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Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers salary in Pittsburgh, PA

The median lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in Pittsburgh, PA earns $27,640 a year, 18% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,960 a month.

10th percentile
$21,890
25th percentile
$25,070
Median percentile
$27,640
75th percentile
$30,660
90th percentile
$34,370

Based on 940 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

$23,523 take-home a year
Gross pay$27,640
Federal income tax−$1,154
Social Security + Medicare−$2,114
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$849
Monthly take-home$1,960
Every two weeks$905

Does it go far here?

$29,196Median pay in Pittsburgh, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
54%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,053 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$275,930
Nurse Anesthetists$223,570
Chief Executives$216,060
Physicians, All Other$187,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,720
Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,090
Dentists, General$155,250
Database Architects$152,800

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