South Carolina / Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism / Park Manager II
Job-title file
Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.
23 employees hold this title in Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism. Median total compensation for the role is $73,219, above the department median of $61,235.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 23 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.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in South Carolina, the median wage for Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling — about 440 people — is $79,110. Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism pays a median base salary of $68,727 for this role, 13% below that figure — about the 35th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling across every employer in South Carolina, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling — about 37,980 people — is $79,520. Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism’s median base salary is 14% below that national figure, about the 35th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
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 South Carolina range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism is $68,727, 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 jurisdictions
This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In South Carolina, the median of $68,727 ranks #3 of 4. See Park Manager across all of South Carolina →
Median total compensation for comparable Park Managerroles 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
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Park Manager II/Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism
Fayette Yenny holds the role of Park Manager II at Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism. In 2026, their total compensation was $79,807.