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Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers salary in New Jersey

The median lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in New Jersey earns $34,760 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,364 a month.

10th percentile
$32,220
25th percentile
$32,620
Median percentile
$34,760
75th percentile
$37,800
90th percentile
$42,860

Based on 5,460 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

$28,372 take-home a year
Gross pay$34,760
Federal income tax−$1,991
Social Security + Medicare−$2,659
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$1,738
Monthly take-home$2,364
Every two weeks$1,091

Does it go far here?

$31,947Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
73%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,720 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Jersey

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$437,890
Emergency Medicine Physicians$315,340
Chief Executives$310,440
Family Medicine Physicians$292,170
Physicians, All Other$285,010
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$228,870
Commercial Pilots$226,710
Natural Sciences Managers$207,030

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