Recreation Workers Salary in Appleton, WI

Recreation Workers pay range in Appleton

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,380 a year or less, while the top 10% make $48,290 or more. The middle half of recreation workers in Appleton earn between $33,480 and $42,690.

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

Recreation Workers salary after taxes in Appleton

On the average salary of $37,440, a single filer in Appleton takes home about $31,305 a year, or $2,609 a month and $1,204 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Appleton area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.4), so the average $37,440 buys what about $40,511 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Appleton ($49,910). A typical home costs $350,370, or 9.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Recreation Workers salary in other Wisconsin cities

Appleton ranks 7th of 13 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Kenosha pays the most ($40,940).

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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).

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• Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$41,790 a year
• Residential Advisors$39,060 a year
• Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$34,420 a year
• Childcare Workers$32,050 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$55,580 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$50,710 a year
• Skincare Specialists$45,230 a year
• Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$40,560 a year

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