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Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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      Wages for Recreational Therapists in UNITED STATES


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      Period      		 2024
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $19.00 $23.19 $28.98 $37.35 $46.44
      Yearly $39,520 $48,230 $60,280 $77,680 $96,600
      California Hourly $29.46 $39.87 $46.41 $49.35 $54.11
      Yearly $61,270 $82,920 $96,530 $102,640 $112,550
      District of Columbia Hourly $28.34 $33.82 $44.24 $49.54 $54.90
      Yearly $58,940 $70,340 $92,010 $103,050 $114,190
      Washington Hourly $29.29 $31.12 $37.80 $42.96 $50.03
      Yearly $60,920 $64,730 $78,620 $89,360 $104,070
      Nevada Hourly $24.18 $29.49 $37.24 $39.56 $46.97
      Yearly $50,290 $61,340 $77,450 $82,270 $97,700
      New Hampshire Hourly $20.14 $27.33 $35.95 $40.03 $44.35
      Yearly $41,900 $56,850 $74,780 $83,260 $92,250
      Minnesota Hourly $21.64 $28.50 $32.35 $37.44 $41.76
      Yearly $45,000 $59,280 $67,300 $77,880 $86,860
      New Jersey Hourly $23.34 $25.86 $31.19 $38.06 $46.89
      Yearly $48,550 $53,790 $64,880 $79,160 $97,540
      Oregon Hourly $21.78 $26.14 $30.77 $33.81 $39.01
      Yearly $45,300 $54,370 $64,000 $70,320 $81,140
      Illinois Hourly $22.67 $24.98 $30.58 $39.18 $45.42
      Yearly $47,150 $51,960 $63,610 $81,490 $94,470
      New York Hourly $23.15 $25.62 $30.54 $36.37 $41.30
      Yearly $48,140 $53,300 $63,520 $75,650 $85,890
      Michigan Hourly $23.34 $25.02 $30.39 $33.34 $35.25
      Yearly $48,540 $52,040 $63,200 $69,350 $73,330
      Arizona Hourly $23.90 $25.92 $29.38 $37.93 $42.50
      Yearly $49,710 $53,910 $61,110 $78,890 $88,400
      Wyoming Hourly $24.78 $25.07 $29.37 $29.99 $36.04
      Yearly $51,540 $52,140 $61,080 $62,380 $74,960
      Connecticut Hourly $22.37 $24.12 $29.34 $38.27 $47.71
      Yearly $46,520 $50,170 $61,030 $79,600 $99,230
      Ohio Hourly $21.61 $23.82 $28.95 $34.28 $38.55
      Yearly $44,940 $49,540 $60,210 $71,300 $80,180
      Maryland Hourly $19.33 $22.30 $28.07 $32.72 $39.66
      Yearly $40,210 $46,380 $58,390 $68,070 $82,490
      North Dakota Hourly $17.41 $21.17 $27.86 $31.61 $35.37
      Yearly $36,210 $44,030 $57,960 $65,750 $73,580
      Massachusetts Hourly $20.29 $22.39 $27.67 $35.03 $44.65
      Yearly $42,200 $46,570 $57,540 $72,860 $92,870
      Virginia Hourly $20.27 $23.38 $27.56 $35.35 $42.46
      Yearly $42,170 $48,620 $57,330 $73,540 $88,320
      Pennsylvania Hourly $17.42 $22.17 $27.26 $31.51 $37.02
      Yearly $36,230 $46,120 $56,690 $65,540 $77,010
      Florida Hourly $19.26 $22.34 $27.03 $33.91 $42.48
      Yearly $40,070 $46,480 $56,220 $70,530 $88,360
      Nebraska Hourly $18.67 $21.50 $26.88 $33.04 $36.38
      Yearly $38,830 $44,720 $55,910 $68,720 $75,670
      Wisconsin Hourly $22.52 $23.86 $26.45 $31.66 $37.68
      Yearly $46,840 $49,640 $55,010 $65,860 $78,370
      Maine Hourly $18.02 $23.20 $26.20 $29.70 $35.06
      Yearly $37,480 $48,250 $54,500 $61,770 $72,930
      Texas Hourly $16.13 $19.99 $26.05 $39.15 $97.81
      Yearly $33,540 $41,570 $54,190 $81,430 $203,440
      Kentucky Hourly $16.39 $19.69 $25.98 $30.10 $35.45
      Yearly $34,090 $40,950 $54,030 $62,610 $73,740
      Missouri Hourly $17.78 $23.67 $25.78 $32.01 $40.69
      Yearly $36,980 $49,230 $53,620 $66,580 $84,640
      Alabama Hourly $20.02 $23.04 $25.02 $29.45 $38.72
      Yearly $41,630 $47,930 $52,050 $61,260 $80,540
      Indiana Hourly $21.32 $23.21 $24.97 $29.87 $34.63
      Yearly $44,340 $48,280 $51,930 $62,130 $72,040
      Montana Hourly $18.58 $23.73 $24.76 $29.38 $43.20
      Yearly $38,650 $49,360 $51,490 $61,110 $89,860
      Utah Hourly $19.89 $21.33 $24.75 $32.91 $39.01
      Yearly $41,370 $44,370 $51,490 $68,450 $81,150
      Idaho Hourly $21.01 $22.50 $24.50 $29.22 $34.76
      Yearly $43,710 $46,790 $50,960 $60,780 $72,300
      Iowa Hourly $19.91 $21.75 $24.29 $29.49 $39.37
      Yearly $41,400 $45,240 $50,520 $61,340 $81,880
      Tennessee Hourly $17.20 $19.20 $24.29 $29.13 $38.36
      Yearly $35,780 $39,940 $50,510 $60,580 $79,790
      Georgia Hourly $13.74 $20.24 $24.04 $28.95 $35.01
      Yearly $28,590 $42,100 $50,010 $60,220 $72,830
      South Carolina Hourly $14.57 $19.52 $23.64 $28.75 $36.04
      Yearly $30,310 $40,600 $49,170 $59,810 $74,960
      North Carolina Hourly $19.12 $20.97 $23.36 $29.53 $37.61
      Yearly $39,770 $43,620 $48,590 $61,420 $78,230
      New Mexico Hourly $20.11 $22.38 $23.02 $35.62 $57.77
      Yearly $41,830 $46,540 $47,880 $74,090 $120,160
      Louisiana Hourly $15.64 $18.70 $22.77 $26.89 $31.25
      Yearly $32,540 $38,890 $47,350 $55,930 $65,000
      Oklahoma Hourly $16.48 $17.93 $22.56 $29.60 $36.15
      Yearly $34,290 $37,290 $46,920 $61,560 $75,180
      Arkansas Hourly $13.17 $14.43 $21.66 $29.72 $42.53
      Yearly $27,390 $30,010 $45,060 $61,810 $88,460
      West Virginia Hourly $16.31 $17.81 $21.59 $24.57 $40.69
      Yearly $33,930 $37,050 $44,900 $51,100 $84,640
      Delaware Hourly $19.39 $19.39 $20.34 $28.68 $32.95
      Yearly $40,320 $40,320 $42,310 $59,650 $68,540
      Kansas Hourly $14.96 $17.08 $19.08 $22.54 $27.69
      Yearly $31,130 $35,530 $39,690 $46,890 $57,590
      Mississippi Hourly $14.40 $16.32 $18.35 $24.79 $32.54
      Yearly $29,950 $33,950 $38,170 $51,560 $67,670
      Puerto Rico Hourly $10.84 $12.81 $13.00 $16.46 $40.57
      Yearly $22,540 $26,640 $27,040 $34,240 $84,390
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