Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Worker Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California

The annual salary statistics of lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$19,090
25th Percentile Wage
$21,730
50th Percentile Wage
$27,670
75th Percentile Wage
$37,230
90th Percentile Wage
$46,010

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,090.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$27,670
-4.26% -1.48%
2013
$28,850
2.67% -
2012
$28,080
- -

Table 2. Compare Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Worker Salary in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,670 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is in the middle of salary range for lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana is 29.0 percent (29.0%) lower than that in the highest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area and 11.0 percent (11.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$38,980
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$37,450
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$37,350
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$36,780
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$36,080
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$35,990
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$35,570
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$34,730
Napa
$34,640
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$33,530
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$33,280
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$33,260
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$33,250
Fresno
$32,950
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$32,870
Salinas
$32,650
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$32,480
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$31,640
Stockton
$31,550
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$31,240
Modesto
$31,160
Vallejo-Fairfield
$30,980
Madera-Chowchilla
$30,700
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$30,290
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$29,980
Redding
$29,490
Chico
$29,340
Bakersfield-Delano
$29,120
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$28,130
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$27,670
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$27,070
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$25,340
Visalia-Porterville
$24,680
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$24,640