What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Recreation Specialist's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Assistant Recreation Specialist?

The Hospitality & Leisure industry offers the highest average compensation for Assistant Recreation Specialist roles, with salaries approximately 10% above the market median.

How does experience change An Assistant Recreation Specialist's salary?

An Assistant Recreation Specialist's salary grows with experience: starting around $28,973 for beginners, reaching about $30,060 at mid-level, and approach $30,309 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Recreation Specialist?

Assistant Recreation Specialist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Recreation Specialist roles are District of Columbia $33,663, California $33,535, Massachusetts $33,088. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Recreation Specialist roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Recreation Specialist level roles vary by specialization: Recreation Therapist Assistant: $98,695; Recreation Therapy Assistant: $65,686; Recreation Specialist: $61,404; Assistant Recreation Supervisor: $60,910; Assistant Recreation Manager: $60,777.

Assistant Recreation Specialist Salary in Vermont

How much does an Assistant Recreation Specialist make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Recreation Specialist in Vermont is $29,841 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $14.

However, an Assistant Recreation Specialist's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $34,136
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $27,739 to $32,089
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $25,825

10% $25,825

50% (Median) $29,841

90% $34,136

Assistant Recreation Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$32,089	$2,674	$617	$15
Average	$29,841	$2,487	$574	$14
25th Percentile	$27,739	$2,312	$533	$13

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Recreation Specialist Salaries

An Assistant Recreation Specialist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Assistant Recreation Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Recreation Specialist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $28,973
Early Career (1-2 years): $29,373
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $30,060
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $30,153
Expert (over 8 years): $30,309

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Assistant Recreation Specialist	less than 1 year	$28,973
Early Career Level Assistant Recreation Specialist	1-2 years	$29,373
Mid-Level Level Assistant Recreation Specialist	2-4 years	$30,060
Senior-Level Level Assistant Recreation Specialist	5-8 years	$30,153
Expert Level Assistant Recreation Specialist	over 8 years	$30,309

How Do Assistant Recreation Specialist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Assistant Recreation Specialists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $33,663.
California: $33,535.
Massachusetts: $33,088.

District of Columbia $33,663 California $33,535 Massachusetts $33,088 Washington $32,967 New Jersey $32,954 Alaska $32,912 Connecticut $32,492 New York $32,322

Hawaii $31,778 Rhode Island $31,522 Maryland $31,349 Minnesota $31,112 Colorado $31,021 Illinois $30,990 Oregon $30,875 Delaware $30,790

New Hampshire $30,736 Virginia $30,616 Pennsylvania $30,267 Nevada $30,090 North Dakota $30,033 Michigan $29,941 Wisconsin $29,908 Vermont $29,841

Texas $29,656 Maine $29,643 Arizona $29,625 Ohio $29,604 Georgia $29,324 Indiana $29,184 Wyoming $29,157 Utah $29,114

Iowa $29,096 Kansas $28,950 Louisiana $28,908 North Carolina $28,892 Missouri $28,886 Florida $28,768 Montana $28,704 Nebraska $28,643

Kentucky $28,610 South Carolina $28,488 Tennessee $28,412 Idaho $28,382 New Mexico $28,160 Oklahoma $28,111 Alabama $27,932 South Dakota $27,631

Arkansas $27,467 West Virginia $27,378 Mississippi $27,114

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Recreation Specialist

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Adamant: $30,545
Barre: $30,591
Cabot: $30,524

