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Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers salary in Portland, ME

The median lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in Portland-South Portland, ME earns $35,050 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,339 a month.

10th percentile
$33,560
25th percentile
$33,560
Median percentile
$35,050
75th percentile
$38,330
90th percentile
$44,140

Based on 140 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

$28,064 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,050
Federal income tax−$2,026
Social Security + Medicare−$2,681
Maine income tax (approx.)−$2,278
Monthly take-home$2,339
Every two weeks$1,079

Does it go far here?

$34,411Median pay in Portland, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.9 vs 100).
63%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,485 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Portland, ME

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$442,790
Chief Executives$176,000
Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,100
Pharmacists$140,620
Financial Managers$138,590
Marketing Managers$135,380
Managers, All Other$135,130
Nurse Practitioners$130,240

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