Recreation Workers Salary in Topeka, KS

Recreation Workers pay range in Topeka

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $22,490 a year or less, while the top 10% make $46,270 or more. The middle half of recreation workers in Topeka earn between $27,520 and $37,870.

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

Recreation Workers salary after taxes in Topeka

On the average salary of $33,390, a single filer in Topeka takes home about $27,936 a year, or $2,328 a month and $1,074 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 Topeka a good place for recreation workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Topeka area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.8), so the average $33,390 buys what about $37,593 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Topeka ($49,540). A typical home costs $217,683, or 6.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Recreation Workers salary in other Kansas cities

Topeka ranks 1st of 4 Kansas metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Recreation Workers salaries in Kansas

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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• Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$37,910 a year
• Residential Advisors$36,470 a year
• Childcare Workers$32,720 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$48,650 a year
• Skincare Specialists$46,800 a year
• Tour and Travel Guides$43,960 a year
• Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$37,350 a year
• Manicurists and Pedicurists$37,230 a year

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