Los Angeles lifeguard captain Daniel Douglas was paid $510,283 in 2021, including base pay of $150,054, and $246,000 in overtime. But wait, there’s more! Douglas also received $28,661 in “Other Pay” and benefits valued at $85,508.
Douglas was the top earner among 98 Los Angeles-area beach lifeguards found by Open the Books to have “earned at least $200,000 including benefits last year, and 20 made between $300,000 and $510,283. Thirty-seven lifeguards made between $50,000 and $247,000 in overtime alone.”