Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers in Nevada
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$26,952
after federal, FICA and Nevada tax
Tax takes
$3,878
12.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$27,791
Nevada costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Nevada — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$30,830
Kept after tax
$26,952
Worth in national money
$27,791
State rank
25
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Nevada sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $30,830, ranking 25 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Measured against other jobs in Nevada, this one sits low: 467 of 485 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Nevada is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $30,830 the take-home is $26,952; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $27,791 would nationally. The average comes to $31,440, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Nevada occupies the middle band for lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers: a median of $30,830, ranking 25 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers occupies position 467 of 485 in Nevada's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Post-tax income for lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in Nevada, on $30,830, is $26,952 — equivalent to $27,791 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $31,440 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $27,750 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $30,830 |
| Top tenth earn over | $34,640 |
| This salary | $30,830 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Nevada | $26,952 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $26,952 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$56 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $30,830 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$67 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 97 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in Nevada earn under $30,830 and half over. The published range runs $27,750 at the tenth percentile to $34,640 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Nevada's $26,952, worked from $30,830. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 467 of 485.
- One number stands for prices across all of Nevada, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $27,791, the adjusted value of that $30,830 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 467 of 485 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers in Nevada, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $27,750 to $34,640; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The Nevada take-home of $26,952, on $30,830 for work ranking 467 of 485 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 467 of 485 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Nevada, so $27,791 — the adjusted value of that $30,830 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 467 of 485 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $27,750 and the top tenth $34,640, so most people doing this work in Nevada sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Nevada sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $27,791 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
No. $26,952 survives, because Nevada levies no wage income tax. The federal share does not change with the state you work in.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($27,750 to $34,640) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Nevada rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Nevada's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $27,791 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
Why is the take-home ratio comparatively high in this state?
Nevada levies no personal income tax on wages, so take-home of $26,952 reflects the federal layer and FICA alone. Federal income tax and FICA are unchanged; states without a wage income tax generally recover revenue through consumption and property bases instead.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.