How much do Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers make in Savannah, GA?

Percentile spread

For Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers, the published 10th percentile is $29,030 and the 90th percentile is $35,530. The difference is $6,500, which is 20.1% 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 $29,050 to the 75th at $35,530, covers $6,480.

The mean annual wage is $32,050, which sits below the median of $32,400. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Savannah, GA median is 3.5% 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 $34,031, which is 1.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.9% higher than the Georgia median of $30,880.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Savannah, GA is 95.206, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $32,400 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers at $34,031 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. Savannah, GA ranks 3rd 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).).

• Brunswick-St. Simons, GA is 59 miles away, with a median of $24,880 and employment of 30. That median is 23.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $28,367, against $34,031 here.
• Charleston-North Charleston, SC is 97 miles away, with a median of $33,170 and employment of 450. That median is 2.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,854, against $34,031 here.
• Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC is 102 miles away, with a median of $27,700 and employment of 130. That median is 14.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $30,140, against $34,031 here.

Employment share

Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Savannah, GA (90 of 198,360). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (157,550 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.45 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.