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Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers salary
in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA

Median base pay · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA
$34,650
≈ $16.66/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 320 jobs
Middle 50%
$34,650–$34,730
vs U.S. median
+3%
Metro rank
#40 of 123

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro earn a median of $34,650 a year, based on BLS estimates for 320 jobs (May 2025). That is 3% above the U.S. median of $33,580 and 8% below the WA statewide median of $37,770. It ranks #40 of 123 metros with published figures for this job.

LIFEGUARDS, SKI PATROL, AND OTHER RECREATIONAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE WORKERS · SPOKANE-SPOKANE VALLEY, WA · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · SPOKANE-SPOKANE VALLEY, WA · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$34,650P25$34,650MEDIAN$34,650P75$34,730P90$36,420
BLS · UNITED STATES
P10$25,780P25$28,880MEDIAN$33,580P75$37,520P90$43,970
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What is the average Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers salary in Spokane?

The BLS median is $34,650 a year (May 2025). Half of the 320 jobs pay between $34,650 and $34,730. The 10th percentile is $34,650 and the 90th is $36,420.

Is Spokane a high-paying metro for Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers?

That is 3% above the U.S. median of $33,580 and 8% below the WA statewide median of $37,770. It ranks #40 of 123 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.

How much do Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers make an hour in Spokane?

About $16.66 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $34,650 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $16.66–$16.70 an hour. Straight-time pay, before overtime and shift differentials.

Does this include experience levels?

BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).

Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.