Recreation Workers Salary in Roanoke, VA

Recreation Workers pay range in Roanoke

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,260 a year or less, while the top 10% make $46,430 or more. The middle half of recreation workers in Roanoke earn between $32,150 and $36,550.

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

Recreation Workers salary after taxes in Roanoke

On the average salary of $35,500, a single filer in Roanoke takes home about $29,477 a year, or $2,456 a month and $1,134 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 Roanoke a good place for recreation workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Roanoke area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.6), so the average $35,500 buys what about $37,920 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Roanoke ($47,140). A typical home costs $301,139, or 8.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Recreation Workers salary in other Virginia cities

Roanoke ranks 8th 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 Roanoke

• Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$41,050 a year
• Residential Advisors$39,340 a year
• Childcare Workers$30,460 a year
• Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$55,500 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$48,570 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$45,260 a year
• Skincare Specialists$41,540 a year
• Concierges$34,720 a year

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