BLS metro-level wage data places First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services pay in Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area at a median of $60,640 per year ($29.16/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $48,560, Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area pays +25% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 120 first-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling servicess are employed across the Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area MSA in SOC 39-1014.

The Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area pay distribution spans from $41,440 at the 10th percentile to $80,290 at the 90th — a 1.9× 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 $48,600 and the 75th at $65,700, so half of Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area-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 Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 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 CA data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.