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Aquatics specialist salary

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Dr. Kate Seltzer Ph.D.

Average aquatics specialist salary

$37,000

$17.79 hourly rate

Entry-level aquatics specialist salary
$25,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025
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Average aquatics specialist salary by state

Highest paying states for aquatics specialists

RankStateAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Arizona$39,930$19.20
2New York$44,653$21.47
3Vermont$41,918$20.15
4Connecticut$43,480$20.90
5Massachusetts$44,681$21.48
6West Virginia$36,353$17.48
7Idaho$37,475$18.02
8Delaware$36,088$17.35
9Maine$43,760$21.04
10Washington$40,443$19.44
11Alaska$35,543$17.09
12Florida$34,492$16.58
13North Dakota$33,332$16.02
14California$40,602$19.52
15Rhode Island$39,282$18.89
16Wisconsin$35,496$17.07
17Nevada$34,024$16.36
18Pennsylvania$34,098$16.39
19New Hampshire$36,997$17.79
20Hawaii$34,342$16.51
21Arkansas$31,594$15.19
22Maryland$36,027$17.32
23Virginia$34,679$16.67
24New Jersey$37,621$18.09
25Wyoming$30,770$14.79
26Louisiana$31,471$15.13
27Kentucky$34,664$16.67
28Minnesota$35,191$16.92
29Nebraska$30,381$14.61
30Michigan$32,018$15.39
31District of Columbia$35,702$17.16
32New Mexico$33,823$16.26
33Utah$30,583$14.70
34Illinois$32,792$15.77
35Alabama$29,806$14.33
36North Carolina$29,351$14.11
37Texas$30,404$14.62
38South Dakota$30,481$14.65
39Mississippi$31,535$15.16
40Montana$29,817$14.34
41Oregon$29,593$14.23
42Ohio$29,430$14.15
43Tennessee$28,853$13.87
44Colorado$29,740$14.30
45Georgia$26,839$12.90
46Iowa$24,729$11.89
47Missouri$29,988$14.42
48Oklahoma$27,092$13.03
49South Carolina$28,629$13.76
50Kansas$26,852$12.91
51Indiana$24,762$11.90

Aquatics specialist salary details

An aquatics specialist's salary ranges from $25,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $54,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average aquatics specialist salary graph, trends, and summary

What is an aquatics specialist's salary?

PercentileAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rate
90th Percentile$54,000$4,500$26
75th Percentile$45,000$3,750$22
Average$37,000$3,083$18
25th Percentile$30,000$2,500$14
10th Percentile$25,000$2,083$12

Highest paying aquatics specialist jobs

The highest paying types of aquatics specialists are protection specialist, specialist, and ski patrol.

Job titleAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rateJob openings
Ocean Lifeguard$29,909$2,492$14.383,316
Swim Instructor$25,815$2,151$12.4124,849
Lifeguard/Swim Instructor$27,743$2,312$13.3427,819

How would you rate the starting salaries for aquatics specialists, as well as the prospects for salary advancement?

Dr. Kate Seltzer Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Rowan University

Educators are not paid nearly enough. However, working in a state with strong teachers' unions helps to ensure a starting salary that recent graduates can live off of and growth opportunities, albeit modest, over their careers.

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$37,000$36,800$36,600$36,400$36,200$36,000
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Aquatics specialist salary trends

The average aquatics specialist salary has risen by $9,050 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average aquatics specialist earned $27,950 annually, but today, they earn $37,000 a year. That works out to a 23% change in pay for aquatics specialists over the last decade.

Compare aquatics specialist salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average aquatics specialist salary over time

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Aquatics specialist salary by year

YearAvg. salaryHourly rate% Change
2025$37,000$17.79+6.4%
2024$34,600$16.65+4.3%
2023$33,100$15.93+5.0%
2022$31,500$15.14+4.7%
2021$30,000$14.43+3.9%

Recently added aquatics specialist salaries

CompanyJobLocationDate addedSalary
Bland Landscaping CompanyAquatics SpecialistJacksonville, FL06/19/2025$47,000
Ymca of Southern MaineAquatics SpecialistFreeport, ME06/16/2025$39,653
Milwaukee County (WiLifeguard Seasonal-AquaticsMilwaukee, WI06/10/2025$36,502
University of Rhode IslandSpecialist, AquaticsKingston, RI05/29/2025$49,608
Lakewood CompaniesAquatics SpecialistLakewood, CO05/25/2025$65,323
Goodwin HouseFitness-Aquatics SpecialistAlexandria, VA05/22/2025$58,436
Ymca of Southern MaineAquatics SpecialistPortland, ME04/28/2025$37,566
Northeastern UniversityAquatics SpecialistOakland, CA04/26/2025$73,045
Francis Parker SchoolAquatic Specialist (SeasonalSan Diego, CA04/22/2025$48,001
Salvation Army CareersLifeguard-Aquatics Specialist 2Salem, OR04/15/2025$36,418

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