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What lifeguards make
Full-time municipal guard
$40,000
Part time or seasonal
$32,000
Aquatic supervisor
$64,000
Job Bank's national median is $19 an hour, about $40,000 a year full time, with a spread of roughly $15 to $31. That page pools lifeguards with other recreation and fitness instructors. Most lifeguards work part time or for a summer, so the annual figures apply to the minority with full-time municipal jobs.