Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 449 metro areas

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Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Kahului, HI $71,250 100
District of Columbia $58,640 350
Hawaii / Kauai $56,660 180
Hawaii $55,540 620
Urban Honolulu, HI $51,990 330
Northern New Hampshire $47,150 70

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fairbanks, AK $43,580 40
      Alaska $39,080 180
      Alaska $35,650 390
      Anchorage, AK $25,930 170
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Daphne, AL $31,470 200
      Huntsville, AL $29,440 90
      Birmingham, AL $28,650 320
      Alabama $27,790 1,050
      Northeast Alabama $23,090 90
      Northwest Alabama $22,880 30
      Southeast Alabama $22,010 30
      Montgomery, AL $20,800 100
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, AR $28,070 90
      Little Rock, AR $26,830 200
      Arkansas $25,820 490
      West Arkansas $23,880 50
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sierra Vista, AZ $36,360 80
      Tucson, AZ $36,290 650
      Arizona $35,360 3,380
      Phoenix, AZ $35,360 2,060
      Flagstaff, AZ $34,780 170
      Lake Havasu City, AZ $34,770 130
      Arizona $33,290 240
      Prescott Valley, AZ $32,710 40
      Yuma, AZ $30,580 80
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Jose, CA $45,190 1,070
      Los Angeles, CA $43,450 10,320
      North Coast Region of California $43,450 70
      San Diego, CA $43,190 2,640
      California $42,520 21,730
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $42,270 130
      Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California $41,240 160
      San Francisco, CA $40,280 2,170
      Oxnard, CA $39,270 430
      Riverside, CA $39,220 1,250
      Stockton, CA $38,870 340
      Santa Maria, CA $38,750 290
      Santa Rosa, CA $38,380 230
      Vallejo, CA $38,180 —
      Modesto, CA $37,720 80
      Salinas, CA $37,600 190
      Santa Cruz, CA $37,520 250
      Sacramento, CA $36,870 800
      San Luis Obispo, CA $35,960 200
      Fresno, CA $35,710 290
      Bakersfield, CA $35,070 80
      Chico, CA $34,780 70
      El Centro, CA $33,810 80
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwest Colorado $44,430 780
      Denver, CO $36,810 2,740
      Boulder, CO $36,400 510
      Colorado $36,290 5,220
      Fort Collins, CO $34,030 220
      Southwest Colorado $33,190 250
      Greeley, CO $33,070 180
      Colorado Springs, CO $32,820 380
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $31,200 —
      Grand Junction, CO $31,040 70
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hartford, CT $36,050 460
      Waterbury, CT $35,590 130
      Norwich, CT $35,430 90
      Connecticut $35,070 1,330
      Bridgeport, CT $34,410 450
      New Haven, CT $34,190 150
      Connecticut $33,460 50
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $35,890 3,580
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sussex Delaware $31,160 60
      Delaware $30,920 290
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Crestview, FL $41,370 50
      Miami, FL $37,430 2,640
      Orlando, FL $37,400 3,700
      Cape Coral, FL $36,150 170
      Port St. Lucie, FL $36,010 90
      Sebastian, FL $35,470 70
      North Port, FL $35,180 240
      Florida $35,010 10,010
      South Florida $34,730 60
      Deltona, FL $34,240 300
      Jacksonville, FL $32,870 600
      Naples, FL $32,560 60
      Pensacola, FL $32,070 100
      Palm Bay, FL $31,550 160
      North Florida $31,200 70
      Tampa, FL $30,350 950
      Lakeland, FL $28,590 310
      Panama City, FL $28,390 60
      Ocala, FL $28,000 50
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $33,940 1,810
      Georgia $31,510 2,480
      Savannah, GA $31,510 120
      North Georgia $29,260 60
      Athens, GA $29,030 90
      Columbus, GA-AL $28,750 70
      Gainesville, GA $26,960 70
      Augusta, GA-SC $25,840 90
      Middle Georgia $24,890 —
      Brunswick, GA $24,880 30
      South Georgia $22,090 90
      GU
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Guam $22,090 90
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kahului, HI $71,250 100
      Hawaii / Kauai $56,660 180
      Hawaii $55,540 620
      Urban Honolulu, HI $51,990 330
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cedar Rapids, IA $31,110 150
      Iowa City, IA $30,930 60
      Davenport, IA-IL $29,120 140
