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Youth Development & Recreation salaries

Salary benchmarks for 5 Youth Development & Recreation occupations at Southern California nonprofits, from 366 posted salary ranges.

Based on 366 postings across 5 occupations✓ Full range shown (10+ postings)
nis the number of individual job postings a figure is calculated from. The more postings behind a number, the more you can trust it. We never publish anything based on fewer than 5.
25th percentile
$41,600
Median
$43,680
75th percentile
$45,760
Most postings here are hourly; median posted rate is $21.00/hour.

By county

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CountyPostings25thMedian75th
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): Santa Barbara (3), Ventura (4), Kern (1).   25th/75th percentiles appear only where a county has 10+ postings (shown as “N/A” otherwise, since a low count makes those edges unreliable).

By organization budget

$10M-$20M$43,68026 postings
$20M-$50M$49,40014 postings
$50M-$100M$39,52021 postings
$100M+$42,640305 postings

By subsector

Human Services$44,720147 postings
Education$42,640194 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): Housing & Shelter (2), Religion-Related (2).

By career level

Entry / Support$45,76060 postings
Staff / Specialist (incl. pre-licensed)$42,640286 postings
Manager / Licensed Clinician$48,88019 postings
Not shown (fewer than 5 postings): Director (1).

Organizations hiring now

Think TogetherOrange County · Budget $100M+$39,520–$52,000View org →YMCA of San Diego CountySan Diego County · Budget $100M+$35,360–$66,560View org →SBCSSan Diego County · Budget $50M-$100M$37,440–$43,680View org →The YMCA - Long BeachLos Angeles County · Budget $20M-$50M$33,280–$52,000View org →Boys & Girls Club of Greater Redlands - RiversideSan Bernardino County · Budget $10M-$20M$43,680–$47,840View org →SAY San DiegoSan Diego County · Budget $20M-$50M$52,000–$56,160View org →TERiSan Diego County · Budget $20M-$50M$52,000View org →Mercy HouseOrange County · Budget $50M-$100M$52,000–$54,080View org →

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How this page is built
Figures reflect 366 salary observations from public job postings across 10 Southern California counties, 2024–2026, annualized (hourly × 2,080) with titles standardized to a nonprofit occupation taxonomy. Percentiles are published only when an occupation reaches 10 observations. No cell is shown for any group with fewer than 5. Executive figures are cross-checked against IRS Form 990. Data through September 09, 2026. Slugs, canonical URLs, and structured data are stable across rebuilds.