BLS metro-level wage data places First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services pay in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX at a median of $47,070 per year ($22.63/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $48,560, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos pays 3% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 900 first-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling servicess are employed across the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos MSA in SOC 39-1014.

The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos pay distribution spans from $34,900 at the 10th percentile to $77,020 at the 90th — a 2.2× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $39,340 and the 75th at $63,170, so half of Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos-based first-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling servicess earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide TX data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.