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $27,620 50
      Des Moines, IA $26,520 270
      Dubuque, IA $26,270 50
      Southwest Iowa $25,750 90
      Iowa $25,450 1,230
      Northwest Iowa $25,180 150
      Waterloo, IA $24,310 30
      Ames, IA $23,920 30
      Southeast Iowa $23,680 200
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lewiston, ID-WA $34,940 90
      Northwestern Idaho $29,120 —
      Idaho $28,810 620
      Boise City, ID $28,310 280
      Southeast-Central Idaho $26,800 30
      Idaho Falls, ID $24,670 70
      Pocatello, ID $24,000 40
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $33,820 4,730
      Illinois $33,310 5,740
      Bloomington, IL $33,270 100
      Peoria, IL $32,170 90
      Rockford, IL $31,200 140
      South Illinois $30,540 90
      Springfield, IL $29,810 90
      East Central Illinois $29,120 80
      Northwest Illinois $29,120 110
      West Central Illinois $29,120 130
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Elkhart, IN $32,130 30
      Lafayette, IN $31,450 140
      Michigan City, IN $30,960 40
      Indianapolis, IN $29,530 1,270
      Indiana $29,000 3,090
      South Bend, IN-MI $28,740 110
      Fort Wayne, IN $27,980 250
      Evansville, IN $27,800 230
      Terre Haute, IN $26,730 60
      Northern Indiana $24,480 190
      Muncie, IN $23,990 30
      Columbus, IN $23,920 80
      Southern Indiana $22,090 70
      Central Indiana $21,530 70
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lawrence, KS $29,190 80
      Kansas $24,960 1,580
      Manhattan, KS $24,680 50
      Topeka, KS $23,590 30
      Kansas $18,490 —
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lexington, KY $32,780 200
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $30,930 370
      Kentucky $30,890 820
      Bowling Green, KY $29,540 40
      Central Kentucky $22,980 60
      South Central Kentucky $22,880 60
      West Kentucky $22,880 60
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Orleans, LA $25,600 140
      Baton Rouge, LA $22,510 130
      Louisiana $22,110 640
      Lake Charles, LA $21,490 70
      Slidell, LA $21,230 90
      Shreveport, LA $21,100 60
      Lafayette, LA $21,040 40
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $37,300 1,610
      Barnstable Town, MA $37,010 70
      Massachusetts $36,830 2,340
      Amherst Town, MA $36,280 50
      Pittsfield, MA $36,050 70
      Worcester, MA $35,610 320
      Springfield, MA $35,200 70
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $33,860 2,250
      Baltimore, MD $33,160 1,320
      Maryland $31,690 150
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $31,200 60
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwest Maine $35,820 90
      Portland, ME $33,790 90
      Maine $33,650 250
      Bangor, ME $31,600 40
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Mid Michigan $44,270 70
      Ann Arbor, MI $42,390 390
      Traverse City, MI $39,320 130
      Northern Michigan $38,010 160
      Muskegon, MI $35,150 50
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $35,100 120
      Southern Michigan $33,140 30
      Lansing, MI $29,810 130
      Michigan $29,660 3,190
      Detroit, MI $29,490 1,000
      Flint, MI $29,120 50
      Grand Rapids, MI $28,850 480
      Kalamazoo, MI $26,440 120
      Jackson, MI $25,810 50
      Niles, MI $25,220 60
      Bay City, MI $23,670 50
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $34,830 1,690
      Minnesota $32,460 2,410
      Duluth, MN-WI $31,710 110
      St. Cloud, MN $31,560 60
      Northeast Minnesota $30,760 100
      Northwest Minnesota $30,610 190
      Mankato, MN $29,750 50
      Southeast Minnesota $29,340 170
      Southwest Minnesota $28,720 60
      Rochester, MN $27,500 50
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Louis, MO-IL $30,590 1,790
      Kansas City, MO-KS $29,430 1,180
      Missouri $29,190 3,230
      Columbia, MO $29,040 100
      Springfield, MO $28,400 320
      Southeast Missouri $27,070 190
      Central Missouri $26,940 160
      North Missouri $26,830 80
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lower East Mississippi $29,550 40
      Upper East Mississippi $24,060 80
      Hattiesburg, MS $23,200 30
      Jackson, MS $23,190 80
      Mississippi $22,880 320
      Gulfport, MS $22,560 50
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bozeman, MT $44,610 100
      Montana $29,890 200
