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

The median lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns $31,860 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,177 a month.

10th percentile
$25,650
25th percentile
$29,090
Median percentile
$31,860
75th percentile
$35,120
90th percentile
$38,900

Based on 1,910 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

$26,126 take-home a year
Gross pay$31,860
Federal income tax−$1,643
Social Security + Medicare−$2,437
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$1,654
Monthly take-home$2,177
Every two weeks$1,005

Does it go far here?

$31,842Median pay in Atlanta, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.1 vs 100).
77%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,672 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Atlanta, GA

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$618,090
Chief Executives$275,820
Physicians, All Other$275,080
Family Medicine Physicians$259,320
Cardiologists$239,200
Anesthesiologists$226,830
Dentists, General$222,690
Air Traffic Controllers$186,640

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