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Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers Salary by City
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers Salary by City (2024)
261 metro areas · National average: $31,664 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers salaries across 261 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
Kahului, HI $63,280
$71,250
$44,260
$84,830
Urban Honolulu, HI $54,710
$51,990
$30,350
$84,080
Los Angeles, CA $47,830
$43,450
$35,150
$72,800
San Jose, CA $45,310
$45,190
$37,520
$53,530
San Diego, CA $45,250
$43,190
$35,420
$58,760
Bakersfield, CA $43,940
$35,070
$33,280
$76,960
San Francisco, CA $43,060
$40,280
$36,850
$50,690
Fairbanks, AK $42,590
$43,580
$24,400
$64,270
Seattle, WA $42,530
$39,790
$36,240
$55,480
Santa Maria, CA $42,030
$38,750
$33,900
$52,600
Santa Cruz, CA $41,490
$37,520
$34,820
$48,940
Vallejo, CA $41,390
$38,180
$33,280
$44,970
Riverside, CA $41,340
$39,220
$34,040
$46,740
Miami, FL $41,300
$37,430
$28,000
$60,280
Oxnard, CA $40,770
$39,270
$34,310
$50,920
Crestview, FL $40,760
$41,370
$26,690
$46,350
Port St. Lucie, FL $40,630
$36,010
$28,790
$56,420
Santa Rosa, CA $40,040
$38,380
$34,840
$48,630
Barnstable Town, MA $39,950
$37,010
$36,600
$43,260
Ann Arbor, MI $39,720
$42,390
$27,660
$42,390
Salinas, CA $39,240
$37,600
$35,110
$45,560
San Luis Obispo, CA $39,200
$35,960
$33,280
$47,110
Chico, CA $39,110
$34,780
$33,280
$46,100
Atlantic City, NJ $38,900
$36,400
$31,470
$50,150
Stockton, CA $38,880
$38,870
$33,740
$46,610
Fresno, CA $38,780
$35,710
$33,280
$47,600
Traverse City, MI $38,440
$39,320
$26,240
$42,160
Washington, DC $38,430
$35,890
$28,660
$55,100
Modesto, CA $38,420
$37,720
$33,280
$47,850
Sebastian, FL $38,380
$35,470
$28,720
$45,780
Boston, MA $38,370
$37,300
$33,620
$43,950
Austin, TX $38,300
$43,770
$27,560
$43,770
Sacramento, CA $38,270
$36,870
$33,280
$45,290
New York, NY $37,900
$36,620
$31,800
$44,460
Deltona, FL $37,390
$34,240
$28,060
$56,720
North Port, FL $37,340
$35,180
$27,050
$51,980
Waterbury, CT $37,320
$35,590
$32,640
$44,190
Boulder, CO $37,230
$36,400
$34,860
$40,150
Olympia, WA $37,230
$35,410
$33,860
$40,350
Pittsfield, MA $37,060
$36,050
$31,200
$43,680
Kennewick, WA $36,800
$35,870
$35,300
$44,680
Bellingham, WA $36,780
$35,800
$33,860
$39,580
Mount Vernon, WA $36,750
$36,680
$33,860
$37,020
Norwich, CT $36,740
$35,430
$32,640
$42,120
Portland, OR $36,610
$35,900
$33,680
$44,350
Amherst Town, MA $36,410
$36,280
$31,340
$39,960
Denver, CO $36,310
$36,810
$31,480
$39,540
El Centro, CA $36,210
$33,810
$33,280
$43,480
Bridgeport, CT $36,190
$34,410
$32,640
$39,590
Yakima, WA $36,140
$34,110
$33,860
$44,320
Hartford, CT $36,020
$36,050
$32,640
$38,530
Worcester, MA $35,980
$35,610
$32,880
$37,820
Medford, OR $35,930
$35,710
$31,240
$39,190
Spokane, WA $35,900
$34,480
$33,860
$43,470
Providence, RI $35,880
$35,730
$29,470
$39,760
Flagstaff, AZ $35,760
$34,780
$30,680
$42,400
Springfield, MA $35,740
$35,200
$32,130
$40,600
Portland, ME $35,690
$33,790
$32,560
$42,330
Tucson, AZ $35,680
$36,290
$31,710
$37,430
New Haven, CT $35,480
$34,190
$32,640
