Recreation Workers Salary in Austin, TX

Recreation Workers pay range in Austin

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,040 a year or less, while the top 10% make $49,300 or more. The middle half of recreation workers in Austin earn between $30,470 and $45,970.

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

Recreation Workers salary after taxes in Austin

On the average salary of $39,560, a single filer in Austin takes home about $33,966 a year, or $2,831 a month and $1,306 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Austin area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.1), so the average $39,560 buys what about $40,340 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Austin ($56,950). A typical home costs $428,524, or 10.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Recreation Workers salary in other Texas cities

Austin ranks 2nd of 24 Texas metro areas for this job; College Station pays the most ($43,640).

All Recreation Workers salaries in Texas

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 Austin

• Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$45,970 a year
• Residential Advisors$45,510 a year
• Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$43,520 a year
• Childcare Workers$30,340 a year
• Skincare Specialists$59,650 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers$53,910 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$52,200 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$50,630 a year

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