How much do Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers make in Lexington-Fayette, KY?

Percentile spread

For Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers, the published 10th percentile is $19,930 and the 90th percentile is $32,400. The difference is $12,470, which is 42.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $24,960 to the 75th at $32,400, covers $7,440.

The mean annual wage is $28,130, which sits below the median of $29,180. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lexington-Fayette, KY median is 13.1% lower than the national median of $33,580 for Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $31,414, which is 6.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.3% higher than the Kentucky median of $28,520.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lexington-Fayette, KY is 92.889, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $29,180 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers at $31,414 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

18 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. Lexington-Fayette, KY ranks 4th of 19 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 67 miles away, with a median of $30,320 and employment of 1,540. That median is 3.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,792, against $31,414 here.
• Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 69 miles away, with a median of $29,870 and employment of 880. That median is 2.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,093, against $31,414 here.
• Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH is 102 miles away, with a median of $22,880 and employment of 170. That median is 21.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $25,876, against $31,414 here.