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A number of Los Angeles-based lifeguards are raking in the cash, with some of the highest earners taking home a six-figure paycheck, according to a new report.
The top seven highest-paid lifeguards in the area made more than $300,000 in 2019, according to OpenTheBooks.com, citing the latest data available. Meanwhile, another 82 racked in more than $200,000.
Fernando Boiteux -- who served as an acting chief lifeguard -- earned the most, notching $391,971 for the year.
His base salary was $205,619. On top of that, he earned $60,452 in "perks" and $125,900 in benefits, according to OpenTheBooks.com CEO Adam Andrzejewski.
A lifeguard scans his teritory near the famous Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, California on August 20, 2013. (Photo credit: Joe Klamar/AFP via Getty Images)
Following closely behind was Captain Daniel Douglas, earning $368,668. Douglas received $140,706 in base pay while also pulling in $131,493 in overtime pay, another $21,760 in “other pay” and $74,709 in benefits, according to the outlet.
Overtime pay was a key driver for pushing salaries into the high six-figures. More than 30 lifeguards brought in between $50,000 and $131,493 in overtime.
Like Douglas, a handful of lifeguards made over $100,000 in overtime alone.
The top seven highest-paid lifeguards in the area made more than $300,000 in 2019, according to OpenTheBooks.com, citing the latest data available. Meanwhile, another 82 racked in more than $200,000.
Fernando Boiteux -- who served as an acting chief lifeguard -- earned the most, notching $391,971 for the year.
His base salary was $205,619. On top of that, he earned $60,452 in "perks" and $125,900 in benefits, according to OpenTheBooks.com CEO Adam Andrzejewski.
A lifeguard scans his teritory near the famous Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, California on August 20, 2013. (Photo credit: Joe Klamar/AFP via Getty Images)
Following closely behind was Captain Daniel Douglas, earning $368,668. Douglas received $140,706 in base pay while also pulling in $131,493 in overtime pay, another $21,760 in “other pay” and $74,709 in benefits, according to the outlet.
Overtime pay was a key driver for pushing salaries into the high six-figures. More than 30 lifeguards brought in between $50,000 and $131,493 in overtime.
Like Douglas, a handful of lifeguards made over $100,000 in overtime alone.
