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

The median lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI earns $28,560 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,993 a month.

10th percentile
$25,960
25th percentile
$27,440
Median percentile
$28,560
75th percentile
$33,430
90th percentile
$35,360

Based on 530 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

$23,914 take-home a year
Gross pay$28,560
Federal income tax−$1,247
Social Security + Medicare−$2,185
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,214
Monthly take-home$1,993
Every two weeks$920

Does it go far here?

$29,891Median pay in Grand Rapids, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).
60%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,202 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Grand Rapids, MI

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$248,660
Physicians, All Other$179,910
Architectural and Engineering Managers$156,280
Computer and Information Systems Managers$142,700
Pharmacists$140,710
Financial Managers$133,380
Human Resources Managers$132,100
Physician Assistants$131,930

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