Recreation Workers Salary in Gainesville, FL

Recreation Workers pay range in Gainesville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,270 a year or less, while the top 10% make $43,730 or more. The middle half of recreation workers in Gainesville earn between $31,240 and $35,730.

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

Recreation Workers salary after taxes in Gainesville

On the average salary of $34,720, a single filer in Gainesville takes home about $30,078 a year, or $2,506 a month and $1,157 every two weeks. Taxes take 13% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Gainesville area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.7), so the average $34,720 buys what about $35,893 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Gainesville ($47,020). A typical home costs $306,605, or 8.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Recreation Workers salary in other Florida cities

Gainesville ranks 21st of 22 Florida metro areas for this job; Wildwood pays the most ($45,100).

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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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• Childcare Workers$32,310 a year
• Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$49,960 a year
• Skincare Specialists$49,860 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$48,430 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$45,400 a year

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