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Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers salary in Detroit, MI

The median lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $29,540 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,055 a month.

10th percentile
$25,960
25th percentile
$27,340
Median percentile
$29,540
75th percentile
$33,440
90th percentile
$35,930

Based on 1,500 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

$24,660 take-home a year
Gross pay$29,540
Federal income tax−$1,365
Social Security + Medicare−$2,260
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,255
Monthly take-home$2,055
Every two weeks$948

Does it go far here?

$29,452Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
59%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,207 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Detroit, MI

JobMedian pay
Emergency Medicine Physicians$447,750
Chief Executives$304,110
Nurse Anesthetists$243,130
Pediatricians, General$218,000
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$209,550
Family Medicine Physicians$181,990
Computer and Information Systems Managers$170,040
Architectural and Engineering Managers$168,550

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