What are the main factors that influence a Licensed Recreation Therapist'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 Licensed Recreation Therapist?

The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Licensed Recreation Therapist roles, with salaries approximately 15% above the market median.

How does experience change A Licensed Recreation Therapist's salary?

A Licensed Recreation Therapist's salary grows with experience: starting around $62,217 for beginners, reaching about $65,439 at mid-level, and approach $68,182 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Licensed Recreation Therapist?

Licensed Recreation Therapist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Licensed Recreation Therapist roles are District of Columbia $75,200, California $74,900, Massachusetts $73,900. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Licensed Recreation Therapist roles make?

Salaries for Licensed Recreation Therapist level roles vary by specialization: Licensed Clinical Therapist: $288,251; Licensed Outpatient Therapist: $109,570; Licensed Physical Therapist: $101,455; Licensed Telemedicine Therapist: $99,107; Recreation Therapist Assistant: $98,695.

Licensed Recreation Therapist Salary in Indiana

How much does a Licensed Recreation Therapist make in Indiana?

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Licensed Recreation Therapist in Indiana is $65,200 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

However, a Licensed Recreation Therapist's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $75,899
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $57,600 to $70,800
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $50,681

10% $50,681

50% (Median) $65,200

90% $75,899

Licensed Recreation Therapist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,800	$5,900	$1,362	$34
Average	$65,200	$5,433	$1,254	$31
25th Percentile	$57,600	$4,800	$1,108	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Licensed Recreation Therapist Salaries

A Licensed Recreation Therapist'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 Licensed Recreation Therapist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Licensed Recreation Therapist'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): $62,217
Early Career (1-2 years): $62,783
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $65,439
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $67,766
Expert (over 8 years): $68,182

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Licensed Recreation Therapist	$62,217
Intermediate Level Licensed Recreation Therapist	$62,783
Senior Level Licensed Recreation Therapist	$65,439
Specialist Level Licensed Recreation Therapist	$67,766
Expert Level Licensed Recreation Therapist	$68,182

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How Do Licensed Recreation Therapist 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 Licensed Recreation Therapists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $75,200.
California: $74,900.
Massachusetts: $73,900.

District of Columbia $75,200 California $74,900 Massachusetts $73,900 Washington $73,700 New Jersey $73,700 Alaska $73,600 Connecticut $72,600 New York $72,200

Hawaii $71,000 Rhode Island $70,500 Maryland $70,100 Minnesota $69,500 Colorado $69,300 Illinois $69,300 Oregon $69,000 Delaware $68,800

New Hampshire $68,700 Virginia $68,400 Pennsylvania $67,600 Nevada $67,300 North Dakota $67,100 Michigan $66,900 Wisconsin $66,800 Vermont $66,700

Maine $66,300 Texas $66,300 Arizona $66,200 Ohio $66,200 Georgia $65,500 Indiana $65,200 Wyoming $65,200 Utah $65,100

Iowa $65,000 Kansas $64,700 Missouri $64,600 Louisiana $64,600 North Carolina $64,600 Florida $64,300 Montana $64,200 Nebraska $64,000

Kentucky $63,900 South Carolina $63,700 Tennessee $63,500 Idaho $63,400 New Mexico $62,900 Oklahoma $62,800 Alabama $62,400 South Dakota $61,800

Arkansas $61,400 West Virginia $61,200 Mississippi $60,600

Top Paying Cities for Licensed Recreation Therapists

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:

Galveston: $63,400
Gas City: $63,300
Grass Creek: $63,400

Galveston, IN $63,400 Gas City, IN $63,300 Grass Creek, IN $63,400 Greentown, IN $63,400 Hemlock, IN $63,500 Jonesboro, IN $63,300 Kewanna, IN $63,400 La Fontaine, IN $63,300

Lagro, IN $63,300 Lake Cicott, IN $63,200 Laketon, IN $63,400 Leiters Ford, IN $63,800 Liberty Mills, IN $63,500 Logansport, IN $63,300 Lucerne, IN $63,300 Macy, IN $63,300

