Recreation Director/Recreation Superintendent/ Assistant Director – Recreation POSITION SUMMARY This position oversees and leads recreation, events and related services. The position reports to the agency director and serves as part of the executive leadership of the agency. The Recreation Director is responsible for the overall vision of the program and event delivery systems and establishes future direction. This includes overseeing recreation programs and services, identifying community needs for recreation services, ensuring alignment of programs with needs and changing demographics, and identifying and adapting offerings to trends and innovation in services.
BASE SALARY AND BONUS DATA January 1, 2021: Base Salary
Bonuses Paid During 2020 †
Median (50th percentile)
$78,224
$875
Average
$81,035
$1,566
10th percentile
$51,987
*
25th percentile
$62,774
*
75th percentile
$96,306
*
90th percentile
$115,044
*
† = of incumbents who received a bonus during 2020 * = insufficient data
MEDIAN ANNUAL BASE SALARY BY AGENCY CHARACTERISTIC
All January 1, 2021: $78,224 Base salary
More Than City/ 1-10 FT 11-20 FT 21-50 FT 51-100 FT 100 FT Town/ Employees Employees Employees Employees Employees Borough County $65,299
$69,000
$81,018
$97,938
$98,000
$75,336
$74,532
Special Park District/ Regional Authority
Urban
$82,000
$95,908
MEDIAN ANNUAL BASE SALARY BY REGION January 1, 2021: Base salary
Northeast
Midwest
South
West
$75,717
$79,519
$72,000
$94,899
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