First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services in the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles Metro

BLS metro-level wage data places First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services pay in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA at a median of $46,790 per year ($22.49/hr), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared with the national median of $48,560, the metro estimate is 4% below. OEWS reports the difference but does not identify its cause. Approximately 120 first-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services are employed across the San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA in SOC 39-1014.

The San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles pay distribution spans from $38,280 at the 10th percentile to $78,700 at the 90th, a 2.1× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $41,040 and the 75th at $61,070, so half of San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-based first-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide CA estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.