Marion, IN $63,400 Liberty, IN $64,400 Losantville, IN $63,700 Beech Grove, IN $66,100 Matthews, IN $63,300 Mexico, IN $63,500 Miami, IN $63,500 Monterey, IN $63,800

New Waverly, IN $63,400 North Manchester, IN $63,500 Oakford, IN $63,600 Onward, IN $63,500 Ora, IN $63,900 Peru, IN $63,400 Grissom Arb, IN $63,500 Roann, IN $63,400

Rochester, IN $63,600 Rockfield, IN $63,400 Royal Center, IN $63,300 Russiaville, IN $63,700 Servia, IN $63,400 Silver Lake, IN $63,500 Somerset, IN $63,500 Star City, IN $63,500

Swayzee, IN $63,400 Sweetser, IN $63,600 Twelve Mile, IN $63,300 Upland, IN $63,300 Urbana, IN $63,400 Van Buren, IN $63,300 Wabash, IN $63,400 Walton, IN $63,300

West Middleton, IN $63,700 Winamac, IN $63,700 Young America, IN $63,600 Aurora, IN $65,400 West College Corner, IN $64,700 Batesville, IN $64,700 Bath, IN $65,000 Bennington, IN $64,500

Brookville, IN $64,900 Cedar Grove, IN $65,300 Cross Plains, IN $64,700 Dillsboro, IN $64,900 East Enterprise, IN $64,600 Florence, IN $64,600 Friendship, IN $64,800 Guilford, IN $65,400

Holton, IN $63,900 Laurel, IN $64,000 Lawrenceburg, IN $65,600 Metamora, IN $64,600 Milan, IN $64,900 Moores Hill, IN $65,100 Morris, IN $64,800 Napoleon, IN $64,300

New Trenton, IN $65,400 Oldenburg, IN $64,500 Osgood, IN $64,100 Patriot, IN $65,000 Pierceville, IN $64,700 Rising Sun, IN $65,200 Sunman, IN $65,000 Versailles, IN $64,600

Vevay, IN $64,100 West Harrison, IN $65,500 Austin, IN $64,100 Bethlehem, IN $64,100 Borden, IN $64,800 Bradford, IN $64,800 Campbellsburg, IN $63,700 Central, IN $64,500

Charlestown, IN $64,800 Corydon, IN $64,700 Crandall, IN $64,800 Depauw, IN $64,600 Eckerty, IN $63,600 Elizabeth, IN $64,800 English, IN $64,200 Floyds Knobs, IN $65,000

Fredericksburg, IN $64,400 Georgetown, IN $64,900 Grantsburg, IN $64,200 Greenville, IN $64,800 Hardinsburg, IN $64,200 Henryville, IN $64,600 Clarksville, IN $65,000 Jeffersonville, IN $65,000

Laconia, IN $64,600 Lanesville, IN $65,000 Leavenworth, IN $64,200 Lexington, IN $64,200 Marysville, IN $64,600 Mauckport, IN $64,400 Memphis, IN $64,800 Milltown, IN $64,400

Mount Saint Francis, IN $64,900 Nabb, IN $64,400 New Albany, IN $65,000 New Middletown, IN $64,800 New Salisbury, IN $64,700 New Washington, IN $64,300 Otisco, IN $64,600 Palmyra, IN $64,600

Pekin, IN $64,600 Marengo, IN $64,200 Ramsey, IN $64,600 Pleasant Lake, IN $63,600 Granger, IN $64,000 Grovertown, IN $64,100 Hamlet, IN $64,400 Knox, IN $64,300

Lakeville, IN $63,600 Lapaz, IN $63,800 Leesburg, IN $64,100 Mentone, IN $63,600 Middlebury, IN $65,000 Milford, IN $64,400 Millersburg, IN $64,600 Mishawaka, IN $64,000

Nappanee, IN $64,500 New Carlisle, IN $63,600 New Paris, IN $64,800 North Liberty, IN $63,500 North Webster, IN $63,900 Notre Dame, IN $63,300 Osceola, IN $65,100 Pierceton, IN $63,600

