Highest-paying Cities for Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers

The top 100 highest paying cities for lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $51,820, Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii is the highest paying city for lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers. It is followed by Urban Honolulu, Hawaii (average annual salary $51,020). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$51,820	$38,130	90
2	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$51,020	$21,950	390
3	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$50,700	$38,420	180
4	Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$43,260	$24,960	80
5	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$38,980	$29,270	40
6	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$38,540	$26,530	720
7	Anchorage, Alaska	$38,270	$22,880	130
8	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$37,750	$24,700	70
9	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$37,450	$29,120	320
10	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$37,350	$29,390	1,600
11	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$36,780	$32,520	370
12	Fairbanks, Alaska	$36,530	$27,030	40
13	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$36,080	$31,830	980
14	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$35,990	$29,530	4,410
15	Honolulu, Hawaii	$35,730	$16,850	480
16	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$35,600	$27,430	150
17	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$35,570	$22,770	4,830
18	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$35,540	$21,150	250
19	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$35,430	$29,640	30
20	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$34,990	$25,630	80
21	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$34,730	$30,280	130
22	Napa, California	$34,640	$29,030	70
23	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$34,220	$30,510	1,120
24	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$33,530	$30,660	110
25	Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida	$33,390	$21,440	770
26	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$33,320	$23,150	2,380
27	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$33,280	$29,350	200
28	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$33,260	$31,680	180
29	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$33,250	$29,910	60
30	Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$33,060	$23,290	50
31	Fresno, California	$32,950	$29,120	120
32	Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$32,870	$23,700	140
33	North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$32,710	$18,910	40
34	Salinas, California	$32,650	$29,430	170
35	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$32,480	$29,120	490
36	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$32,150	$29,640	1,600
37	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$31,640	$29,230	70
38	Stockton, California	$31,550	$29,120	120
39	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$31,460	$29,640	90
40	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$31,430	$21,500	110
41	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$31,340	$27,040	6,080
42	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$31,250	$26,990	2,140
43	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$31,240	$29,120	820
44	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$31,230	$23,650	290
45	Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia	$31,200	$18,340	70
46	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$31,200	$23,520	140
47	Modesto, California	$31,160	$29,120	50
48	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$30,980	$30,890	80
49	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$30,790	$29,640	90
50	Olympia, Washington	$30,790	$29,260	130
51	Madera-Chowchilla, California	$30,700	$24,310	n/a
52	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$30,640	$30,450	50
53	Worcester, Massachusetts	$30,570	$29,640	200
54	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$30,540	$27,180	480
55	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$30,420	$30,140	160
56	Bellingham, Washington	$30,410	$30,140	140
57	Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$30,330	$21,950	40
58	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$30,290	$22,390	190
59	Longview, Washington	$30,170	$28,120	n/a
60	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$30,140	$30,140	50
61	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$30,140	$30,140	40
62	Yakima, Washington	$30,140	$30,140	90
63	Spokane, Washington	$30,140	$30,140	170
64	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$30,060	$26,190	300
65	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$29,980	$22,890	920
66	Springfield, Massachusetts	$29,910	$29,640	170
67	New Haven, Connecticut	$29,890	$27,040	90
68	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$29,840	$19,710	360
69	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida	$29,740	$20,290	590
70	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$29,720	$18,480	120
71	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$29,640	$29,640	50
72	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$29,640	$28,230	290
73	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$29,610	$26,120	180
74	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida	$29,600	$20,800	340
75	Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, Alabama	$29,550	$18,510	70
76	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$29,490	$20,830	3,180
77	Redding, California	$29,490	$29,120	50
78	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$29,450	$27,930	80
79	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida	$29,420	$21,740	80
80	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$29,390	$20,950	890
81	Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$29,350	$27,300	150
82	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$29,350	$23,920	80
83	Chico, California	$29,340	$29,120	70
84	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$29,330	$27,480	60
85	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$29,330	$27,460	370
86	Bend, Oregon	$29,300	$27,620	100
87	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$29,260	$26,620	2,120
88	Salem, Oregon	$29,220	$26,520	90
89	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	$29,190	$23,150	120
90	Ocean City, New Jersey	$29,170	$27,040	80
91	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$29,160	$28,610	310
92	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$29,120	$27,290	110
93	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$29,120	$21,310	230
94	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$29,120	$29,120	90
95	Utica-Rome, New York	$29,100	$24,880	80
96	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$29,070	$22,880	3,220
97	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$29,040	$24,000	1,060
98	East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania	$29,020	$28,350	330
99	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$28,940	$27,040	310
100	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$28,920	$25,230	100

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers.