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

The median lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in Washington earns $37,770 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,711 a month.

10th percentile
$34,650
25th percentile
$35,310
Median percentile
$37,770
75th percentile
$44,550
90th percentile
$45,940

Based on 4,720 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

$32,528 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,770
Federal income tax−$2,352
Social Security + Medicare−$2,889
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,711
Every two weeks$1,251

Does it go far here?

$35,295Median pay in Washington is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.0 vs 100).
65%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,760 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$499,990
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Chief Executives$339,810
Physicians, All Other$307,170
Family Medicine Physicians$292,900
Nurse Anesthetists$274,390
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900

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