Plymouth, IN $63,900 Shipshewana, IN $64,700 Syracuse, IN $64,300 Tippecanoe, IN $63,800 Topeka, IN $64,300 Tyner, IN $63,900 Wakarusa, IN $64,600 Walkerton, IN $63,900

Warsaw, IN $63,700 Winona Lake, IN $63,700 Wyatt, IN $63,900 South Bend, IN $63,200 Albion, IN $63,600 Andrews, IN $63,300 Angola, IN $63,700 Arcola, IN $63,400

Ashley, IN $63,500 Auburn, IN $63,400 Avilla, IN $63,400 Berne, IN $63,200 Bippus, IN $63,400 Salem, IN $64,200 Scottsburg, IN $64,200 Sellersburg, IN $65,000

Sulphur, IN $64,100 Taswell, IN $63,600 Underwood, IN $64,500 Columbus, IN $63,300 Brownstown, IN $63,400 Butlerville, IN $63,700 Canaan, IN $64,200 Clarksburg, IN $64,000

Clifford, IN $64,100 Commiskey, IN $63,700 Cortland, IN $63,400 Crothersville, IN $63,800 Deputy, IN $64,100 Dupont, IN $63,800 Elizabethtown, IN $63,800 Flat Rock, IN $64,400

Freetown, IN $62,900 Grammer, IN $63,900 Greensburg, IN $63,900 Hanover, IN $64,200 Hartsville, IN $63,700 Hayden, IN $63,700 Hope, IN $64,100 Jonesville, IN $63,700

Kurtz, IN $62,700 Madison, IN $63,800 Medora, IN $63,300 Millhousen, IN $64,000 New Point, IN $64,300 Norman, IN $62,800 North Vernon, IN $63,600 Paris Crossing, IN $64,000

Saint Paul, IN $64,300 Scipio, IN $63,800 Seymour, IN $63,500 Taylorsville, IN $64,000 Vallonia, IN $63,600 Vernon, IN $63,800 Westport, IN $63,700 Muncie, IN $63,300

Albany, IN $63,400 Bentonville, IN $63,900 Boston, IN $64,300 Brownsville, IN $63,800 Bryant, IN $63,300 Cambridge City, IN $63,700 Centerville, IN $63,800 Connersville, IN $63,800

Daleville, IN $63,000 Dublin, IN $63,900 Dunkirk, IN $63,300 Dunreith, IN $63,900 Eaton, IN $63,300 Economy, IN $63,600 Farmland, IN $63,400 Fountain City, IN $63,800

Gaston, IN $63,200 Greensboro, IN $63,700 Greens Fork, IN $63,600 Hagerstown, IN $63,700 Hartford City, IN $63,300 Kennard, IN $63,600 Lewisville, IN $63,800 Roachdale, IN $64,400

Bluffton, IN $63,300 Butler, IN $63,500 Churubusco, IN $63,400 Columbia City, IN $63,400 Corunna, IN $63,500 Craigville, IN $63,300 Cromwell, IN $63,900 Decatur, IN $63,300

Fremont, IN $63,700 Garrett, IN $63,400 Geneva, IN $63,300 Grabill, IN $63,400 Hamilton, IN $63,500 Harlan, IN $63,400 Hoagland, IN $63,400 Howe, IN $64,100

Hudson, IN $63,700 Huntertown, IN $63,400 Huntington, IN $63,400 Kendallville, IN $63,600 Keystone, IN $63,200 Kimmell, IN $63,700 Lagrange, IN $64,000 Laotto, IN $63,400

Larwill, IN $63,600 Leo, IN $63,400 Liberty Center, IN $63,200 Ligonier, IN $64,100 Linn Grove, IN $63,100 Markle, IN $63,300 Mongo, IN $63,900 Monroe, IN $63,200

Monroeville, IN $63,300 New Haven, IN $63,400 Orland, IN $63,700 Ossian, IN $63,400 Petroleum, IN $63,200 Boggstown, IN $65,400 Brooklyn, IN $65,300 Brownsburg, IN $65,900

