Recreation Workers Salary in Phoenix, AZ

Recreation Workers pay range in Phoenix

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,280 a year or less, while the top 10% make $53,180 or more. The middle half of recreation workers in Phoenix earn between $33,680 and $40,320.

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

Recreation Workers salary after taxes in Phoenix

On the average salary of $39,920, a single filer in Phoenix takes home about $33,651 a year, or $2,804 a month and $1,294 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Phoenix area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.3), so the average $39,920 buys what about $38,639 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Phoenix ($51,380). A typical home costs $448,352, or 11.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Recreation Workers salary in other Arizona cities

Phoenix ranks 2nd of 7 Arizona metro areas for this job; Flagstaff pays the most ($41,360).

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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

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• Gambling Service Workers, All Other$54,450 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$51,900 a year

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