The annual salary statistics of lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $27,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $32,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $33,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $33,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,460.
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.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $29,330 | 4.47% | 37.71% |
| 2021 | $28,020 | 9.31% | - |
| 2020 | $25,410 | 4.33% | - |
| 2019 | $24,310 | 2.39% | - |
| 2018 | $23,730 | 4.72% | - |
| 2017 | $22,610 | 4.51% | - |
| 2016 | $21,590 | 8.20% | - |
| 2015 | $19,820 | 5.35% | - |
| 2014 | $18,760 | 2.99% | - |
| 2013 | $18,200 | -0.38% | - |
| 2012 | $18,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $29,330, Buffalo-Niagara Falls is the second highest paying city for lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in state of New York, following the highest paying city New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary of $31,340). Compared with New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, the median annual salary of lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 6.4 percent (6.4%) lower.