Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers salary by location
National median: $33,580 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $64,030 | +90.7% | 110 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $60,400 | +79.9% | 290 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $52,630 | +56.7% | 720 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $49,730 | +48.1% | — | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $44,610 | +32.8% | 100 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $43,800 | +30.4% | 11,640 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $43,260 | +28.8% | 1,800 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $43,050 | +28.2% | 2,480 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $42,720 | +27.2% | 22,620 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $42,460 | +26.4% | 1,020 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | metropolitan | $42,330 | +26.1% | 390 | 2025 |
| Crestview, FL | metropolitan | $41,310 | +23.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $39,970 | +19.0% | 340 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $39,580 | +17.9% | 260 | 2025 |
| Traverse City, MI | metropolitan | $39,270 | +16.9% | 120 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $39,240 | +16.9% | 3,060 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $39,160 | +16.6% | 1,070 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $39,120 | +16.5% | 2,000 | 2025 |
| Deltona, FL | metropolitan | $38,900 | +15.8% | 310 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $38,790 | +15.5% | 70 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $38,480 | +14.6% | 210 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $38,130 | +13.5% | 290 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $38,070 | +13.4% | 1,000 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $37,930 | +13.0% | 120 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $37,770 | +12.5% | 4,720 | 2025 |
| MT | state | $37,750 | +12.4% | 270 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $37,710 | +12.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $37,650 | +12.1% | 460 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $37,320 | +11.1% | 150 | 2025 |
| Miami, FL | metropolitan | $37,230 | +10.9% | 2,730 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $37,180 | +10.7% | 2,000 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $37,110 | +10.5% | 110 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $37,010 | +10.2% | 260 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $36,960 | +10.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $36,930 | +10.0% | 120 | 2025 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | metropolitan | $36,830 | +9.7% | 240 | 2025 |
| Naples, FL | metropolitan | $36,740 | +9.4% | 120 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $36,650 | +9.1% | 2,640 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $36,620 | +9.1% | 2,820 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $36,600 | +9.0% | 9,610 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $36,590 | +9.0% | 8,740 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $36,430 | +8.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $36,360 | +8.3% | 120 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $36,360 | +8.3% | 200 | 2025 |
| Sierra Vista, AZ | metropolitan | $36,360 | +8.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $36,350 | +8.2% | 1,090 | 2025 |
| Pensacola, FL | metropolitan | $36,300 | +8.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $36,030 | +7.3% | 310 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $36,010 | +7.2% | 300 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $35,990 | +7.2% | 140 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $35,960 | +7.1% | 550 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $35,960 | +7.1% | 1,510 | 2025 |
| Sebastian, FL | metropolitan | $35,870 | +6.8% | 80 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $35,860 | +6.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| Tucson, AZ | metropolitan | $35,860 | +6.8% | 660 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $35,820 | +6.7% | 230 | 2025 |
| Panama City, FL | metropolitan | $35,800 | +6.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $35,800 | +6.6% | 230 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $35,770 | +6.5% | 370 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $35,770 | +6.5% | 460 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $35,710 | +6.3% | 130 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $35,640 | +6.1% | 5,430 | 2025 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | metropolitan | $35,610 | +6.0% | 140 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $35,500 | +5.7% | 540 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $35,460 | +5.6% | 130 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $35,380 | +5.4% | 3,950 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | metropolitan | $35,340 | +5.2% | 60 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $35,310 | +5.2% | 540 | 2025 |
| Fayetteville, NC | metropolitan | $35,230 | +4.9% | 150 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $35,170 | +4.7% | 700 | 2025 |
| Muskegon, MI | metropolitan | $35,150 | +4.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| Portland, ME | metropolitan | $35,050 | +4.4% | 140 | 2025 |
| FL | state | $35,040 | +4.3% | 9,460 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $35,030 | +4.3% | 1,860 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $35,010 | +4.3% | 510 | 2025 |
| Lewiston, ID | metropolitan | $34,940 | +4.1% | 90 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $34,830 | +3.7% | 2,380 | 2025 |
| North Port, FL | metropolitan | $34,770 | +3.5% | 310 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $34,760 | +3.5% | 5,460 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $34,710 | +3.4% | 4,600 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $34,650 | +3.2% | 320 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $34,650 | +3.2% | 120 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $34,620 | +3.1% | 250 | 2025 |
| Palm Bay, FL | metropolitan | $34,600 | +3.0% | 120 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $34,580 | +3.0% | 220 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $34,540 | +2.9% | 340 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $34,520 | +2.8% | 4,160 | 2025 |
| Ithaca, NY | metropolitan | $34,430 | +2.5% | 70 | 2025 |
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | metropolitan | $34,370 | +2.4% | 160 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $34,320 | +2.2% | 250 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $34,320 | +2.2% | 340 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $34,320 | +2.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| El Centro, CA | metropolitan | $34,320 | +2.2% | 90 | 2025 |
| Ocala, FL | metropolitan | $34,130 | +1.6% | 70 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $34,110 | +1.6% | 100 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $34,090 | +1.5% | 1,380 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $34,080 | +1.5% | 2,550 | 2025 |
| Rapid City, SD | metropolitan | $34,010 | +1.3% | 110 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $33,920 | +1.0% | 220 | 2025 |
| Prescott Valley, AZ | metropolitan | $33,820 | +0.7% | 80 | 2025 |