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Park and Recreation Compensation Survey 2025
Park and Recreation Compensation Survey 2025

Release date:  January 2025
Data effective date:  September 1, 2024

The 2025 Park and Recreation Compensation Survey report has been compiled using data provided by 127 cooperating organizations in the Chicagoland area who contributed data for 14,999 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 84 jobs in the following categories:

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

Two positions were added to this edition of the survey, which are listed below:

  • Head Chef
  • Marketing Assistant

Click here to download a PDF file containing the 2025 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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