$37,550
Cape Coral, FL $35,260
$36,150
$25,070
$44,720
Phoenix, AZ $35,220
$35,360
$31,200
$38,740
Jacksonville, FL $35,110
$32,870
$26,910
$42,690
Bend, OR $35,090
$34,960
$32,710
$38,080
Manchester, NH $35,050
$34,380
$28,610
$39,900
Orlando, FL $35,010
$37,400
$28,720
$38,620
Kingston, NY $34,960
$36,240
$31,640
$39,100
Buffalo, NY $34,910
$33,410
$31,200
$37,990
Rapid City, SD $34,770
$34,420
$30,930
$42,410
Hagerstown, MD $34,720
$31,200
$31,200
$44,920
Sandusky, OH $34,570
$35,870
$28,130
$37,200
Syracuse, NY $34,570
$33,570
$31,200
$38,170
Rochester, NY $34,480
$34,950
$31,200
$35,620
Chicago, IL $34,450
$33,820
$29,830
$38,490
Trenton, NJ $34,380
$34,340
$31,470
$36,900
Utica, NY $34,270
$33,500
$31,200
$38,480
Kiryas Joel, NY $34,140
$33,840
$31,200
$38,700
Fayetteville, NC $33,950
$35,650
$24,320
$35,650
Colorado Springs, CO $33,930
$32,820
$30,190
$37,490
Ithaca, NY $33,850
$34,480
$31,200
$34,950
Savannah, GA $33,790
$31,510
$25,780
$35,900
Salem, OR $33,780
$33,920
$30,740
$37,310
Prescott Valley, AZ $33,760
$32,710
$30,210
$36,600
Palm Bay, FL $33,700
$31,550
$27,240
$43,340
Salt Lake City, UT $33,660
$29,330
$28,400
$44,090
Ogden, UT $33,650
$31,250
$21,470
$46,800
Bangor, ME $33,580
$31,600
$31,440
$37,690
Fort Collins, CO $33,520
$34,030
$29,990
$34,990
Pensacola, FL $33,480
$32,070
$25,260
$38,060
Charlottesville, VA $33,460
$33,800
$28,510
$37,300
Albany, NY $33,450
$32,460
$31,220
$35,350
Baltimore, MD $33,410
$33,160
$31,200
$35,020
Lake Havasu City, AZ $33,410
$34,770
$30,890
$35,570
Rockford, IL $33,390
$31,200
$29,120
$37,410
Greeley, CO $33,360
$33,070
$30,700
$37,620
Minneapolis, MN $33,280
$34,830
$26,240
$37,920
Tampa, FL $33,270
$30,350
$26,400
$44,750
Harrisonburg, VA $33,180
$34,080
$28,540
$37,760
Reno, NV $33,060
$31,200
$29,690
$37,920
Charleston, SC $33,050
$34,510
$23,170
$39,960
Panama City, FL $32,970
$28,390
$24,960
$47,160
Santa Fe, NM $32,870
$31,660
$29,990
$35,930
Binghamton, NY $32,810
$31,630
$31,200
$33,880
Atlanta, GA $32,770
$33,940
$25,960
$39,290
Sioux Falls, SD $32,740
$36,030
$26,520
$36,030
Albany, OR $32,570
$33,460
$30,380
$33,460
Naples, FL $32,480
$32,560
$25,070
$36,360
Burlington, VT $32,390
$28,430
$28,430
$44,190
Eugene, OR $32,360
$31,540
$30,000
$35,560
Peoria, IL $32,320
$32,170
$29,230
$34,380
Grand Junction, CO $32,070
$31,040
$30,420
$31,080
Detroit, MI $31,900
$29,490
$24,300
$42,800
Durham, NC $31,900
$29,480
$23,750
$39,840
Harrisburg, PA $31,850
$34,970
$22,330
$36,650
Las Vegas, NV $31,820
$31,200
$28,150
$36,240
Columbus, OH $31,770
$29,810
$24,370
$41,820
Lakeland, FL $31,760
$28,590
$26,790
$43,060
Ocala, FL $31,720
$28,000
$24,960
$39,530
Virginia Beach, VA $31,680
$30,520
$25,920
$38,070
Richmond, VA $31,600
$29,900
$26,630
$39,410
Anchorage, AK $31,500
$25,930
$24,400
$44,550
Philadelphia, PA $31,430
$31,690
$23,740
$36,610
Blacksburg, VA $31,410
$31,110
$27,550
$35,080
Sheboygan, WI $31,370
$32,180
$23,830
$41,710
Milwaukee, WI $31,230
$30,050
$26,990
$36,540
St. Louis, MO $31,180
$30,590
$28,010
$34,390
Lexington, KY $30,980
$32,780
$25,300
$32,780
Midland, TX $30,830
$29,140
$23,150
$39,770
