First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services in Staunton-Stuarts Draft

BLS metro-level wage data places First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services pay in Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA at a median of $44,290 per year ($21.29/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $48,560, Staunton-Stuarts Draft pays 9% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 30 first-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling servicess are employed across the Staunton-Stuarts Draft MSA in SOC 39-1014.

The Staunton-Stuarts Draft pay distribution spans from $36,990 at the 10th percentile to $75,200 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 $38,950 and the 75th at $58,760, so half of Staunton-Stuarts Draft-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 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA 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 VA data, and peer-metro comparisons, a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.