Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers salary in Grand Junction, CO

The median lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in Grand Junction, CO earns $30,800 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,131 a month.

10th percentile: $30,800
25th percentile: $30,800
Median percentile: $30,800
75th percentile: $31,920
90th percentile: $32,990

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

$25,573 take-home a year

Gross pay	$30,800
Federal income tax	−$1,516
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,356
Colorado income tax (approx.)	−$1,355
Monthly take-home	$2,131
Every two weeks	$984

Does it go far here?

$32,259Median pay in Grand Junction, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).

55%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,182 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Grand Junction, CO

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$107,130
Registered Nurses	$95,990
Accountants and Auditors	$76,870
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$76,400
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$74,660
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$68,990
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$67,240
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$56,600

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