Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers · SOC 33-9092
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers Salary in the South Dakota
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025South Dakota
Figures describe the state of South Dakota as a whole.
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers in the South Dakota earned a median of $30,990 per year ($14.90 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $26,760 at the 10th percentile to $35,610 at the 90th. BLS estimates 490 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers in the South Dakota earn more than $30,990 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $28,230 and $34,010.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $26,760 | $28,230 | $30,990 | $34,010 | $35,610 |
| Hourly | $12.87 | $13.57 | $14.90 | $16.35 | $17.12 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- South Dakota$30,990 median for South Dakota; middle half earns $28,230 to $34,010
- United Statesnational$33,580 median for United States; middle half earns $28,880 to $37,520
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −8% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in South Dakota
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- South Dakotathis page$30,990 median for South Dakota; middle half earns $28,230 to $34,010
- $35,610 median for Sioux Falls metro area; middle half earns $29,300 to $35,610
- $34,010 median for Rapid City metro area; middle half earns $30,940 to $34,010
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
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Highest-paying metro areas for lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workerss · Highest-paying occupations in South Dakota
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.