BLS metro-level wage data places First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services pay in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY at a median of $49,910 per year ($24.00/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $48,560, Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh pays +3% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 110 first-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling servicess are employed across the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh MSA in SOC 39-1014.

The Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh pay distribution spans from $38,660 at the 10th percentile to $75,890 at the 90th — a 2.0× 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 $43,930 and the 75th at $64,120, so half of Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-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 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY 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 NY data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.