Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers Salary

Median Salary
$33,580
per year
Hourly Rate
$16.14
per hour
Employment
157,550
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$25,780
25th percentile
$28,880
Median
$33,580
75th percentile
$37,520
90th percentile
$43,970

💰 Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
District of Columbia$60,400+79.9%
Hawaii$52,630+56.7%
California$42,720+27.2%
Washington$37,770+12.5%
Montana$37,750+12.4%
Massachusetts$36,650+9.1%
New York$36,590+9.0%
Vermont$36,030+7.3%
Connecticut$35,960+7.1%
Rhode Island$35,770+6.5%
Colorado$35,640+6.1%
Arizona$35,380+5.4%
Florida$35,040+4.3%
Oregon$35,030+4.3%
New Jersey$34,760+3.5%
Alaska$34,540+2.9%
Maryland$34,520+2.8%
Maine$34,320+2.2%
Illinois$33,710+0.4%
New Hampshire$32,100-4.4%
Delaware$31,930-4.9%
Minnesota$31,870-5.1%
South Dakota$30,990-7.7%
Georgia$30,880-8.0%
Nevada$30,830-8.2%
Virginia$30,070-10.5%
Michigan$29,760-11.4%
Pennsylvania$29,480-12.2%
Texas$29,450-12.3%
Missouri$29,260-12.9%
Nebraska$29,100-13.3%
Wyoming$29,030-13.5%
Idaho$28,770-14.3%
Utah$28,720-14.5%
Indiana$28,640-14.7%
New Mexico$28,590-14.9%
Wisconsin$28,570-14.9%
Kentucky$28,520-15.1%
North Dakota$28,430-15.3%
Tennessee$28,200-16.0%
Alabama$28,130-16.2%
Ohio$27,770-17.3%
North Carolina$27,310-18.7%
Kansas$27,220-18.9%
Arkansas$27,000-19.6%
South Carolina$26,210-21.9%
Iowa$25,460-24.2%
Oklahoma$25,250-24.8%
West Virginia$24,670-26.5%
Mississippi$24,440-27.2%
Louisiana$22,240-33.8%

🏙️ Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$64,030+90.7%
Urban Honolulu, HI$49,730+48.1%
Bozeman, MT$44,610+32.8%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$43,800+30.4%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$43,260+28.8%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$43,050+28.2%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$42,460+26.4%
Ann Arbor, MI$42,330+26.1%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$41,310+23.0%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$39,970+19.0%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$39,580+17.9%
Traverse City, MI$39,270+16.9%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$39,240+16.9%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$39,160+16.6%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$39,120+16.5%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$38,900+15.8%
Medford, OR$38,790+15.5%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$38,480+14.6%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$38,130+13.5%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$38,070+13.4%
Bend, OR$37,930+13.0%
Barnstable Town, MA$37,710+12.3%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$37,650+12.1%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$37,320+11.1%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$37,230+10.9%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$37,180+10.7%
Bellingham, WA$37,110+10.5%
Vallejo, CA$37,010+10.2%
Modesto, CA$36,960+10.1%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$36,930+10.0%
Flagstaff, AZ$36,830+9.7%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$36,740+9.4%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$36,620+9.1%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$36,600+9.0%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$36,430+8.5%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$36,360+8.3%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$36,360+8.3%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$36,360+8.3%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$36,350+8.2%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$36,300+8.1%
Worcester, MA$36,010+7.2%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$35,990+7.2%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$35,960+7.1%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$35,870+6.8%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$35,860+6.8%
Tucson, AZ$35,860+6.8%
Fresno, CA$35,820+6.7%
New Haven, CT$35,800+6.6%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$35,800+6.6%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$35,770+6.5%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$35,710+6.3%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$35,610+6.0%
Boulder, CO$35,500+5.7%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$35,460+5.6%
Pittsfield, MA$35,340+5.2%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$35,310+5.2%
