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Recreation Aid and Assistant federal salary series 0189

Full-time federal employees in the Recreation Aid and Assistant series earned a median of $48,887 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 55% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $42,907 and $55,506.

Median pay
$48,887
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$42,907–$55,506
25th–75th percentile
Employees
522
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
-7.7%
vs. September 2025
Pay distribution, full-time employees with published pay, September 2026
Recreation Aid and Assistant
All federal (full-time)

What shapes recreation aid and assistant pay

The most common grade with published pay is GS-5 (132 employees, median $46,137). The largest employer of this series with published pay is the Department of the Interior (204 employees). Among states with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay, the median is highest in Massachusetts ($46,137) and lowest in New York ($42,907), a gap that partly reflects locality pay differences. Federal pay depends mostly on grade and step, plus a locality adjustment for where the job is located; see the GS pay scale explainer.

OPM withheld pay for 34% of employees in this series. The figures here describe only employees with published pay; withholding is concentrated in certain agencies (see data coverage).

Recreation Aid and Assistant pay by grade

Grades with at least 30 full-time employees with published pay. GS grades are listed first; other pay plans follow.

Recreation Aid and Assistant pay by grade
Pay plan–grade Employees Median pay Middle 50%
GS-3 64 $38,223 $38,223–$38,223
GS-4 80 $42,907 $41,236–$42,907
GS-5 132 $46,137 $45,355–$48,005
GS-6 119 $53,984 $51,429–$58,097

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

Recreation Aid and Assistant pay by agency

Recreation Aid and Assistant pay by agency
Agency Employees Median pay Middle 50%
Department of the Interior 204 $42,907 $38,223–$48,005
Department of Veterans Affairs 121 $54,490 $50,415–$58,097

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

Recreation Aid and Assistant pay by state

The 3 states with the most employees in this series and published pay.

Recreation Aid and Assistant pay by state
State Employees Median pay Middle 50%
New York 77 $42,907 $38,223–$48,005
New Jersey 52 $45,456 $41,736–$49,382
Massachusetts 37 $46,137 $41,236–$47,460

middle 50% (25th–75th percentile) 10th–90th percentile median all-federal median ($109,641)

Change since September 2025

The median moved −7.7% from $52,980 in September 2025 to $48,887 in September 2026. Headcount went from 400 to 522 (+30.5%). A change in the median reflects both pay adjustments and who joined or left the workforce, so it is not the same as a pay raise.

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