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Recreational Therapists Salary in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Recreational Therapists in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA is $65,940. BLS estimates approximately 50 people work in this occupation in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA. Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA is 6.4% above the national median ($61,960).

Median salary
$65,940
Average salary
$70,310
Median hourly
$31.70
Employment
50

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$63,580$30.57
25th percentile$65,940$31.70
Median (50th)$65,940$31.70
75th percentile$75,150$36.13
90th percentile$79,400$38.17

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 0.8% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 5.1% — Reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
0.181
Location quotient
1.88

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA’s regional price level is above the national average (index 100.346, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $65,713 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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