Recreation Workers Salary in Lansing, MI

Recreation Workers pay range in Lansing

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,080 a year or less, while the top 10% make $50,240 or more. The middle half of recreation workers in Lansing earn between $29,070 and $44,740.

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

Recreation Workers salary after taxes in Lansing

On the average salary of $36,970, a single filer in Lansing takes home about $30,249 a year, or $2,521 a month and $1,163 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Lansing's local income tax (1%).

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

Prices in the Lansing area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.0), so the average $36,970 buys what about $38,919 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Lansing ($52,800). A typical home costs $250,377, or 6.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Recreation Workers salary in other Michigan cities

Lansing ranks 9th of 15 Michigan metro areas for this job; Grand Rapids pays the most ($39,670).

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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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