Paycheck Atlas

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers salary in Birmingham, AL

The median lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in Birmingham, AL earns $28,320 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,971 a month.

10th percentile
$21,400
25th percentile
$26,480
Median percentile
$28,320
75th percentile
$28,670
90th percentile
$29,710

Based on 330 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

$23,657 take-home a year
Gross pay$28,320
Federal income tax−$1,222
Social Security + Medicare−$2,166
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$1,274
Monthly take-home$1,971
Every two weeks$910

Does it go far here?

$30,902Median pay in Birmingham, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.6 vs 100).
59%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,172 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Birmingham, AL

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$237,040
Nurse Anesthetists$175,850
Lawyers$170,230
Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,670
Financial Managers$153,930
Computer and Information Systems Managers$140,230
Pharmacists$138,800
Computer Network Architects$131,140

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