Fayetteville, NC$35,230+4.9%
Rochester, NY$35,170+4.7%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$35,150+4.7%
Portland-South Portland, ME$35,050+4.4%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$35,010+4.3%
Lewiston, ID-WA$34,940+4.1%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$34,830+3.7%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$34,770+3.5%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$34,710+3.4%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$34,650+3.2%
Yakima, WA$34,650+3.2%
Salinas, CA$34,620+3.1%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$34,600+3.0%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$34,580+3.0%
Ithaca, NY$34,430+2.5%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$34,370+2.4%
Chico, CA$34,320+2.2%
El Centro, CA$34,320+2.2%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$34,320+2.2%
Ocala, FL$34,130+1.6%
Springfield, MA$34,110+1.6%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$34,090+1.5%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$34,080+1.5%
Rapid City, SD$34,010+1.3%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$33,920+1.0%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$33,820+0.7%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$33,750+0.5%
Reno, NV$33,640+0.2%
Salem, OR$33,570-0.0%
Jacksonville, FL$33,500-0.2%
Albany, OR$33,410-0.5%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$33,390-0.6%
Bloomington, IL$33,270-0.9%
El Paso, TX$33,180-1.2%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$33,170-1.2%
Greeley, CO$33,080-1.5%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$33,070-1.5%
Syracuse, NY$32,870-2.1%
Bangor, ME$32,740-2.5%
Savannah, GA$32,400-3.5%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$32,380-3.6%
Erie, PA$32,330-3.7%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$32,240-4.0%
Binghamton, NY$32,240-4.0%
Kingston, NY$32,240-4.0%
Utica-Rome, NY$32,240-4.0%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$32,220-4.1%
Colorado Springs, CO$32,180-4.2%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$32,130-4.3%
Harrisonburg, VA$31,980-4.8%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$31,860-5.1%
Port St. Lucie, FL$31,820-5.2%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$31,720-5.5%
Midland, TX$31,640-5.8%
St. Cloud, MN$31,560-6.0%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$31,470-6.3%
Cedar Rapids, IA$31,460-6.3%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$31,330-6.7%
Springfield, IL$31,250-6.9%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$31,200-7.1%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$31,200-7.1%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$31,200-7.1%
Peoria, IL$31,200-7.1%
Rockford, IL$31,200-7.1%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$31,090-7.4%
Kenosha, WI$30,980-7.7%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$30,960-7.8%
Ogden, UT$30,930-7.9%
Killeen-Temple, TX$30,830-8.2%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$30,830-8.2%
Madison, WI$30,830-8.2%
Grand Junction, CO$30,800-8.3%
Burlington, NC$30,790-8.3%
St. Louis, MO-IL$30,730-8.5%
Iowa City, IA$30,620-8.8%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$30,610-8.8%
Kansas City, MO-KS$30,590-8.9%
Yuma, AZ$30,580-8.9%
Green Bay, WI$30,560-9.0%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$30,510-9.1%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$30,320-9.7%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$30,270-9.9%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$30,100-10.4%
Lincoln, NE$30,100-10.4%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$29,870-11.0%
Fargo, ND-MN$29,830-11.2%
Charlottesville, VA$29,800-11.3%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$29,770-11.3%
York-Hanover, PA$29,730-11.5%
Duluth, MN-WI$29,710-11.5%
Roanoke, VA$29,580-11.9%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$29,540-12.0%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$29,500-12.2%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$29,440-12.3%
Omaha, NE-IA$29,300-12.7%
Sandusky, OH$29,280-12.8%
Columbus, OH$29,260-12.9%
Lawrence, KS$29,190-13.1%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$29,180-13.1%
Asheville, NC$29,120-13.3%
Gainesville, GA$29,120-13.3%
Springfield, MO$29,120-13.3%