      Southwest Montana $24,460 40
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, NC $35,650 120
      Burlington, NC $33,310 40
      Durham, NC $29,480 260
      Greenville, NC $29,270 50
      Asheville, NC $28,700 130
      Charlotte, NC-SC $27,360 1,840
      North Carolina $27,040 4,550
      Raleigh, NC $27,040 920
      Greensboro, NC $26,940 240
      Western North Carolina $24,890 220
      Wilmington, NC $24,740 200
      Eastern North Carolina $24,540 280
      Winston, NC $24,440 190
      Central North Carolina $23,920 80
      Pinehurst, NC $23,420 40
      Hickory, NC $22,990 90
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fargo, ND-MN $30,730 180
      Bismarck, ND $28,520 100
      West North Dakota $28,300 220
      North Dakota $28,120 810
      Grand Forks, ND-MN $28,110 110
      East North Dakota $25,380 180
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Omaha, NE-IA $29,650 380
      Northeast Nebraska $29,430 250
      Nebraska $27,550 1,160
      Lincoln, NE $27,180 90
      South Nebraska $25,010 400
      Northwest Nebraska $25,000 —
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern New Hampshire $47,150 70
      Manchester, NH $34,380 80
      New Hampshire $34,380 310
      Central New Hampshire $31,260 40
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlantic City, NJ $36,400 200
      New Jersey $35,250 4,680
      Trenton, NJ $34,340 140
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern New Mexico $32,100 150
      Santa Fe, NM $31,660 80
      Albuquerque, NM $28,570 330
      New Mexico $28,570 700
      Northern New Mexico $27,450 90
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Balance of Nevada $31,210 110
      Las Vegas, NV $31,200 1,980
      Nevada $31,200 2,470
      Reno, NV $31,200 320
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $36,620 8,380
      Capital/Northern New York $36,550 90
      Kingston, NY $36,240 60
      New York $35,890 7,730
      Rochester, NY $34,950 700
      Ithaca, NY $34,480 50
      Kiryas Joel, NY $33,840 220
      Syracuse, NY $33,570 410
      Utica, NY $33,500 40
      Central East New York $33,430 160
      Buffalo, NY $33,410 440
      Watertown, NY $33,070 60
      Albany, NY $32,460 470
      Southwest New York $32,180 160
      Binghamton, NY $31,630 80
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sandusky, OH $35,870 180
      Columbus, OH $29,810 1,020
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $29,480 1,000
      Cleveland, OH $28,690 1,210
      Southern Ohio $28,560 50
      Akron, OH $28,390 220
      Ohio $28,330 5,050
      Dayton, OH $26,430 320
      Lima, OH $26,220 40
      Youngstown, OH $26,050 130
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $25,500 180
      Springfield, OH $24,720 50
      Eastern Ohio $24,670 60
      Toledo, OH $23,650 260
      West Northwestern Ohio $23,270 190
      Canton, OH $22,980 180
      Mansfield, OH $22,260 60
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southeast Oklahoma $29,960 80
      Southwest Oklahoma $26,660 30
      Northeast Oklahoma $25,500 50
      Oklahoma $25,120 620
      Oklahoma City, OK $24,960 190
      Tulsa, OK $23,360 110
      Northwest Oklahoma $20,540 140
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $35,900 910
      Medford, OR $35,710 70
      Central Oregon $35,200 120
      Bend, OR $34,960 150
      Oregon $34,960 1,770
      Salem, OR $33,920 160
      Albany, OR $33,460 40
      Coast Oregon $33,280 130
      Eugene, OR $31,540 120
      Eastern Oregon $30,930 70
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $58,640 350
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Harrisburg, PA $34,970 390
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $34,630 730
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $31,690 2,190
      Pennsylvania $30,950 4,570
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $30,930 120
      Allentown, PA-NJ $29,950 210
      Pittsburgh, PA $29,150 690
      Erie, PA $28,870 170
      Central Pennsylvania $27,440 100
      Reading, PA $27,050 80
      Lancaster, PA $26,880 170
      York, PA $26,430 80
      Chambersburg, PA $25,410 40
      Altoona, PA $24,890 70
      Scranton, PA $23,960 130
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $22,020 70
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $22,370 80
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $36,090 200
