Recreational Therapists Salary in the US
A recreational therapists earns a national median of $61,960 a year (mean $67,630) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #404 of 825.
How much does a recreational therapists earn in the US?
A recreational therapists in the United States earns a median of $61,960 a year (mean $67,630), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 22% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 14,930 people work in this occupation (SOC 29-1125), ranked #404 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$61,960
per year
Mean
$67,630
per year
Employment
14,930
US workers
National rank
#404
of 825 by median
What a recreational therapists earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a recreational therapists (SOC 29-1125) earns a median annual wage of $61,960 and a mean (average) of $67,630. The median is the midpoint — half of recreational therapists earn more and half earn less — and is 22% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a recreational therapists in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for recreational therapists is $61,960, and the mean (average) is $67,630. The median is the midpoint — half of recreational therapists earn more and half earn less.
- How does recreational therapists pay compare to the US average?
- At $61,960, a recreational therapists earns 22% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many recreational therapists are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 14,930 recreational therapists employed nationally (SOC 29-1125), across all industries.
- Where does this recreational therapists salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 29-1125. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 29-1125 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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