How much do Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers make in Port St. Lucie, FL?

Percentile spread

For Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers, the published 10th percentile is $27,040 and the 90th percentile is $50,390. The difference is $23,350, which is 73.4% 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 $27,040 to the 75th at $43,020, covers $15,980.

The mean annual wage is $36,410, which sits above the median of $31,820. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Port St. Lucie, FL median is 5.2% 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 $31,748, which is 5.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.2% lower than the Florida median of $35,040.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Port St. Lucie, FL is 100.228, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $31,820 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers at $31,748 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers. Port St. Lucie, FL ranks 8th of 10 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).).

• Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL is 34 miles away, with a median of $35,870 and employment of 80. That median is 12.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,487, against $31,748 here.
• Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL is 76 miles away, with a median of $34,600 and employment of 120. That median is 8.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,598, against $31,748 here.
• Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is 78 miles away, with a median of $37,230 and employment of 2,730. That median is 17% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,614, against $31,748 here.

Employment share

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Port St. Lucie, FL (120 of 170,820). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (157,550 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.69 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.