Adamant, VT $30,545

Barre, VT $30,591

Cabot, VT $30,524

Calais, VT $30,550

East Barre, VT $30,544

East Calais, VT $30,545

East Montpelier, VT $30,565

Eden, VT $30,525

Eden Mills, VT $30,497

Graniteville, VT $30,589

Hyde Park, VT $30,570

Johnson, VT $30,608

Lake Elmore, VT $30,536

Marshfield, VT $30,529

Moretown, VT $30,611

Morrisville, VT $30,607

Moscow, VT $30,622

Northfield, VT $30,573

Northfield Falls, VT $30,716

North Hyde Park, VT $30,568

North Montpelier, VT $30,537

Plainfield, VT $30,533

Roxbury, VT $30,481

South Barre, VT $30,626

Waterbury, VT $30,619

Stowe, VT $30,624

Waitsfield, VT $30,607

Warren, VT $30,549

Washington, VT $30,490

Waterbury Center, VT $30,618

Websterville, VT $30,584

Williamstown, VT $30,549

Wolcott, VT $30,532

Woodbury, VT $30,502

Worcester, VT $30,532

Rutland, VT $30,531

Belmont, VT $30,437

Benson, VT $30,437

Bomoseen, VT $30,485

Brandon, VT $30,507

Bridport, VT $30,511

Castleton, VT $30,490

Center Rutland, VT $30,511

Chittenden, VT $30,441

Cuttingsville, VT $30,431

Danby, VT $30,483

East Middlebury, VT $30,527

East Poultney, VT $30,486

East Wallingford, VT $30,453

Fair Haven, VT $30,464

Florence, VT $30,453

Forest Dale, VT $30,508

Gaysville, VT $30,315

Granville, VT $30,458

Hancock, VT $30,453

Hydeville, VT $30,488

Killington, VT $30,450

Middlebury, VT $30,574

Middletown Springs, VT $30,469

Mount Holly, VT $30,441

North Clarendon, VT $30,486

Orwell, VT $30,483

Pawlet, VT $30,493

Pittsfield, VT $30,467

Pittsford, VT $30,497

Poultney, VT $30,491

Proctor, VT $30,525

Ripton, VT $30,489

Rochester, VT $30,473

Rupert, VT $30,470

Salisbury, VT $30,519

Shoreham, VT $30,493

Stockbridge, VT $30,439

Wallingford, VT $30,455

Wells, VT $30,495

West Pawlet, VT $30,505

West Rupert, VT $30,498

West Rutland, VT $30,479

Whiting, VT $30,494

Saint Johnsbury, VT $30,527

Albany, VT $30,510

Barnet, VT $30,495

Barton, VT $30,506

Beebe Plain, VT $30,515

Concord, VT $30,466

Coventry, VT $30,551

Craftsbury, VT $30,518

Craftsbury Common, VT $30,520

Danville, VT $30,501

Derby, VT $30,515

Derby Line, VT $30,493

East Burke, VT $30,492

East Charleston, VT $30,495

East Hardwick, VT $30,511

East Haven, VT $30,425

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $30,527

Glover, VT $30,497

Granby, VT $30,388

Greensboro, VT $30,487

Greensboro Bend, VT $30,506

Hardwick, VT $30,540

Irasburg, VT $30,499

Island Pond, VT $30,449

Lowell, VT $30,488

Lower Waterford, VT $30,523

Lyndon, VT $30,518

Lyndon Center, VT $30,552

Lyndonville, VT $30,519

Morgan, VT $30,464

Newport, VT $30,534

Newport Center, VT $30,495

North Concord, VT $30,415

North Troy, VT $30,499

Orleans, VT $30,487

Passumpsic, VT $30,529

Peacham, VT $30,468

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $30,530

Sheffield, VT $30,476

Sutton, VT $30,473

Troy, VT $30,502

West Burke, VT $30,494

West Charleston, VT $30,480

West Danville, VT $30,503

Westfield, VT $30,479

West Glover, VT $30,500

Averill, VT $30,322

Beecher Falls, VT $30,519

Canaan, VT $30,443

Gilman, VT $30,577

Guildhall, VT $30,403

Lunenburg, VT $30,469

Norton, VT $30,383

North Bennington, VT $30,722

North Pownal, VT $30,784

Pownal, VT $30,802

White River Junction, VT $30,523

Ascutney, VT $30,538

Barnard, VT $30,454

Bethel, VT $30,473

Bradford, VT $30,505

Bridgewater, VT $30,485

Bridgewater Corners, VT $30,425

Brookfield, VT $30,503

Brownsville, VT $30,486

Chelsea, VT $30,485

Corinth, VT $30,477

East Corinth, VT $30,490

East Randolph, VT $30,495

East Ryegate, VT $30,469

East Thetford, VT $30,507

Fairlee, VT $30,474

Groton, VT $30,482

Hartford, VT $30,603

Hartland, VT $30,496

Hartland Four Corners, VT $30,494

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $30,573

Newbury, VT $30,478

North Hartland, VT $30,517

North Pomfret, VT $30,465

North Thetford, VT $30,506

Norwich, VT $30,500

Plymouth, VT $30,403

Post Mills, VT $30,499

Quechee, VT $30,531

Randolph, VT $30,525

Randolph Center, VT $30,510

