National Annual Salary

• The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported the mean annual salary for coaches and scouts was $35,950 in 2010. The median annual salary was $28,340 that year. The lowest-paid 10th percentile earned $16,380 or less, while the lowest-paid 25th percentile earned $18,800 or less. The highest-paid 75th percentile earned $43,930 or more, while the highest-paid 90th percentile earned $63,720 or more.
  
  

Hourly Wages

• The average hourly wage for a YMCA swimming coach in 2011 is $13.58, according to the Glassdoor website. Hourly wages range between $11.00 per hour and $17.00 per hour. Hourly wages vary by geographical location, experience and employer. For example, swim coaches employed by Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation in North Carolina earned between $10.00 and $11.00, according to Glassdoor.
  
  

Industry

• The BLS also reported the wages for coaches and scouts, including swimming coaches, varies by industry. The elementary and secondary schools industry held the highest level of employment for coaches and scouts in 2010, with an estimated 54,080 that year. Coaches employed in this industry earned an annual mean salary of $32,110. The spectator sports industry was the top-paying industry for coaches and scouts in 2010, with an annual mean salary of $60,610. The colleges, universities and professional schools industry was also a top-paying industry for coaches and scouts, with an annual mean wage of $49,140.
  
  

Geographical Location

• Salaries for swimming coaches, and coaches and scouts in general, also vary by geographic location of employment. California held the highest level of employment for coaches and scouts in 2010, with an estimated 25,330 jobs that year. Coaches employed in this state earned an annual mean salary of $41,830. Washington D.C. was the top-paying geographical location for this occupation, with an annual mean salary of $53,480. Other top-paying states included Mississippi, with a mean annual slary of $49,360; Arkansas, with a mean annual salary of $47,980; and Georgia, with a mean annual salary of $45,810.