School District of Philadelphia / Lifeguard
Role across School District of Philadelphia
Lifeguard
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
1 people hold the Lifeguard role across 1 department in School District of Philadelphia, with a median total compensation of $45,824.
- Employees
- 1
- Median pay
- $45,824
- Departments
- 1
- Cross-jurisdiction
- —
Compared with the local labor market
Lifeguard pay vs. the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area
Across all employers in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area, the median wage for Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers — about 2,980 people — is $32,220. School District of Philadelphia pays a median base salary of $45,824 for this role, 42% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where School District of Philadelphia sits in the local pay range
The bar is the range of annual wages for Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers across every employer in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows School District of Philadelphia’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. School District of Philadelphia’s median base salary is 36% above that national figure, above the 90th 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at School District of Philadelphia is $45,824, 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 jurisdictions
Lifeguard pay in other jurisdictions
Where Lifeguards are paid most
Median total compensation for comparable Lifeguard roles in other jurisdictions (highest first). Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not by identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for this role.