Recreation Workers Salary in Fairbanks, AK

Recreation Workers pay range in Fairbanks

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,330 a year or less, while the top 10% make $96,370 or more. The middle half of recreation workers in Fairbanks earn between $42,110 and $62,130.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Recreation Workers salary after taxes in Fairbanks

On the average salary of $61,070, a single filer in Fairbanks takes home about $51,250 a year, or $4,271 a month and $1,971 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Alaska's employee unemployment-insurance contribution is not included.

Is Fairbanks a good place for recreation workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Fairbanks area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.2), so the average $61,070 buys what about $59,172 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Fairbanks ($61,810). A typical home costs $312,179, or 5.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Recreation Workers salary in other Alaska cities

Fairbanks ranks 1st of 2 Alaska metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Recreation Workers salaries in Alaska

Highest-paying cities for recreation workers

Fairbanks, AK pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($61,070).

Recreation Workers salary by city

Related jobs in Fairbanks

• Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$42,400 a year
• Childcare Workers$39,930 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$59,450 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$59,040 a year
• Manicurists and Pedicurists$50,290 a year
• Tour and Travel Guides$45,850 a year
• Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$44,580 a year
• Animal Caretakers$42,340 a year

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