Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts · 2025 pay · 111 people
How much does a head lifeguard make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
$4,448typical pay for a head lifeguard in 2025
$1,821 – $10,629what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 17.2% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Transparent Utah · Matches the agency's latest release · utah.gov ↗
Where head lifeguards work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- South Davis Recreation District25 people$10,172
- Murray City23 people$10,736
- Payson City14 people$2,812
- Washington City14 people$4,316
- Hurricane City8 people$3,101
- Pleasant Grove City8 people$1,374
- Orem City8 people$3,710
- Cottonwood Heights Parks and Recreation Service Area4 people$8,222
- Brigham City4 people$3,579
- Cedar City1 person$9,288
- Tooele City1 person$19,198
- Stansbury Service Agency1 person$8,714
No employers match.
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$1,699 (everyone)
- Head Lifeguard (this page)$4,448 (everyone)
- Lifeguard Supervisor$9,248 (everyone)
Highest-paid head lifeguards, 2025
- 1Ginger AtchleyHead Lifeguard · Murray City$27,842
- 2Mathew T MeyersHead Lifeguard · Murray City$22,805
- 3Ryan A CarterHead Lifeguard · Murray City$22,389
- 4Mack JenkinsHead Lifeguard · South Davis Recreation District$21,816
- 5Easton Jay MullerHead Lifeguard · Murray City$21,372
Common questions
How much does a head lifeguard make in Utah cities, counties, school districts, colleges and special districts?
The typical head lifeguard was paid $4,448 in 2025; most earned between $1,821 and $10,629. This counts all 111 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for head lifeguards in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Head Lifeguard, at any level (for example "Head 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