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Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers salary in North Carolina

The median lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in North Carolina earns $27,310 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,912 a month.

10th percentile
$21,830
25th percentile
$25,140
Median percentile
$27,310
75th percentile
$32,380
90th percentile
$36,390

Based on 4,850 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

$22,939 take-home a year
Gross pay$27,310
Federal income tax−$1,121
Social Security + Medicare−$2,089
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,161
Monthly take-home$1,912
Every two weeks$882

Does it go far here?

$28,953Median pay in North Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.3 vs 100).
64%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,228 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in North Carolina

JobMedian pay
Dermatologists$367,350
Emergency Medicine Physicians$339,350
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$323,630
Chief Executives$314,290
General Internal Medicine Physicians$289,780
Physicians, All Other$260,330
Anesthesiologists$239,200
Nurse Anesthetists$224,610

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