Recreation Workers Salary in Lafayette, IN

Recreation Workers pay range in Lafayette

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $24,430 a year or less, while the top 10% make $43,240 or more. The middle half of recreation workers in Lafayette earn between $27,390 and $35,110.

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

Recreation Workers salary after taxes in Lafayette

On the average salary of $32,310, a single filer in Lafayette takes home about $26,801 a year, or $2,233 a month and $1,031 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Lafayette's local income tax (1.28%).

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

Prices in the Lafayette area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.4), so the average $32,310 buys what about $34,582 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Lafayette ($48,780). A typical home costs $286,179, or 8.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Recreation Workers salary in other Indiana cities

Lafayette ranks 5th of 12 Indiana metro areas for this job; Elkhart pays the most ($36,540).

All Recreation Workers salaries in Indiana

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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• Residential Advisors$47,880 a year
• Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$37,230 a year
• Childcare Workers$31,330 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$51,350 a year
• Skincare Specialists$44,840 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$44,570 a year
• Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$36,110 a year
• Animal Caretakers$31,010 a year

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