Los Angeles County / Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center / Recreation Therapist II

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Recreation Therapist II

Assess client needs, develop service plans, and connect people with support resources.

5 employees hold this title in Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center. Median total compensation for the role is $171,638, above the department median of $135,170.

Employees: 5
Total payroll: $843.5K
Role median: $171,638
Agency median: $135,170
Comparison: Above

Compared with the local labor market

Recreation Therapist II pay vs. the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area

Across all employers in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area, the median wage for Recreational Therapists — about 380 people — is $91,740. Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center pays a median base salary of $105,278 for this role, 15% above that figure — about the 80th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center sits in the local pay range

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25th

Median

75th

90th

$62,290

$74,510

$91,740

$101,750

$112,050

Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center median · $105,278

The bar is the range of annual wages for Recreational Therapists across every employer in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Recreational Therapists — about 14,930 people — is $61,960. Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center’s median base salary is 70% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

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25th

Median

75th

90th

$40,990

$50,240

$61,960

$79,930

$100,420

Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center median · $105,278

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center is $165,768, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across Los Angeles County

Recreation Therapist II is held in 7 Los Angeles County departments. In Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, the median of $171,638 ranks #2 of 7.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Health Services - Integrated Correctional Health Services

$187,107 · 2

Los Angeles General Medical Center

$165,592 · 3

Harbor-Ucla Medical Center

$162,893 · 1

Mental Health

$158,223 · 4

Ambulatory Care Network

$118,332 · 1

Olive View-Ucla Medical Center

$60,767 · 1

Median total compensation for the Recreation Therapist II role in other Los Angeles Countydepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Recreation Therapist beyond Los Angeles County

This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In Los Angeles County, the median of $148,170 ranks #1 of 5. See Recreation Therapist across all of Los Angeles County →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$121,434 · 9

$78,358 · 13

$62,828 · 29

$53,863 · 42

Median total compensation for comparable Recreation Therapist roles 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.

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