Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Worker Salary in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan

The annual salary statistics of lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in Grand Rapids-Wyoming 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 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$21,100
25th Percentile Wage
$22,880
50th Percentile Wage
$24,220
75th Percentile Wage
$29,800
90th Percentile Wage
$33,530

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $33,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $24,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,100.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$24,220
-3.67% 23.91%
2021
$25,110
6.57% -
2020
$23,460
2.90% -
2019
$22,780
8.08% -
2018
$20,940
3.68% -
2017
$20,170
3.67% -
2016
$19,430
1.75% -
2015
$19,090
5.81% -
2014
$17,980
-2.50% -
2013
$18,430
0.00% -
2012
$18,430
- -

Table 2. Compare Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Worker Salary in Grand Rapids-Wyoming with Other Michigan Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $24,220 in Grand Rapids-Wyoming is in the middle of salary range for lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in Grand Rapids-Wyoming is 44.0 percent (44.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area and 21.1 percent (21.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$43,260
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$31,430
Ann Arbor
$31,230
Flint
$26,690
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$26,270
South Bend-Mishawaka
$26,120
Detroit-Warren-Livonia
$25,350
Lansing-East Lansing
$25,120
Bay City
$24,900
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area
$24,540
Muskegon-Norton Shores
$24,380
Grand Rapids-Wyoming
$24,220
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North
$23,840
Kalamazoo-Portage
$22,640
Niles-Benton Harbor
$22,530
Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn
$20,460
Jackson
$20,460
Holland-Grand Haven
$19,310
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills
$19,110

See also: Top paying jobs in Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan.