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Park and Recreation Compensation Survey 2024
Park and Recreation Compensation Survey 2024

Release date:  January 2024
Data effective date:  September 1, 2023

The 2024 Park and Recreation Compensation Survey report has been compiled using data provided by 113 cooperating organizations in the Chicagoland area who contributed data for 13,140 employees.

Statistics Provided by Job:
Number of organizations, number of employees, average base pay, weighted average, median, interquartile ranges (25th and 75th percentiles) and extremes (10th and 90th percentiles). Includes breakouts by agency type, budget category and equalized assessed value (EAV) for each position. Job descriptions are also provided.

The Survey contains data for 82 jobs in the following categories:

  • Administrative Services
  • Education
  • Facilities
  • Human Resources
  • Finance
  • Information Technology
  • Marketing / Membership
  • Parks
  • Recreation
  • Food & Beverage/Concessions
  • Rentals

One new position has been added to this edition of the survey:

  • Ranger

Click here to download a PDF file containing the 2024 job descriptions.

For more information about having us conduct a custom survey for your organization, contact us at 800-448-4584 or send us an e-mail.

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