Recreation Specialist

Coordinate and deliver a specific program area, supporting planning, outreach, and daily operations.

13 employees hold this title in Department of Veterans Affairs. Median total compensation for the role is $69,160, below the department median of $88,751.

Employees: 13
Total payroll: $909.6K
Role median: $69,160
Agency median: $88,751
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$52,293$100,658+

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How total compensation varies among the 13 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

Recreation Specialist is held in 7 U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) departments. In Department of Veterans Affairs, the median of $69,160 ranks #3 of 7.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Armed Forces Retirement Home

$79,808 · 5

Department of Homeland Security

$75,107 · 22

Department of Agriculture

$66,562 · 20

Department of Health and Human Services

$64,405 · 13

Department of Interior

$60,905 · 4

Department of Labor

$49,025 · 2

Median total compensation for the Recreation Specialist role in other U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)departments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Recreation Specialist beyond U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense)

This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense), the median of $66,712 ranks #3 of 6. See Recreation Specialist across all of U.S. Federal Government (non-Defense) →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$115,291 · 34

$72,088 · 169

$50,951 · 7

$43,453 · 224

$23,072 · 507

Median total compensation for comparable Recreation Specialistroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Darren Yowell

Recreation Specialist/Department of Veterans Affairs

2024 total comp

$77,525

Sub-department: Veterans Health Administration
Base pay: $77,525
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,525
Pay grade: 09
Work city: Martinsburg
Work county: Berkeley
Work state: West Virginia

Source-specific fields

Adjusted Basic Pay (incl. locality): $77,525
Basic Pay (before locality): $58,176
Country: United States
Duty Station Code: 541660003
Length of Service (Years): 15
Occupation Code (OPM): 0188
Pay Plan (OPM): GS

Darren Yowell works as a Recreation Specialist for Department of Veterans Affairs based in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Darren earned $77,525 in 2024. Their pay grade is 09.