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City of Buffalo / Park Pools I - Lifeguards

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Park Pools I - Lifeguards

Source file: City of Buffalo — Open Payroll / ingested Jun 19, 2026

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.

Year
2026
Total payroll
$1.6M
Employees
96
Median total
$7,093
Highest record
$47,661

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

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.

Average pay composition

  • Base$15,815 (92%)
  • Overtime$1,211 (7%)
  • Other$109 (1%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

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.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$4,480
$5,470
$7,093
$33,973
$40,587

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).

Largest job titles

Lifeguard
64 · $6,068
Laborer II Seasonal
20 · $36,090
Fee Collector
1 · $6,236

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

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 4 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian 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

Employees

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Christopher Lecounte

Laborer II Seasonal/Park Pools I - Lifeguards

2026 total comp
$26,199
Sub-department
General Government Support
Base pay
$25,854
Overtime
$346
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$26,199

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
175914

At Park Pools I - Lifeguards, Christopher Lecounte serves as a Laborer II Seasonal within General Government Support. Their 2026 pay totaled $26,199.