California · 2025 pay · 324 people
How much does a recreation program leader make in California?
$7,790typical pay for a recreation program leader in 2025
$3,083 – $24,422what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 70.4% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where recreation program leaders work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- City of Lancaster124 people$5,557
- Town of Windsor79 people$3,175
- University of California, Los Angeles55 people$64,335
- University of California, San Diego19 people$63,840
- City of San Marino11 people$3,775
- University of California, Santa Cruz11 people$54,780
- University of California, Riverside10 people$59,333
- City of Roseville7 people$8,460
- University of California, Berkeley6 people$31,689
- University of California, Davis1 person$69,407
- Town of San Anselmo1 person$67,295
No employers match.
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Recreation Program Leader222 people$4,658
- Recreation Program Leader 227 people$9,846
- Recreation Program Leader 350 people$65,522
- Recreation Program Leader 425 people$81,067
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Recreation Program Leader (this page)$7,790 (everyone)
- Senior Recreation Program Leader$13,898 (everyone)
Highest-paid recreation program leaders, 2025
Common questions
How much does a recreation program leader make in California?
The typical recreation program leader was paid $7,790 in 2025; most earned between $3,083 and $24,422. This counts all 324 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.1% of all pay for recreation program leaders in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Recreation Program Leader, at any level (for example "Recreation Program Leader"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this