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First-Line Supervisors Of Entertainment And Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services Salary: Massachusetts vs New Hampshire

First-Line Supervisors Of Entertainment And Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services earn a median of $57,250 in Massachusetts and $52,860 in New Hampshire. That is a nominal gap of $4,390 (+8.3%), with Massachusetts paying more before any cost-of-living adjustment.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates. Cost-of-living adjustment uses BEA Regional Price Parities, most recent release.

$57,250
Massachusetts median
$54,134 after COL
$52,860
New Hampshire median
$50,746 after COL
+8.3%
Nominal gap
Massachusetts leads
+6.7%
Adjusted gap
Massachusetts leads after COL

The story behind the numbers

On raw wages, Massachusetts pays $4,390 more per year than New Hampshire for first-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services, a gap of +8.3%.

After adjusting for cost of living, Massachusetts still comes out ahead, with roughly $3,387 of extra purchasing power (+6.7% real gap). Local prices do not reverse the nominal advantage.

Full breakdown by location

Detailed wage, employment, and cost-of-living figures for first-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services in each location. Click through to the full local salary page for percentiles, outlook, and peer areas.

First-Line Supervisors Of Entertainment And Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services

Massachusetts

Median salary
$57,250
Mean salary
$59,620
Employment
2,190
Location quotient
1.00
Jobs per 1,000
0.6
COL-adjusted median
$54,134
Regional Price Parity
105.8%

Exact state RPP match.

Full First-Line Supervisors Of Entertainment And Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services page for Massachusetts →

First-Line Supervisors Of Entertainment And Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services

New Hampshire

Median salary
$52,860
Mean salary
$54,380
Employment
710
Location quotient
1.72
Jobs per 1,000
1.0
COL-adjusted median
$50,746
Regional Price Parity
104.2%

Exact state RPP match.

Full First-Line Supervisors Of Entertainment And Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services page for New Hampshire →

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Common questions about this comparison

What does the cost-of-living adjustment actually do? +

It divides each location's nominal median wage by its Regional Price Parity (RPP), which measures how local prices compare to the national average (100 = national). A wage of $100,000 in an area with RPP 120 has the same purchasing power as roughly $83,000 nationally.

Why would the nominal and adjusted winners disagree? +

High-cost metros often pay higher salaries, but not by enough to fully offset the higher cost of housing, goods, and services. When that happens, the location with the lower nominal wage actually offers more real purchasing power.

What is a location quotient? +

The location quotient measures how concentrated an occupation is in a given area versus the national average. A value of 2.0 means the occupation is twice as common there as nationally. It is a signal of what a state specializes in.