Camby, IN $66,000 Carthage, IN $64,300 Charlottesville, IN $64,000 Clayton, IN $65,300 Cloverdale, IN $63,600 Coatesville, IN $64,700 Danville, IN $65,300 Avon, IN $65,900

Edinburgh, IN $64,300 Eminence, IN $64,200 Fairland, IN $65,500 Falmouth, IN $63,600 Fillmore, IN $64,300 Finly, IN $64,900 Fountaintown, IN $65,400 Franklin, IN $65,100

Glenwood, IN $63,800 Greencastle, IN $63,500 Greenfield, IN $64,900 Greenwood, IN $66,100 Gwynneville, IN $64,700 Homer, IN $64,400 Jamestown, IN $64,900 Knightstown, IN $64,000

Lizton, IN $65,300 Manilla, IN $64,500 Martinsville, IN $64,400 Maxwell, IN $64,500 Mays, IN $64,000 Milroy, IN $64,200 Monrovia, IN $64,800 Mooresville, IN $65,500

Morgantown, IN $63,600 Morristown, IN $64,900 Needham, IN $65,500 New Palestine, IN $65,800 Nineveh, IN $63,600 North Salem, IN $65,000 Paragon, IN $63,900 Pittsboro, IN $65,600

Plainfield, IN $65,900 Putnamville, IN $63,500 Reelsville, IN $63,000 Rushville, IN $64,200 Talbot, IN $63,500 Templeton, IN $63,300 Veedersburg, IN $63,400 Wallace, IN $63,700

Waveland, IN $63,500 Waynetown, IN $63,600 West Lebanon, IN $63,700 Westpoint, IN $63,600 Williamsport, IN $63,600 Wingate, IN $63,500 Wolcott, IN $63,500 Yeoman, IN $63,500

Holland, IN $63,400 Huntingburg, IN $63,400 Ireland, IN $63,300 Jasper, IN $63,300 Lamar, IN $63,500 Leopold, IN $63,600 Lincoln City, IN $63,600 Loogootee, IN $63,000

Mariah Hill, IN $63,500 Monroe City, IN $61,200 Montgomery, IN $62,200 Oaktown, IN $61,300 Odon, IN $62,800 Otwell, IN $62,400 Petersburg, IN $61,900 Plainville, IN $62,000

Ragsdale, IN $61,200 Rome, IN $63,500 Saint Anthony, IN $63,400 Saint Croix, IN $63,600 Saint Meinrad, IN $63,500 Sandborn, IN $61,900 Santa Claus, IN $63,700 Schnellville, IN $63,400

Shoals, IN $63,100 Spurgeon, IN $63,400 Stendal, IN $63,200 Tell City, IN $63,600 Troy, IN $63,500 Velpen, IN $63,200 Vincennes, IN $60,700 Westphalia, IN $61,700

Wheatland, IN $61,200 Winslow, IN $62,600 Boonville, IN $64,000 Chandler, IN $64,200 Chrisney, IN $63,700 Cynthiana, IN $63,900 Elberfeld, IN $64,100 Folsomville, IN $63,700

Grandview, IN $63,600 Griffin, IN $63,600 Russellville, IN $63,600 Shelbyville, IN $64,900 Stilesville, IN $64,700 Trafalgar, IN $64,100 Waldron, IN $64,500 West Newton, IN $66,100

Whiteland, IN $65,700 Wilkinson, IN $63,600 Indianapolis, IN $66,100 Lynn, IN $63,700 Hatfield, IN $64,000 Inglefield, IN $64,300 Lynnville, IN $63,800 Mount Vernon, IN $64,100

Newburgh, IN $64,300 New Harmony, IN $63,900 Poseyville, IN $63,900 Richland, IN $64,000 Rockport, IN $63,800 Tennyson, IN $63,600 Wadesville, IN $64,200 Haubstadt, IN $64,000

