Recreation Workers Salary in Lynchburg, VA

Recreation Workers pay range in Lynchburg

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,710 a year or less, while the top 10% make $46,150 or more. The middle half of recreation workers in Lynchburg earn between $31,460 and $41,760.

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

Recreation Workers salary after taxes in Lynchburg

On the average salary of $36,800, a single filer in Lynchburg takes home about $30,447 a year, or $2,537 a month and $1,171 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 Lynchburg a good place for recreation workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lynchburg area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.4), so the average $36,800 buys what about $41,180 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Lynchburg ($46,190). A typical home costs $291,459, or 7.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Recreation Workers salary in other Virginia cities

Lynchburg ranks 6th of 9 Virginia metro areas for this job; Charlottesville pays the most ($38,760).

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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 Lynchburg

• Residential Advisors$40,720 a year
• Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$39,450 a year
• Childcare Workers$31,140 a year
• Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$57,370 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$50,630 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$42,820 a year
• Tour and Travel Guides$36,940 a year
• Animal Caretakers$32,860 a year

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