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Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers salary in San Francisco, CA

The median lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $39,120 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,573 a month.

10th percentile
$36,330
25th percentile
$37,440
Median percentile
$39,120
75th percentile
$44,180
90th percentile
$51,250

Based on 2,000 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

$30,875 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,120
Federal income tax−$2,514
Social Security + Medicare−$2,993
California income tax (approx.)−$2,738
Monthly take-home$2,573
Every two weeks$1,187

Does it go far here?

$33,837Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
96%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,474 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Francisco, CA

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$374,680
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$357,220
Family Medicine Physicians$304,560
Physicians, All Other$294,360
Chief Executives$288,690
Computer and Information Systems Managers$232,890
Natural Sciences Managers$225,230
Architectural and Engineering Managers$221,580

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