Hazleton, IN $61,500 Buckskin, IN $63,800 Fort Branch, IN $63,700 Francisco, IN $62,700 Mackey, IN $63,500 Oakland City, IN $63,200 Owensville, IN $63,400 Patoka, IN $62,100

Princeton, IN $62,800 Somerville, IN $63,300 Evansville, IN $64,400 Oxford, IN $63,100 Perrysville, IN $63,500 Pine Village, IN $63,100 Remington, IN $63,600 Rensselaer, IN $64,400

Reynolds, IN $63,300 Romney, IN $63,700 State Line, IN $64,000 Stockwell, IN $64,200 Terre Haute, IN $61,900 Bellmore, IN $63,100 Blanford, IN $62,300 Bloomingdale, IN $63,200

Bowling Green, IN $62,900 Brazil, IN $62,300 Bridgeton, IN $62,400 Carbon, IN $62,500 Carlisle, IN $61,800 Centerpoint, IN $62,500 Clay City, IN $62,400 Clinton, IN $62,300

Coalmont, IN $62,300 Cory, IN $62,100 Dana, IN $62,900 Dugger, IN $62,200 Fairbanks, IN $62,100 Farmersburg, IN $62,100 Fontanet, IN $62,100 Graysville, IN $62,100

Harmony, IN $62,500 Hillsdale, IN $62,800 Hymera, IN $62,300 Judson, IN $63,100 Knightsville, IN $62,400 Lewis, IN $62,300 Marshall, IN $63,300 Mecca, IN $62,500

Merom, IN $62,100 Montezuma, IN $62,700 New Goshen, IN $61,900 Sullivan, IN $62,100 Paxton, IN $62,000 Pimento, IN $62,100 Poland, IN $63,100 Prairie Creek, IN $62,000

Prairieton, IN $61,900 Riley, IN $61,900 Rockville, IN $62,800 Rosedale, IN $62,200 Saint Bernice, IN $62,500 Saint Mary Of The Woods, IN $61,900 Seelyville, IN $61,900 Shelburn, IN $62,100

Shepardsville, IN $62,000 Staunton, IN $62,100 Universal, IN $62,100 West Terre Haute, IN $61,900 Lafayette, IN $64,000 Beverly Shores, IN $66,400 Boone Grove, IN $66,500 Cedar Lake, IN $67,000

Chesterton, IN $66,900 Crown Point, IN $67,000 Demotte, IN $65,900 Dyer, IN $67,200 East Chicago, IN $67,600 Griffith, IN $67,400 Hammond, IN $67,500 Munster, IN $67,400

Highland, IN $67,400 Hanna, IN $64,800 Hebron, IN $66,500 Hobart, IN $67,400 Kingsbury, IN $64,600 Kingsford Heights, IN $64,500 Kouts, IN $65,900 La Crosse, IN $65,200

Lake Village, IN $65,900 La Porte, IN $64,600 Leroy, IN $66,800 Lowell, IN $66,600 Michigan City, IN $65,600 Mill Creek, IN $63,800 North Judson, IN $64,100 Portage, IN $67,300

Rolling Prairie, IN $64,000 Roselawn, IN $65,800 Saint John, IN $67,200 San Pierre, IN $65,100 Middletown, IN $63,100 Milton, IN $63,500 Modoc, IN $63,500 Montpelier, IN $63,300

Mooreland, IN $63,600 Mount Summit, IN $63,400 New Castle, IN $63,600 New Lisbon, IN $63,800 Oakville, IN $63,300 Parker City, IN $63,500 Pennville, IN $63,300 Pershing, IN $63,900

Portland, IN $63,300 Redkey, IN $63,300 Richmond, IN $64,200 Ridgeville, IN $63,300 Salamonia, IN $63,400 Saratoga, IN $63,700 Selma, IN $63,400 Shirley, IN $63,500

Spiceland, IN $63,800 Springport, IN $63,300 Straughn, IN $63,800 Sulphur Springs, IN $63,300 Union City, IN $63,500 Webster, IN $63,900 Williamsburg, IN $63,700 Winchester, IN $63,500

