.4
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$76,500	$36.78	650	0.3
El Paso, TX	$76,430	$36.75	40	0.1
Worcester, MA	$76,210	$36.64	80	0.2
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$75,860	$36.47	350	0.2
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$75,780	$36.43	80	0.2
Winston-Salem, NC	$75,770	$36.43	60	0.2
Rochester, NY	$75,730	$36.41	60	0.1
Modesto, CA	$75,590	$36.34	60	0.3
Redding, CA	$75,170	$36.14	30	0.4
Flagstaff, AZ	$75,070	$36.09	40	0.6
Charlottesville, VA	$75,040	$36.08	40	0.3
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$74,410	$35.78	70	0.6
Tucson, AZ	$74,310	$35.72	120	0.3
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$74,030	$35.59	550	0.3
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$73,420	$35.30	40	0.2
Springfield, MA	$72,760	$34.98	40	0.2
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$71,990	$34.61	50	0.2
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$71,800	$34.52	120	0.3
Lincoln, NE	$71,200	$34.23	70	0.4
Fresno, CA	$71,040	$34.15	150	0.3
Pittsburgh, PA	$71,010	$34.14	270	0.2
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$70,820	$34.05	70	0.4
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$70,570	$33.93	160	0.2
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$70,420	$33.86	50	0.4
Salem, OR	$70,140	$33.72	70	0.4
Kansas City, MO-KS	$69,990	$33.65	120	0.1
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$69,770	$33.55	60	0.2
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$68,790	$33.07	50	0.2
Peoria, IL	$68,630	$33.00	80	0.5
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$68,540	$32.95	220	0.2
Ann Arbor, MI	$68,220	$32.80	90	0.4
Traverse City, MI	$67,830	$32.61	70	1.0
Cedar Rapids, IA	$67,460	$32.43	70	0.5
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$67,250	$32.33	260	0.2
Birmingham, AL	$66,980	$32.20	50	0.1
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$66,750	$32.09	390	0.3
Columbia, SC	$66,400	$31.92	60	0.2
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$66,300	$31.87	50	0.2
Rockford, IL	$66,140	$31.80	80	0.6
Ogden, UT	$66,040	$31.75	50	0.2
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$65,980	$31.72	220	0.4
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$65,940	$31.70	50	0.2
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$64,840	$31.17	90	0.4
Niles, MI	$64,670	$31.09	40	0.6
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$64,520	$31.02	130	0.1
Springfield, IL	$64,520	$31.02	40	0.4
Cleveland, OH	$64,390	$30.96	290	0.3
Omaha, NE-IA	$64,370	$30.95	150	0.3
Lancaster, PA	$64,310	$30.92	60	0.2
Flint, MI	$64,120	$30.83	40	0.3
Asheville, NC	$64,060	$30.80	70	0.4
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$63,930	$30.74	40	0.2
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$63,850	$30.70	80	0.4
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$63,690	$30.62	30	0.4
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$63,250	$30.41	80	0.2
Urban Honolulu, HI	$62,420	$30.01	40	0.1
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$62,110	$29.86	70	0.4
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$61,970	$29.80	60	0.2
Reno, NV	$61,230	$29.44	30	0.1
York-Hanover, PA	$60,740	$29.20	30	0.2
Akron, OH	$60,570	$29.12	70	0.2
Toledo, OH	$60,050	$28.87	80	0.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$58,650	$28.20	90	0.2
Columbus, OH	$57,890	$27.83	210	0.2
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$56,890	$27.35	30	0.2
Canton-Massillon, OH	$54,300	$26.10	30	0.2
Sandusky, OH	$49,700	$23.90	50	1.0
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$46,680	$22.44	80	0.1
Gainesville, FL	Not published	Not published	40	0.3

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.