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Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers salary in Athens, GA

The median lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in Athens-Clarke County, GA earns $26,000 a year, 23% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,806 a month.

10th percentile
$24,540
25th percentile
$26,000
Median percentile
$26,000
75th percentile
$31,200
90th percentile
$31,200

Based on 80 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$21,672 take-home a year
Gross pay$26,000
Federal income tax−$990
Social Security + Medicare−$1,989
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$1,349
Monthly take-home$1,806
Every two weeks$834

Does it go far here?

$27,854Median pay in Athens, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.3 vs 100).
67%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,201 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Athens, GA

JobMedian pay
Managers, All Other$94,240
Registered Nurses$82,200
General and Operations Managers$81,830
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$76,600
Accountants and Auditors$75,900
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$75,350
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$62,080
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$60,960

All lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers salaries · Take-home pay in Georgia