Minnesota · 2025 pay · 36 people
How much does a recreation program assistant make in Minnesota?
$52,404typical pay for a recreation program assistant in 2025
$35,712 – $61,364what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 333.3% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Minnesota Management and Budget · Matches the agency's latest release · mn.gov ↗
Where recreation program assistants work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid recreation program assistants, 2025
- 1Denise Jo BennettRecreation Program Assistant · Veterans Affairs Department$71,910
- 2Olivia Grace MillerRecreation Program Assistant · Direct Care and Treatment Dept$71,272
- 3Jonathan Edward VandebogartRecreation Program Assistant · Veterans Affairs Department$70,838
- 4Joshua AldingerRecreation Program Assistant · Veterans Affairs Department$70,303
- 5Timothy Blaine PiephoRecreation Program Assistant · Veterans Affairs Department$66,176
Common questions
How much does a recreation program assistant make in Minnesota?
The typical recreation program assistant was paid $52,404 in 2025; most earned between $35,712 and $61,364. This counts all 36 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 3.1% of all pay for recreation program assistants in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Recreation Program Assistant, at any level (for example "Recreation Program Assistant"). 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