Yorktown, IN $63,100 Bloomington, IN $62,600 Avoca, IN $63,000 Bedford, IN $63,100 Schererville, IN $67,300 Bloomfield, IN $62,800 West Lafayette, IN $63,600 Idaville, IN $63,200

Kentland, IN $63,900 Kingman, IN $63,400 Ladoga, IN $64,400 Linden, IN $63,900 Medaryville, IN $64,300 Mellott, IN $63,700 Monon, IN $63,700 Monticello, IN $63,400

Montmorenci, IN $63,600 Morocco, IN $64,600 Mount Ayr, IN $64,700 New Market, IN $64,000 Newport, IN $63,200 New Richmond, IN $63,600 New Ross, IN $64,500 Newtown, IN $63,700

Otterbein, IN $63,300 Clear Creek, IN $62,600 Coal City, IN $62,800 Ellettsville, IN $63,100 Fort Ritner, IN $63,500 Freedom, IN $62,900 French Lick, IN $63,400 Gosport, IN $63,500

Harrodsburg, IN $62,800 Helmsburg, IN $62,800 Heltonville, IN $62,700 Huron, IN $63,000 Jasonville, IN $62,500 Koleen, IN $62,800 Linton, IN $62,800 Lyons, IN $62,700

Midland, IN $62,500 Mitchell, IN $63,500 Nashville, IN $62,700 Newberry, IN $62,800 Oolitic, IN $63,000 Orleans, IN $63,600 Owensburg, IN $62,900 Paoli, IN $63,800

Patricksburg, IN $62,900 Quincy, IN $63,800 Scotland, IN $62,700 Smithville, IN $62,700 Solsberry, IN $62,900 Spencer, IN $63,200 Springville, IN $62,900 Stanford, IN $62,700

Stinesville, IN $63,200 Switz City, IN $62,800 Tunnelton, IN $63,400 Unionville, IN $62,800 West Baden Springs, IN $63,400 Williams, IN $63,100 Worthington, IN $62,800 Washington, IN $61,600

Bicknell, IN $61,200 Birdseye, IN $63,500 Branchville, IN $63,800 Bristow, IN $63,500 Bruceville, IN $61,000 Cannelburg, IN $62,900 Cannelton, IN $63,500 Celestine, IN $63,400

Crane, IN $62,900 Dale, IN $63,500 Decker, IN $61,500 Derby, IN $63,600 Dubois, IN $63,300 Edwardsport, IN $61,600 Elnora, IN $62,200 Evanston, IN $63,500

Ferdinand, IN $63,500 Freelandville, IN $61,400 Fulda, IN $63,500 Alamo, IN $63,800 Ambia, IN $63,600 Attica, IN $63,400 Battle Ground, IN $63,500 Boswell, IN $63,400

Brook, IN $64,200 Brookston, IN $63,200 Buck Creek, IN $63,800 Buffalo, IN $63,800 Burnettsville, IN $63,100 Cayuga, IN $63,500 Chalmers, IN $63,100 Clarks Hill, IN $64,000

Covington, IN $63,600 Crawfordsville, IN $63,900 Darlington, IN $64,500 Dayton, IN $64,100 Earl Park, IN $63,400 Fair Oaks, IN $65,600 Fowler, IN $63,200 Francesville, IN $63,900

Goodland, IN $63,700 Hillsboro, IN $63,500 Schneider, IN $66,200 Shelby, IN $66,100 Sumava Resorts, IN $66,100 Tefft, IN $65,200 Thayer, IN $66,000 Union Mills, IN $64,800

Valparaiso, IN $66,400 Wanatah, IN $65,600 Westville, IN $66,100 Wheatfield, IN $65,600 Wheeler, IN $67,200 Whiting, IN $68,100 Gary, IN $67,600 Lake Station, IN $67,600

Merrillville, IN $67,400 Argos, IN $63,800 Atwood, IN $63,900 Bourbon, IN $63,900 Bremen, IN $63,900 Bristol, IN $65,300 Burket, IN $63,800 Claypool, IN $63,600

