Recreation Workers Salary in Traverse City, MI

Recreation Workers pay range in Traverse City

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $26,720 a year or less, while the top 10% make $51,650 or more. The middle half of recreation workers in Traverse City earn between $30,170 and $42,640.

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

Recreation Workers salary after taxes in Traverse City

On the average salary of $37,840, a single filer in Traverse City takes home about $31,223 a year, or $2,602 a month and $1,201 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).

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

Prices in the Traverse City area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.4), so the average $37,840 buys what about $40,526 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Traverse City ($47,470). A typical home costs $421,806, or 11.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Recreation Workers salary in other Michigan cities

Traverse City ranks 5th 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

Related jobs in Traverse City

• Residential Advisors$44,650 a year
• Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$42,540 a year
• Childcare Workers$34,270 a year
• Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$48,110 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$44,850 a year
• Manicurists and Pedicurists$39,040 a year
• Animal Caretakers$34,610 a year
• Amusement and Recreation Attendants$31,200 a year

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