Chicago Public Schools / Carl Schurz High School / Lifeguard
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
1 employee holds this title in Carl Schurz High School. Median total compensation for the role is $58,661, below the department median of $129,018.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, the median wage for Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers — about 4,960 people — is $33,750. Carl Schurz High School pays a median base salary of $40,000 for this role, 19% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers across every employer in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Carl Schurz High School’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers — about 157,550 people — is $33,580. Carl Schurz High School’s median base salary is 19% above that national figure, about the 81st percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Carl Schurz High School is $58,661, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Lifeguard is held in 5 Chicago Public Schools departments. In Carl Schurz High School, the median of $58,661 ranks #2 of 5.
Median total compensation for the Lifeguard role in other Chicago Public Schoolsdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 19 jurisdictions. In Chicago Public Schools, the median of $56,125 ranks #1 of 19. See Lifeguard across all of Chicago Public Schools →
Median total compensation for comparable Lifeguard roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
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Luis Montes works as a Lifeguard for Carl Schurz High School. Luis earned $58,661 in 2026.