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Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers salary in Milwaukee, WI

The median lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $29,060 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,999 a month.

10th percentile
$22,680
25th percentile
$26,790
Median percentile
$29,060
75th percentile
$34,430
90th percentile
$35,860

Based on 880 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

$23,990 take-home a year
Gross pay$29,060
Federal income tax−$1,307
Social Security + Medicare−$2,223
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$1,540
Monthly take-home$1,999
Every two weeks$923

Does it go far here?

$29,978Median pay in Milwaukee, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
57%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,139 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Milwaukee, WI

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$411,200
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Computer and Information Systems Managers$161,220
Financial Managers$156,100
Dentists, General$155,940
Pharmacists$153,340
Sales Managers$144,560
Architectural and Engineering Managers$143,570

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