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Crossing Guards and Flaggers: pay and where the jobs are

What crossing guards and flaggers earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.

BLS May 2025 data · methodology

National pay, May 2025

$38,100 median annual wage

The darker band is the middle half of workers (25th–75th percentile: $34,430–$47,540).

Mean (average) annual wage: $43,350
Median hourly wage: $18.32
Mean hourly wage: $20.84
Employment: 94,360

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 33-9091.

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How much do crossing guards and flaggers make?

The median annual wage for crossing guards and flaggers was $38,100 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $30,840 and the highest-paid 10% more than $61,690. As an hourly rate, the median is $18.32. About 94,360 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in North Dakota ($60,230), California ($50,610) and Washington ($48,940). North Dakota also comes out on top after taxes and local prices.

Pay ladder

What each step of the pay range for crossing guards and flaggers looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.

Crossing Guards and Flaggers: pay at each percentile
Step	Annual	Hourly	Monthly gross	Monthly after federal tax & FICA
10th percentile	$30,840	$14.83	$2,570	$2,247
25th percentile	$34,430	$16.55	$2,869	$2,487
Median	$38,100	$18.32	$3,175	$2,733
75th percentile	$47,540	$22.86	$3,962	$3,365
90th percentile	$61,690	$29.66	$5,141	$4,312

Crossing Guards and Flaggers: pay by state

50 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.

North Dakota

$56,852 take-home in national prices

South Dakota

$45,037 take-home in national prices

Wyoming

$43,155 take-home in national prices

Where a median crossing guards and flagger paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.

Annual wages by state, May 2025, with after-tax and price-adjusted estimates
State	Employment	Median	10th pct.	90th pct.	Median after tax*	In national prices†
North Dakota	50	$60,230	$45,960	$61,810	$50,575	$56,852
California	9,390	$50,610	$35,270	$81,440	$41,111	$37,131
Washington	3,340	$48,940	$40,280	$78,430	$40,824	$38,149
Minnesota	260	$48,100	$34,240	$57,890	$38,862	$39,405
Oregon	2,250	$47,110	$37,940	$80,040	$36,769	$35,573
Wyoming	160	$47,070	$32,110	$47,070	$40,001	$43,155
South Dakota	60	$46,940	$29,680	$53,280	$39,896	$45,037
New Hampshire	440	$45,980	$35,090	$46,210	$39,125	$37,561
Vermont	340	$45,410	$43,520	$48,110	$37,580	$38,363
New York	10,430	$44,730	$35,300	$62,430	$36,078	$33,430
Massachusetts	1,700	$43,460	$34,770	$92,660	$34,947	$33,045
Hawaii	230	$42,780	$35,360	$54,690	$34,825	$31,674
Connecticut	1,670	$41,950	$34,010	$99,760	$34,174	$32,984
New Jersey	7,270	$41,600	$32,830	$50,890	$34,503	$31,711
Iowa	170	$41,240	$32,130	$70,520	$34,401	$39,198
District of Columbia	520	$40,800	$36,400	$47,210	$33,681	$30,646
Maine	1,140	$40,140	$36,610	$46,170	$33,122	$34,128
Idaho	470	$40,060	$34,730	$61,190	$33,353	$34,927
Illinois	2,240	$38,990	$31,200	$79,880	$31,723	$31,737
Nebraska	110	$37,990	$28,080	$45,570	$31,856	$35,355
Colorado	2,810	$37,620	$33,510	$49,640	$31,295	$30,368
Virginia	1,940	$37,560	$30,160	$47,060	$31,014	$30,675
Arizona	2,170	$37,440	$30,580	$45,760	$31,721	$31,507
Indiana	2,230	$37,440	$27,970	$65,140	$31,188	$33,417
Ohio	2,700	$37,440	$28,180	$61,690	$31,684	$34,152
Michigan	2,150	$36,540	$26,810	$46,410	$30,238	$31,427
Delaware	580	$36,500	$32,690	$45,500	$30,013	$30,071
Tennessee	1,460	$35,960	$32,610	$48,530	$31,074	$33,824
Maryland	3,420	$35,850	$31,200	$58,750	$29,649	$28,248
Pennsylvania	9,410	$35,810	$30,680	$59,190	$29,829	$30,571
Florida	5,690	$35,730	$29,170	$43,410	$30,889	$29,869
Wisconsin	990	$35,580	$28,060	$48,490	$29,902	$31,779
Utah	1,890	$35,480	$28,310	$43,080	$29,851	$30,194
Kansas	180	$35,440	$28,290	$43,520	$29,477	$32,727
Kentucky	420	$34,450	$32,140	$38,940	$28,772	$31,913
Georgia	2,030	$34,230	$21,550	$46,920	$28,724	$29,830
North Carolina	2,760	$33,730	$29,500	$36,150	$28,445	$30,156
Missouri	150	$33,560	$28,600	$52,070	$28,505	$31,388
Texas	2,830	$33,350	$25,330	$42,760	$28,977	$29,855
West Virginia	1,190	$32,800	$29,720	$80,280	$27,719	$30,972
South Carolina	1,050	$32,690	$28,690	$76,020	$28,094	$29,968
Montana	70	$32,600	$28,300	$85,080	$27,599	$29,160
Nevada	1,500	$31,480	$26,770	$48,060	$27,474	$27,480
New Mexico	510	$31,460	$31,450	$42,650	$27,060	$29,346
Puerto Rico	Not published	$31,460	$23,770	$31,530	—	—
Rhode Island	Not published	$31,200	$31,200	$62,370	$26,353	$25,765
Arkansas	Not published	$30,830	$22,880	$34,990	$26,299	$30,250
Alabama	250	$29,190	$19,360	$43,170	$24,497	$27,580
Oklahoma	130	$28,610	$22,220	$35,970	$24,426	$27,807
Louisiana	440	$25,450	$15,080	$44,240	$22,191	$25,158

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 33-9091. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).

Sources

OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.