Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers Salary — Houston, Texas

The average Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers in Houston, Texas earns $28,040 a year.

$28,040 / year, mean
↓ 19.9% below national average 43th percentile in Texas

Houston sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within Texas — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's noticeably below the national average for lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Texas

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
2,320
Estimate confidence
RSE 1.1%
Cost of living 99 #69 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2109 #114 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $308,306 #99 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $80,458 #49 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Houston ranks #69 for cost of living and #99 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Los Angeles $46,780 San Diego $45,230 San Jose $43,270 Santa Maria $42,460 San Francisco $42,070 Santa Cruz $41,840 Bakersfield $41,820 Riverside $41,620 Seattle $41,580 Crestview $41,140 Muskegon $40,730 Fresno $40,610 Oxnard $40,530 San Luis Obispo $40,200 Vallejo $39,720 Ann Arbor $39,710 Naples $39,220 Santa Rosa $39,170 Panama City $38,800 Sebastian $38,730 Austin $38,620 Miami $38,620 Sacramento $38,590 Traverse City $38,310 Deltona $38,260 New York $38,200 Atlantic City $37,980 Bellingham $37,960 Bremerton $37,850 Stockton $37,850 Bend $37,650 Salinas $37,330 Kennewick $37,270 Modesto $37,090 Portland $36,960 Yakima $36,860 Olympia $36,850 Chico $36,710 Port St. Lucie $36,410 Sarasota $36,380 Trenton $36,330 Medford $36,140 Kingston $35,690 El Centro $35,660 Buffalo $35,620 Spokane $35,410 Pensacola $35,360 Rochester $35,350 Kiryas Joel $34,910 Syracuse $34,850 Tampa $34,600 Ithaca $34,570 Bloomington $34,490 Jacksonville $34,440 Chicago $34,330 York $34,120 Palm Bay $33,920 Chambersburg $33,850 Watertown $33,850 Albany $33,800 Baltimore $33,790 Salem $33,610 Utica $33,470 Binghamton $33,420 Allentown $33,030 Michigan City $33,010 Rockford $32,940 Orlando $32,800 Ocala $32,700 Albany $32,610 Midland $32,530 Eugene $32,380 Springfield $32,250 Peoria $32,230 Charlottesville $32,210 Philadelphia $32,170 Harrisonburg $32,140 Detroit $31,390 Hagerstown $31,360 Niles $31,250 Elkhart $31,060 Blacksburg $30,980 Grand Rapids $30,710 Lafayette $30,620 Roanoke $30,450 Winchester $30,350 Lansing $30,110 Richmond $30,030 Dallas $29,920 Virginia Beach $29,920 El Paso $29,770 Erie $29,730 Harrisburg $29,700 Killeen $29,660 Bay City $29,510 Kalamazoo $29,400 South Bend $29,310 San Antonio $29,230 Indianapolis $29,210 Fort Wayne $29,100 Flint $28,820 Lancaster $28,820 Louisville $28,790 Lynchburg $28,670 Scranton $28,530 Longview $28,240 Pittsburgh $28,190 Lexington $28,130 Corpus Christi $28,050 Houston $28,040 Jackson $27,500 Reading $27,150 Muncie $27,010 Evansville $26,800 Terre Haute $26,190 Altoona $26,150 Brownsville $26,100 College Station $26,010 McAllen $25,960 Charleston $25,940 Sherman $25,640 Bowling Green $25,160 Wheeling $24,470 Columbus $24,400 Huntington $24,340 Amarillo $23,420
CityMean salaryvs. Houston
Albany, Oregon$32,610+16.3%
Albany, New York$33,800+20.5%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$33,030+17.8%
Altoona, Pennsylvania$26,150-6.7%
Amarillo, Texas$23,420-16.5%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$39,710+41.6%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$37,980+35.4%
Austin, Texas$38,620+37.7%
Bakersfield, California$41,820+49.1%
Baltimore, Maryland$33,790+20.5%
Bay City, Michigan$29,510+5.2%
Bellingham, Washington$37,960+35.4%
Bend, Oregon$37,650+34.3%
Binghamton, New York$33,420+19.2%
Blacksburg, Virginia$30,980+10.5%
Bloomington, Illinois$34,490+23.0%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$25,160-10.3%
Bremerton, Washington$37,850+35.0%
Brownsville, Texas$26,100-6.9%
Buffalo, New York$35,620+27.0%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$33,850+20.7%
Charleston, West Virginia$25,940-7.5%
Charlottesville, Virginia$32,210+14.9%
Chicago, Illinois$34,330+22.4%