Culver, IN $64,000 Donaldson, IN $64,000 Elkhart, IN $65,600 Etna Green, IN $64,000 Goshen, IN $65,200 Little York, IN $64,100 Gentryville, IN $63,600 Alexandria, IN $63,000

Anderson, IN $62,900 Arcadia, IN $63,700 Atlanta, IN $63,600 Carmel, IN $65,800 Cicero, IN $64,000 Colfax, IN $64,400 Elwood, IN $63,200 Fishers, IN $64,700

Forest, IN $63,900 Fortville, IN $64,100 Frankfort, IN $64,200 Frankton, IN $63,000 Goldsmith, IN $63,900 Hobbs, IN $63,400 Ingalls, IN $63,600 Kempton, IN $64,000

Kirklin, IN $64,600 Lapel, IN $63,100 Lebanon, IN $65,200 Mc Cordsville, IN $65,200 Markleville, IN $63,200 Michigantown, IN $64,100 Mulberry, IN $64,000 Noblesville, IN $63,600

Orestes, IN $63,100 Pendleton, IN $63,200 Rossville, IN $63,900 Sedalia, IN $63,800 Sharpsville, IN $63,700 Sheridan, IN $64,700 Summitville, IN $63,200 Thorntown, IN $64,700

Tipton, IN $63,700 Westfield, IN $65,300 Whitestown, IN $65,500 Windfall, IN $63,500 Zionsville, IN $65,700 Advance, IN $64,900 Amo, IN $65,000 Arlington, IN $64,600

Bainbridge, IN $64,200 Bargersville, IN $65,400 Pleasant Mills, IN $63,300 Poneto, IN $63,200 Preble, IN $63,300 Roanoke, IN $63,400 Rome City, IN $63,800 Saint Joe, IN $63,400

South Milford, IN $63,700 South Whitley, IN $63,500 Spencerville, IN $63,400 Stroh, IN $63,700 Uniondale, IN $63,300 Warren, IN $63,300 Waterloo, IN $63,400 Wawaka, IN $63,800

Wolcottville, IN $63,800 Wolflake, IN $63,700 Woodburn, IN $63,300 Yoder, IN $63,400 Zanesville, IN $63,400 Fort Wayne, IN $63,400 Kokomo, IN $63,600 Akron, IN $63,400

Amboy, IN $63,300 Athens, IN $63,400 Bringhurst, IN $63,600 Bunker Hill, IN $63,400 Burlington, IN $63,700 Burrows, IN $63,400 Camden, IN $63,400 Converse, IN $63,400

Cutler, IN $63,700 Deedsville, IN $63,300 Delong, IN $63,800 Delphi, IN $63,500 Denver, IN $63,400 Fairmount, IN $63,300 Flora, IN $63,600 Fowlerton, IN $63,300

Fulton, IN $63,600

Licensed Recreation Therapist Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Licensed Recreation Therapist salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $69,203. While startup companies pay approximate $58,932.

Licensed Recreation Therapist Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$58,932
Growth Stage	51~500	$62,225
Established	501~5000	$66,924
Enterprise	5000+	$69,203

Licensed Recreation Therapist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Licensed Recreation Therapist roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 30% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 15% above the average. Conversely, Licensed Recreation Therapist positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Licensed Recreation Therapist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Licensed Recreation Therapist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$74,980	$36.0	15%

Licensed Recreation Therapist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Licensed Recreation Therapist'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.

$57,600

Average $65,200/year

$70,800

$4,800

Average $5,433/month

$5,900

$1,108

Average $1,254/week

$1,362

$28

Average $31/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,800	$5,900	$1,362	$34
Average	$65,200	$5,433	$1,254	$31
25th Percentile	$57,600	$4,800	$1,108	$28

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For a Licensed Recreation Therapist, the most direct path to higher earnings is advancing to the Director of Recreational Therapy role. This promotion typically comes with a significant pay increase, bringing the average annual salary to $115,900 - a projected growth of 78% over your current level.

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