Madison, WI $30,800
$29,600
$23,950
$36,440
Winchester, VA $30,770
$31,770
$25,320
$35,710
Springfield, IL $30,620
$29,810
$29,120
$31,210
Cincinnati, OH $30,430
$29,480
$23,840
$39,180
Lynchburg, VA $30,410
$29,200
$24,980
$32,240
South Bend, IN $30,400
$28,740
$26,280
$33,630
Charlotte, NC $30,380
$27,360
$22,090
$45,970
Allentown, PA $30,320
$29,950
$24,370
$35,730
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $30,230
$30,930
$22,250
$33,660
Myrtle Beach, SC $30,230
$29,960
$21,900
$37,600
Duluth, MN $30,180
$31,710
$27,270
$31,710
Lafayette, IN $30,170
$31,450
$24,550
$34,030
Iowa City, IA $30,100
$30,930
$22,740
$33,640
Roanoke, VA $30,030
$29,550
$24,960
$30,710
Kansas City, MO $30,020
$29,430
$26,170
$33,140
Green Bay, WI $29,940
$28,230
$27,580
$34,040
El Paso, TX $29,830
$33,570
$22,450
$33,570
Fayetteville, AR $29,830
$28,070
$24,960
$44,880
Grand Rapids, MI $29,830
$28,850
$24,080
$35,260
Flint, MI $29,780
$29,120
$23,010
$33,470
Dallas, TX $29,770
$30,120
$23,490
$36,310
Appleton, WI $29,750
$28,880
$23,390
$33,690
Fargo, ND $29,730
$30,730
$22,320
$36,840
Hilton Head Island, SC $29,720
$27,450
$22,570
$43,310
Greenville, NC $29,640
$29,270
$24,000
$36,450
Omaha, NE $29,600
$29,650
$25,280
$34,570
Kenosha, WI $29,500
$28,730
$19,700
$41,370
Lansing, MI $29,480
$29,810
$22,690
$34,130
Killeen, TX $29,460
$29,590
$27,300
$32,510
Kalamazoo, MI $29,350
$26,440
$24,020
$36,230
Albuquerque, NM $29,250
$28,570
$28,430
$31,200
Indianapolis, IN $29,230
$29,530
$24,850
$33,930
Cedar Rapids, IA $29,200
$31,110
$21,930
$31,110
Burlington, NC $29,170
$33,310
$21,780
$33,310
Mankato, MN $29,050
$29,750
$22,610
$33,750
Erie, PA $29,020
$28,870
$21,160
$32,380
Bowling Green, KY $28,900
$29,540
$20,690
$32,960
Tyler, TX $28,880
$29,290
$21,610
$33,040
Houston, TX $28,810
$28,650
$22,810
$36,110
Oshkosh, WI $28,800
$27,930
$26,870
$29,120
Springfield, MO $28,800
$28,400
$26,510
$29,470
Fort Wayne, IN $28,770
$27,980
$22,940
$36,620
Bismarck, ND $28,690
$28,520
$22,510
$33,860
Rochester, MN $28,690
$27,500
$27,500
$32,360
Pittsburgh, PA $28,670
$29,150
$21,810
$35,320
Asheville, NC $28,580
$28,700
$25,560
$34,000
Cleveland, OH $28,570
$28,690
$23,950
$33,280
Columbus, GA $28,550
$28,750
$23,360
$30,930
Columbia, MO $28,530
$29,040
$25,580
$29,040
Evansville, IN $28,530
$27,800
$26,520
$31,130
San Antonio, TX $28,490
$27,310
$22,130
$34,030
Huntsville, AL $28,460
$29,440
$22,410
$31,900
Lincoln, NE $28,460
$27,180
$24,960
$36,890
Columbia, SC $28,450
$26,550
$21,620
$36,050
La Crosse, WI $28,440
$27,810
$23,250
$33,970
Boise City, ID $28,420
$28,310
$25,070
$30,520
Lancaster, PA $28,400
$26,880
$21,670
$34,730
Grand Forks, ND $28,360
$28,110
$22,000
$33,560
Corpus Christi, TX $28,160
$28,410
$21,050
$33,090
Waterloo, IA $28,020
$24,310
$22,310
$39,070
Raleigh, NC $28,000
$27,040
$24,120
$31,090
Akron, OH $27,920
$28,390
$23,420
$32,760
Brownsville, TX $27,820
$26,990
$21,890
$42,910
Wilmington, NC $27,780
$24,740
$17,280
$33,690
Wausau, WI $27,770
$27,690
$25,730
$32,820
Nashville, TN $27,650
$27,530
$21,960
$31,810
Bay City, MI $27,610
$23,670
$22,820
$38,690
Provo, UT $27,610
