City of Buffalo / Park Pools I - Lifeguards
Agency file
The Park Pools I - Lifeguards protects natural resources and the environment — conservation, parks and wildlife, and environmental regulation.
In 2026, this agency had 96 employees with median total compensation of $7,093; the highest distinct record was $47,661.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 96 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($7,093) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.
What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.
The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $40,587 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $4,480. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.
Trend
How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 4 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $701.6K — | 50 — | $7,268 — |
| 2024 | $1.1M ▲ 57.5% | 82 ▲ 64.0% | $7,068 ▼ 2.8% |
| 2025 | $1.3M ▲ 17.3% | 101 ▲ 23.2% | $7,185 ▲ 1.7% |
| 2026 | $1.6M ▲ 26.9% | 96 ▼ 5.0% | $7,093 ▼ 1.3% |
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Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.
Record list
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Lifeguard/Park Pools I - Lifeguards
Source-specific fields
Elizabeth Petrella works as a Lifeguard for Park Pools I - Lifeguards within Health & Welfare. Elizabeth earned $25,540 in 2025.