Longview, TX$29,110-13.3%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$29,100-13.3%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$29,060-13.5%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$29,050-13.5%
Bismarck, ND$29,030-13.5%
Boise City, ID$29,000-13.6%
Greenville, NC$28,930-13.8%
Huntsville, AL$28,900-13.9%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$28,870-14.0%
Winchester, VA-WV$28,840-14.1%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$28,810-14.2%
Cleveland, OH$28,800-14.2%
Flint, MI$28,780-14.3%
Muncie, IN$28,750-14.4%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$28,740-14.4%
Corpus Christi, TX$28,730-14.4%
Fort Wayne, IN$28,720-14.5%
Lynchburg, VA$28,650-14.7%
Columbia, MO$28,600-14.8%
Richmond, VA$28,590-14.9%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$28,560-14.9%
Topeka, KS$28,540-15.0%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$28,500-15.1%
Appleton, WI$28,480-15.2%
Birmingham, AL$28,320-15.7%
Albuquerque, NM$28,240-15.9%
Niles, MI$28,170-16.1%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$28,090-16.3%
Eau Claire, WI$28,090-16.3%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$28,080-16.4%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$27,940-16.8%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$27,890-16.9%
Rochester, MN$27,810-17.2%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$27,790-17.2%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$27,780-17.3%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$27,700-17.5%
Pittsburgh, PA$27,640-17.7%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$27,540-18.0%
Lancaster, PA$27,500-18.1%
Akron, OH$27,420-18.3%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$27,380-18.5%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$27,380-18.5%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$27,280-18.8%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$27,260-18.8%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$27,130-19.2%
Wilmington, NC$27,070-19.4%
Reading, PA$27,050-19.4%
Evansville, IN$27,020-19.5%
Knoxville, TN$26,920-19.8%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$26,840-20.1%
Terre Haute, IN$26,730-20.4%
Columbia, SC$26,720-20.4%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$26,680-20.5%
Spartanburg, SC$26,670-20.6%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$26,530-21.0%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$26,480-21.1%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$26,360-21.5%
Winston-Salem, NC$26,300-21.7%
Lima, OH$26,220-21.9%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$26,100-22.3%
Sherman-Denison, TX$26,080-22.3%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$26,000-22.6%
Bay City, MI$25,960-22.7%
Jackson, MI$25,960-22.7%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$25,790-23.2%
College Station-Bryan, TX$25,690-23.5%
Wausau, WI$25,690-23.5%
Anchorage, AK$25,600-23.8%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$25,580-23.8%
Columbus, GA-AL$25,540-23.9%
Charleston, WV$25,480-24.1%
Cleveland, TN$25,440-24.2%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$25,440-24.2%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$25,420-24.3%
Chambersburg, PA$25,410-24.3%
Lake Charles, LA$25,210-24.9%
Altoona, PA$25,170-25.0%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$24,960-25.7%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$24,880-25.9%
Toledo, OH$24,820-26.1%
Springfield, OH$24,720-26.4%
Idaho Falls, ID$24,670-26.5%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$24,480-27.1%
Wheeling, WV-OH$24,320-27.6%
St. George, UT$24,270-27.7%
Oklahoma City, OK$23,730-29.3%
Ames, IA$23,640-29.6%
Columbus, IN$23,640-29.6%
Canton-Massillon, OH$23,630-29.6%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$23,450-30.2%
Bowling Green, KY$23,430-30.2%
Tulsa, OK$23,210-30.9%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$23,190-30.9%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$23,170-31.0%
Jackson, MS$22,970-31.6%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$22,880-31.9%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$22,620-32.6%
Mansfield, OH$22,260-33.7%
Baton Rouge, LA$22,240-33.8%
Amarillo, TX$22,120-34.1%
Montgomery, AL$21,940-34.7%
Puerto Rico$21,840-35.0%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$21,390-36.3%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$21,100-37.2%
Lafayette, LA$21,040-37.3%
Morristown, TN$20,720-38.3%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.