$26,670
$22,910
$32,750
Waco, TX $27,610
$25,860
$23,240
$33,050
Davenport, IA $27,600
$29,120
$24,890
$29,920
Wheeling, WV $27,560
$24,350
$20,890
$40,030
Little Rock, AR $27,530
$26,830
$23,670
$33,680
Greensboro, NC $27,470
$26,940
$20,690
$35,110
York, PA $27,430
$26,430
$21,670
$34,310
Scranton, PA $27,410
$23,960
$21,050
$39,770
Janesville, WI $27,170
$27,550
$23,540
$30,610
Huntington, WV $27,110
$21,150
$20,800
$45,800
Sioux City, IA $27,050
$27,620
$21,520
$30,350
Youngstown, OH $27,050
$26,050
$22,160
$35,900
Dayton, OH $26,950
$26,430
$23,460
$32,180
Wichita Falls, TX $26,950
$25,670
$23,670
$31,320
Athens, GA $26,920
$29,030
$24,660
$29,150
Gainesville, GA $26,910
$26,960
$25,260
$26,960
Augusta, GA $26,690
$25,840
$21,480
$34,270
Lake Charles, LA $26,640
$21,490
$19,900
$32,530
Jackson, MI $26,580
$25,810
$23,800
$28,720
Dubuque, IA $26,530
$26,270
$22,730
$27,990
Birmingham, AL $26,520
$28,650
$22,140
$29,120
Eau Claire, WI $26,520
$27,050
$21,490
$28,980
St. George, UT $26,320
$26,460
$21,530
$28,210
Sherman, TX $26,260
$26,390
$22,820
$28,580
Des Moines, IA $26,190
$26,520
$22,250
$30,140
Pocatello, ID $26,170
$24,000
$24,000
$40,490
New Orleans, LA $26,110
$25,600
$21,100
$31,200
Memphis, TN $26,090
$26,040
$20,800
$30,560
Altoona, PA $26,060
$24,890
$20,970
$31,770
McAllen, TX $26,060
$24,810
$20,420
$32,020
College Station, TX $25,950
$25,990
$21,990
$31,130
Chattanooga, TN $25,940
$25,220
$18,930
$34,130
Niles, MI $25,920
$25,220
$22,410
$28,940
Toledo, OH $25,890
$23,650
$22,840
$31,410
Winston, NC $25,840
$24,440
$20,920
$36,090
Greenville, SC $25,640
$25,520
$18,020
$34,310
Spartanburg, SC $25,530
$26,990
$15,080
$36,060
Gulfport, MS $25,360
$22,560
$20,240
$32,410
Fond du Lac, WI $25,340
$25,430
$20,140
$29,100
Laredo, TX $25,260
$27,880
$20,690
$28,870
Muncie, IN $25,150
$23,990
$21,440
$33,250
Baton Rouge, LA $25,130
$22,510
$21,650
$30,580
Topeka, KS $25,120
$23,590
$22,090
$27,500
Beckley, WV $24,980
$21,720
$19,940
$33,300
Lubbock, TX $24,930
$24,660
$19,020
$30,070
Charleston, WV $24,920
$25,200
$19,840
$31,190
Ames, IA $24,870
$23,920
$22,250
$28,720
Knoxville, TN $24,710
$25,350
$20,340
$29,120
Oklahoma City, OK $24,690
$24,960
$21,530
$27,510
Manhattan, KS $24,600
$24,680
$21,310
$26,550
Canton, OH $24,440
$22,980
$22,610
$27,980
Kingsport, TN $24,440
$25,330
$18,200
$29,330
San Juan, PR $24,330
$22,370
$20,610
$31,230
Hickory, NC $24,290
$22,990
$19,250
$27,390
Amarillo, TX $24,260
$22,390
$22,090
$28,310
Cheyenne, WY $24,170
$23,350
$19,880
$29,260
Tulsa, OK $23,900
$23,360
$21,280
$28,660
Jackson, MS $23,880
$23,190
$17,250
$33,840
Columbus, IN $23,710
$23,920
$18,330
$26,800
Pinehurst, NC $23,690
$23,420
$21,710
$26,510
Slidell, LA $23,490
$21,230
$20,280
$29,410
Cleveland, TN $23,390
$24,780
$17,440
$25,160
Hattiesburg, MS $23,030
$23,200
$17,170
$25,350
Montgomery, AL $22,210
$20,800
$16,710
$27,800
Morristown, TN $22,200
$20,490
$20,490
$33,360
Florence, SC $21,390
$19,410
$16,630
$28,980
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
.
All wage figures are annual.
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