Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers salary
The median pay for lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in the United States is $33,580 a year. About 157,550 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $25,780
- 25th percentile
- $28,880
- Median percentile
- $33,580
- 75th percentile
- $37,520
- 90th percentile
- $43,970
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $60,400
- Hawaii $52,630
- California $42,720
- Washington $37,770
- Montana $37,750
- Massachusetts $36,650
- New York $36,590
- Vermont $36,030
- Connecticut $35,960
- Rhode Island $35,770
- Colorado $35,640
- Arizona $35,380
- Florida $35,040
- Oregon $35,030
- New Jersey $34,760
- Alaska $34,540
- Maryland $34,520
- Maine $34,320
- Illinois $33,710
- New Hampshire $32,100
- Delaware $31,930
- Minnesota $31,870
- South Dakota $30,990
- Georgia $30,880
- Nevada $30,830
- Virginia $30,070
- Michigan $29,760
- Pennsylvania $29,480
- Texas $29,450
- Missouri $29,260
- Nebraska $29,100
- Wyoming $29,030
- Idaho $28,770
- Utah $28,720
- Indiana $28,640
- New Mexico $28,590
- Wisconsin $28,570
- Kentucky $28,520
- North Dakota $28,430
- Tennessee $28,200
- Alabama $28,130
- Ohio $27,770
- North Carolina $27,310
- Kansas $27,220
- Arkansas $27,000
- South Carolina $26,210
- Iowa $25,460
- Oklahoma $25,250
- West Virginia $24,670
- Mississippi $24,440
- Louisiana $22,240
By metro area
- Kahului, HI $64,030
- Bozeman, MT $44,610
- Los Angeles, CA $43,800
- Austin, TX $43,260
- San Diego, CA $43,050
- San Jose, CA $42,460
- Ann Arbor, MI $42,330
- Crestview, FL $41,310
- Santa Cruz, CA $39,970
- Santa Maria, CA $39,580
- Traverse City, MI $39,270
- Seattle, WA $39,240
- Riverside, CA $39,160
- San Francisco, CA $39,120
- Deltona, FL $38,900
- Medford, OR $38,790
- Stockton, CA $38,480
- Atlantic City, NJ $38,130
- Sacramento, CA $38,070
- Bend, OR $37,930
- Barnstable Town, MA $37,710
- Oxnard, CA $37,650
- Santa Rosa, CA $37,320
- Miami, FL $37,230
- Boston, MA $37,180
- Bellingham, WA $37,110
- Vallejo, CA $37,010
- Modesto, CA $36,960
- Bremerton, WA $36,930
- Flagstaff, AZ $36,830
- Naples, FL $36,740
- Denver, CO $36,620
- New York, NY $36,600
- Norwich, CT $36,430
- Bakersfield, CA $36,360
- San Luis Obispo, CA $36,360
- Sierra Vista, AZ $36,360
- Portland, OR $36,350
- Pensacola, FL $36,300
- Worcester, MA $36,010
- Waterbury, CT $35,990
- Hartford, CT $35,960
- Sebastian, FL $35,870
- Amherst Town, MA $35,860
- Tucson, AZ $35,860
- Fresno, CA $35,820
- New Haven, CT $35,800
- Panama City, FL $35,800
- Bridgeport, CT $35,770
- Olympia, WA $35,710
- Sioux Falls, SD $35,610
- Boulder, CO $35,500
- Kennewick, WA $35,460
- Pittsfield, MA $35,340
- Providence, RI $35,310
- Fayetteville, NC $35,230
- Rochester, NY $35,170
- Muskegon, MI $35,150
- Portland, ME $35,050
- Buffalo, NY $35,010
- Lewiston, ID $34,940
- Phoenix, AZ $34,830
- North Port, FL $34,770
- Washington, DC $34,710
- Spokane, WA $34,650
- Yakima, WA $34,650
- Salinas, CA $34,620
- Palm Bay, FL $34,600
- Fort Collins, CO $34,580
- Ithaca, NY $34,430
- Lake Havasu City, AZ $34,370
- Chico, CA $34,320
- El Centro, CA $34,320
- Kiryas Joel, NY $34,320
- Ocala, FL $34,130
- Springfield, MA $34,110
- Minneapolis, MN $34,090
- Baltimore, MD $34,080
- Rapid City, SD $34,010
- Trenton, NJ $33,920
- Prescott Valley, AZ $33,820
- Chicago, IL $33,750
- Reno, NV $33,640
- Salem, OR $33,570
- Jacksonville, FL $33,500
- Albany, OR $33,410
- Burlington, VT $33,390
- Bloomington, IL $33,270
- El Paso, TX $33,180
- Charleston, SC $33,170
- Greeley, CO $33,080
- Watertown, NY $33,070
- Syracuse, NY $32,870
- Bangor, ME $32,740
- Savannah, GA $32,400
- Salt Lake City, UT $32,380
- Erie, PA $32,330
- Albany, NY $32,240
- Binghamton, NY $32,240
- Kingston, NY $32,240
- Utica, NY $32,240
- Philadelphia, PA $32,220
- Colorado Springs, CO $32,180
- Elkhart, IN $32,130
- Harrisonburg, VA $31,980
- Atlanta, GA $31,860
- Port St. Lucie, FL $31,820
- Tampa, FL $31,720
- Midland, TX $31,640
- St. Cloud, MN $31,560
- Daphne, AL $31,470
- Cedar Rapids, IA $31,460
- Eugene, OR $31,330
- Springfield, IL $31,250
- Blacksburg, VA $31,200
- Davenport, IA $31,200
- Hagerstown, MD $31,200
- Peoria, IL $31,200
- Rockford, IL $31,200
- Lafayette, IN $31,090