      Providence, RI-MA $35,730 430
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, SC $34,510 440
      Myrtle Beach, SC $29,960 220
      Hilton Head Island, SC $27,450 100
      Spartanburg, SC $26,990 100
      Columbia, SC $26,550 300
      South Carolina $26,350 2,220
      Greenville, SC $25,520 580
      Northwestern South Carolina $24,910 60
      Florence, SC $19,410 40
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $36,030 140
      Rapid City, SD $34,420 70
      South Dakota $29,850 530
      West South Dakota $29,140 140
      East South Dakota $28,720 170
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East Tennessee $34,740 380
      North Central Tennessee $28,800 80
      South Central Tennessee $28,800 100
      Nashville, TN $27,530 530
      Tennessee $27,140 2,160
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $26,040 390
      Knoxville, TN $25,350 220
      Kingsport, TN-VA $25,330 80
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $25,220 150
      Cleveland, TN $24,780 50
      West Tennessee $21,840 60
      Morristown, TN $20,490 100
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Austin, TX $43,770 1,990
      El Paso, TX $33,570 210
      Dallas, TX $30,120 3,920
      Killeen, TX $29,590 180
      Tyler, TX $29,290 50
      Texas $29,240 11,600
      Midland, TX $29,140 70
      Longview, TX $29,110 30
      Houston, TX $28,650 2,030
      Corpus Christi, TX $28,410 120
      Laredo, TX $27,880 40
      San Antonio, TX $27,310 1,300
      Brownsville, TX $26,990 80
      Sherman, TX $26,390 70
      College Station, TX $25,990 260
      Waco, TX $25,860 60
      Wichita Falls, TX $25,670 40
      McAllen, TX $24,810 110
      Lubbock, TX $24,660 40
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $22,900 160
      Hill Country Region of Texas $22,880 190
      North Region of Texas $22,720 120
      Border Region of Texas $22,590 80
      Amarillo, TX $22,390 110
      Northwestern Region of Texas $22,390 110
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wasatch Front Fringe Utah $35,860 240
      Ogden, UT $31,250 190
      Salt Lake City, UT $29,330 570
      Utah $28,400 2,090
      Provo, UT $26,670 550
      St. George, UT $26,460 140
      High Desert Utah $23,650 —
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southern West Virginia $35,730 70
      Harrisonburg, VA $34,080 80
      Charlottesville, VA $33,800 230
      Winchester, VA-WV $31,770 70
      Virginia $31,610 6,700
      Blacksburg, VA $31,110 130
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $30,520 1,380
      Richmond, VA $29,900 1,190
      Roanoke, VA $29,550 340
      Lynchburg, VA $29,200 130
      Northwest Virginia $28,870 70
      Southwest Virginia $27,470 120
      Southside Virginia $27,390 90
      Northern West Virginia $24,960 40
      West Virginia $24,350 430
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southern Vermont $36,420 100
      Northern Vermont $36,180 90
      Vermont $35,850 280
      Burlington, VT $28,430 90
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern Washington $42,280 120
      Seattle, WA $39,790 —
      Washington $38,510 3,870
      Bremerton, WA $36,930 120
      Mount Vernon, WA $36,680 60
      Kennewick, WA $35,870 130
      Bellingham, WA $35,800 100
      Olympia, WA $35,410 70
      Western Washington $34,740 140
      Spokane, WA $34,480 280
      Yakima, WA $34,110 130
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sheboygan, WI $32,180 120
      South Central Wisconsin $30,980 430
      Milwaukee, WI $30,050 780
      Northwestern Wisconsin $29,630 60
      Madison, WI $29,600 330
      Wisconsin $29,190 3,250
      Appleton, WI $28,880 180
      Kenosha, WI $28,730 110
      Western Wisconsin $28,550 50
      Green Bay, WI $28,230 230
      Oshkosh, WI $27,930 110
      La Crosse, WI-MN $27,810 110
      Northeastern Wisconsin $27,790 320
      Wausau, WI $27,690 70
      Janesville, WI $27,550 60
      Eau Claire, WI $27,050 90
      Fond du Lac, WI $25,430 —
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, WV $25,200 70
      Wheeling, WV-OH $24,350 80
      Beckley, WV $21,720 40
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $21,150 90
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Western Wyoming $29,960 370
      Wyoming $27,570 620
      Eastern Wyoming $25,900 140
      Cheyenne, WY $23,350 60