Recreation Workers Salary in Lexington, KY

Recreation Workers pay range in Lexington

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $26,280 a year or less, while the top 10% make $47,760 or more. The middle half of recreation workers in Lexington earn between $29,660 and $36,770.

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

Recreation Workers salary after taxes in Lexington

On the average salary of $35,540, a single filer in Lexington takes home about $28,633 a year, or $2,386 a month and $1,101 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Includes Lexington's local income tax (2.75%).

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

Prices in the Lexington area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.9), so the average $35,540 buys what about $38,261 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Lexington ($48,620). A typical home costs $327,671, or 9.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Recreation Workers salary in other Kentucky cities

Lexington ranks 2nd of 6 Kentucky metro areas for this job; Elizabethtown pays the most ($36,890).

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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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• Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$51,720 a year
• Residential Advisors$39,290 a year
• Childcare Workers$33,910 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$47,310 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$47,180 a year
• Animal Trainers$41,990 a year
• Skincare Specialists$41,610 a year
• Concierges$40,510 a year

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