Reading, VT $30,428

Sharon, VT $30,472

South Pomfret, VT $30,443

South Royalton, VT $30,481

South Ryegate, VT $30,487

South Strafford, VT $30,480

South Woodstock, VT $30,436

Strafford, VT $30,453

Taftsville, VT $30,533

Thetford, VT $30,507

Thetford Center, VT $30,475

Topsham, VT $30,466

Tunbridge, VT $30,471

Vershire, VT $30,457

Wells River, VT $30,489

West Fairlee, VT $30,545

West Hartford, VT $30,466

West Newbury, VT $30,477

West Topsham, VT $30,490

Wilder, VT $30,604

Windsor, VT $30,508

Woodstock, VT $30,471

Bellows Falls, VT $30,582

Cambridgeport, VT $30,547

Cavendish, VT $30,445

Chester, VT $30,476

Chester Depot, VT $30,465

Grafton, VT $30,453

Londonderry, VT $30,507

Ludlow, VT $30,461

North Springfield, VT $30,568

Perkinsville, VT $30,485

Peru, VT $30,476

Proctorsville, VT $30,451

Saxtons River, VT $30,576

South Londonderry, VT $30,526

Springfield, VT $30,553

Westminster, VT $30,582

Westminster Station, VT $30,584

Weston, VT $30,444

Shaftsbury, VT $30,686

Brattleboro, VT $30,644

Bondville, VT $30,518

East Dover, VT $30,580

Jacksonville, VT $30,656

Jamaica, VT $30,518

Marlboro, VT $30,796

Newfane, VT $30,559

Putney, VT $30,553

Readsboro, VT $30,800

South Newfane, VT $30,570

Stamford, VT $30,777

Townshend, VT $30,532

Vernon, VT $30,738

Wardsboro, VT $30,554

West Dover, VT $30,604

West Dummerston, VT $30,567

West Halifax, VT $30,614

West Townshend, VT $30,491

West Wardsboro, VT $30,491

Whitingham, VT $30,646

Williamsville, VT $30,567

Wilmington, VT $30,627

Burlington, VT $30,711

South Burlington, VT $30,709

Winooski, VT $30,711

Colchester, VT $30,711

Alburgh, VT $30,557

Bakersfield, VT $30,603

Belvidere Center, VT $30,492

Bristol, VT $30,609

Cambridge, VT $30,646

Charlotte, VT $30,669

East Berkshire, VT $30,573

East Fairfield, VT $30,619

Enosburg Falls, VT $30,534

Essex, VT $30,687

Essex Junction, VT $30,689

Fairfax, VT $30,648

Fairfield, VT $30,618

Ferrisburgh, VT $30,635

Franklin, VT $30,536

Grand Isle, VT $30,651

Highgate Center, VT $30,562

Highgate Springs, VT $30,577

Hinesburg, VT $30,668

Huntington, VT $30,645

Isle La Motte, VT $30,595

Jeffersonville, VT $30,625

Jericho, VT $30,662

Jonesville, VT $30,668

Milton, VT $30,676

Monkton, VT $30,644

Montgomery, VT $30,534

Montgomery Center, VT $30,497

New Haven, VT $30,605

North Ferrisburgh, VT $30,649

North Hero, VT $30,618

Richford, VT $30,529

Richmond, VT $30,665

Saint Albans, VT $30,632

Saint Albans Bay, VT $30,628

Shelburne, VT $30,697

Sheldon, VT $30,595

Sheldon Springs, VT $30,670

South Hero, VT $30,678

Starksboro, VT $30,627

Swanton, VT $30,590

Underhill, VT $30,655

Underhill Center, VT $30,656

Vergennes, VT $30,596

Waterville, VT $30,606

Westford, VT $30,670

Williston, VT $30,693

Montpelier, VT $30,586

Bennington, VT $30,745

Arlington, VT $30,637

Dorset, VT $30,518

East Arlington, VT $30,506

East Dorset, VT $30,518

Manchester, VT $30,601

Manchester Center, VT $30,580

Assistant Recreation Specialist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Recreation Specialist roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Hospitality & Leisure, offers compensation 10% above the average. Conversely, Assistant Recreation Specialist positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Assistant Recreation Specialist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Assistant Recreation Specialist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Hospitality & Leisure	$32,825	$16.0	10%

Assistant Recreation Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Recreation Specialist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$27,739

Average $29,841/year

$32,089

$2,312

Average $2,487/month

$2,674

$533

Average $574/week

$617

$13

Average $14/hour

$15

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$32,089	$2,674	$617	$15
Average	$29,841	$2,487	$574	$14
25th Percentile	$27,739	$2,312	$533	$13

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