Recreation Workers · SOC 39-9032
Recreation Workers Salary in the Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Recreation Workers in the Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $29,710 per year ($14.28 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $23,580 at the 10th percentile to $59,180 at the 90th.
Pay distribution
Half of Recreation Workers in the Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area earn more than $29,710 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $29,710 and $39,580.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $23,580 | $29,710 | $29,710 | $39,580 | $59,180 |
| Hourly | $11.34 | $14.28 | $14.28 | $19.03 | $28.45 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$29,710 median for Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $29,710 to $39,580
- West Virginiastate$29,710 median for West Virginia; middle half earns $26,610 to $37,270
- United Statesnational$36,560 median for United States; middle half earns $31,780 to $43,470
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is about the same vs West Virginia overall and −19% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in West Virginia
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for recreation workers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan areathis page$29,710 median for Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $29,710 to $39,580
- $36,650 median for Morgantown metro area; middle half earns $30,210 to $48,970
- $31,050 median for Wheeling metro area; middle half earns $28,250 to $38,240
- $30,240 median for Huntington metro area; middle half earns $26,660 to $38,190
- $29,430 median for Beckley metro area; middle half earns $22,130 to $36,370
- $29,210 median for Weirton metro area; middle half earns $27,310 to $35,870
- $28,420 median for Charleston metro area; middle half earns $26,150 to $34,990
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for recreation workerss · Highest-paying occupations in Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.