Chico, California$36,710+30.9%
College Station, Texas$26,010-7.2%
Columbus, Indiana$24,400-13.0%
Corpus Christi, Texas$28,050+0.0%
Crestview, Florida$41,140+46.7%
Dallas, Texas$29,920+6.7%
Deltona, Florida$38,260+36.4%
Detroit, Michigan$31,390+11.9%
El Centro, California$35,660+27.2%
Elkhart, Indiana$31,060+10.8%
El Paso, Texas$29,770+6.2%
Erie, Pennsylvania$29,730+6.0%
Eugene, Oregon$32,380+15.5%
Evansville, Indiana$26,800-4.4%
Flint, Michigan$28,820+2.8%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$29,100+3.8%
Fresno, California$40,610+44.8%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$30,710+9.5%
Hagerstown, Maryland$31,360+11.8%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$29,700+5.9%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$32,140+14.6%
Huntington, West Virginia$24,340-13.2%
Indianapolis, Indiana$29,210+4.2%
Ithaca, New York$34,570+23.3%
Jackson, Michigan$27,500-1.9%
Jacksonville, Florida$34,440+22.8%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$29,400+4.9%
Kennewick, Washington$37,270+32.9%
Killeen, Texas$29,660+5.8%
Kingston, New York$35,690+27.3%
Kiryas Joel, New York$34,910+24.5%
Lafayette, Indiana$30,620+9.2%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$28,820+2.8%
Lansing, Michigan$30,110+7.4%
Lexington, Kentucky$28,130+0.3%
Longview, Texas$28,240+0.7%
Los Angeles, California$46,780+66.8%
Louisville, Kentucky$28,790+2.7%
Lynchburg, Virginia$28,670+2.2%
McAllen, Texas$25,960-7.4%
Medford, Oregon$36,140+28.9%
Miami, Florida$38,620+37.7%
Michigan City, Indiana$33,010+17.7%
Midland, Texas$32,530+16.0%
Modesto, California$37,090+32.3%
Muncie, Indiana$27,010-3.7%
Muskegon, Michigan$40,730+45.3%
Naples, Florida$39,220+39.9%
New York, New York$38,200+36.2%
Niles, Michigan$31,250+11.4%
Sarasota, Florida$36,380+29.7%
Ocala, Florida$32,700+16.6%
Olympia, Washington$36,850+31.4%
Orlando, Florida$32,800+17.0%
Oxnard, California$40,530+44.5%
Palm Bay, Florida$33,920+21.0%
Panama City, Florida$38,800+38.4%
Pensacola, Florida$35,360+26.1%
Peoria, Illinois$32,230+14.9%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$32,170+14.7%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$28,190+0.5%
Portland, Oregon$36,960+31.8%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$36,410+29.9%
Reading, Pennsylvania$27,150-3.2%
Richmond, Virginia$30,030+7.1%
Riverside, California$41,620+48.4%
Roanoke, Virginia$30,450+8.6%
Rochester, New York$35,350+26.1%
Rockford, Illinois$32,940+17.5%
Sacramento, California$38,590+37.6%
Salem, Oregon$33,610+19.9%
Salinas, California$37,330+33.1%
San Antonio, Texas$29,230+4.2%
San Diego, California$45,230+61.3%
San Francisco, California$42,070+50.0%
San Jose, California$43,270+54.3%
San Luis Obispo, California$40,200+43.4%
Santa Cruz, California$41,840+49.2%
Santa Maria, California$42,460+51.4%
Santa Rosa, California$39,170+39.7%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$28,530+1.7%
Seattle, Washington$41,580+48.3%
Sebastian, Florida$38,730+38.1%
Sherman, Texas$25,640-8.6%
South Bend, Indiana$29,310+4.5%
Spokane, Washington$35,410+26.3%
Springfield, Illinois$32,250+15.0%
Stockton, California$37,850+35.0%
Syracuse, New York$34,850+24.3%
Tampa, Florida$34,600+23.4%
Terre Haute, Indiana$26,190-6.6%
Traverse City, Michigan$38,310+36.6%
Trenton, New Jersey$36,330+29.6%
Utica, New York$33,470+19.4%
Vallejo, California$39,720+41.7%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$29,920+6.7%
Watertown, New York$33,850+20.7%
Wheeling, West Virginia$24,470-12.7%
Winchester, Virginia$30,350+8.2%
Yakima, Washington$36,860+31.5%
York, Pennsylvania$34,120+21.7%
Gross salary
28,040/yr
Estimated take-home
24,701/yr
Est. total withheld
11.9%

Single filer, federal income tax + FICA only, 2025 rates — Texas has no state income tax on wages. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 33-9092 SOC code
Official area Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 26420 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: tx_constitucion_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
PasadenaThe Woodlands
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: Texas

Population (metro area)
7,274,714