California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 37 people
How much does a lead lifeguard make in California State Controller's Office?
$14,624typical pay for a lead lifeguard in 2025
$6,786 – $18,146what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 33.7% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where lead lifeguards work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Lead Lifeguard26 people$11,776
- (Part-Time) Lead Lifeguard II6 people$12,347
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Lifeguard Trainee$1,252 (everyone)
- Lifeguard Recruit$1,946 (everyone)
- Lifeguard Senior$5,945 (everyone)
- Senior Lifeguard$7,435 (everyone)
- Head Lifeguard$8,270 (everyone)
- Lead Lifeguard (this page)$14,624 (everyone)
Highest-paid lead lifeguards, 2025
Common questions
How much does a lead lifeguard make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical lead lifeguard was paid $14,624 in 2025; most earned between $6,786 and $18,146. This counts all 37 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 2.1% of all pay for lead lifeguards in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Lead Lifeguard, at any level (for example "Lead Lifeguard"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this