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Top 15 cities for crossing guards and flaggers by average salary
| Charleston, SC | $68,970 |
|---|---|
| Vallejo, CA | $63,130 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | $62,800 |
| San Diego, CA | $62,310 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $62,220 |
| Bellingham, WA | $60,720 |
| San Francisco, CA | $59,830 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $59,490 |
| Seattle, WA | $58,190 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $57,860 |
| Wenatchee, WA | $57,600 |
| Olympia, WA | $57,070 |
| Sacramento, CA | $56,030 |
| Norwich, CT | $55,820 |
| Scranton, PA | $55,750 |
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Crossing Guards and Flaggers salary by state
| State | Metros | Highest average | Lowest average |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 3 | $68,970 | $32,530 |
| California | 17 | $63,130 | $36,020 |
| Washington | 8 | $62,800 | $49,690 |
| Connecticut | 3 | $55,820 | $47,570 |
| Pennsylvania | 10 | $55,750 | $37,440 |
| Oregon | 3 | $55,720 | $50,370 |
| Massachusetts | 3 | $55,570 | $38,710 |
| Minnesota | 1 | $54,170 | $54,170 |
| New York | 10 | $54,170 | $39,340 |
| Ohio | 6 | $51,680 | $35,550 |
| Iowa | 1 | $49,230 | $49,230 |
| Florida | 14 | $48,630 | $31,200 |
| New Jersey | 3 | $48,280 | $32,780 |
| North Dakota | 1 | $47,330 | $47,330 |
| Illinois | 1 | $46,860 | $46,860 |
| Vermont | 1 | $45,960 | $45,960 |
| Tennessee | 4 | $45,820 | $32,570 |
| Alabama | 3 | $45,440 | $24,740 |
| Nevada | 2 | $45,230 | $33,790 |
| Maine | 3 | $44,810 | $40,340 |
| Hawaii | 1 | $44,420 | $44,420 |
| Idaho | 2 | $43,610 | $42,720 |
| Michigan | 6 | $43,250 | $30,190 |
| West Virginia | 1 | $43,180 | $43,180 |
| Indiana | 6 | $43,120 | $36,540 |
| Wisconsin | 6 | $43,070 | $34,210 |
| Washington, D.C. | 1 | $42,840 | $42,840 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | $42,700 | $42,700 |
| Colorado | 4 | $42,510 | $40,400 |
| Texas | 11 | $40,540 | $23,660 |
| Georgia | 7 | $40,510 | $21,230 |
| Maryland | 2 | $39,850 | $34,210 |
| Utah | 5 | $38,550 | $29,370 |
| Missouri | 2 | $38,460 | $35,350 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $38,390 | $38,390 |
| Arizona | 2 | $37,520 | $33,160 |
| Kentucky | 2 | $37,010 | $35,440 |
| Kansas | 1 | $36,930 | $36,930 |
| Virginia | 3 | $36,850 | $34,320 |
| Delaware | 1 | $36,710 | $36,710 |
| North Carolina | 7 | $35,910 | $32,980 |
| New Mexico | 1 | $33,920 | $33,920 |
| Louisiana | 3 | $31,970 | $22,300 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | $29,220 | $28,700 |
| Mississippi | 3 | $28,600 | $18,520 |
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Crossing Guards and Flaggers salary in every city we cover
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| Metro area | Average | Median | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston, SC | $68,970 | $73,990 | $33.16 | 140 |
| Vallejo, CA | $63,130 | $60,270 | $30.35 | 290 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | $62,800 | $62,880 | $30.19 | 40 |
| San Diego, CA | $62,310 | $55,360 | $29.96 | 840 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $62,220 | $58,060 | $29.92 | 290 |
| Bellingham, WA | $60,720 | $56,450 | $29.19 | 60 |
| San Francisco, CA | $59,830 | $54,580 | $28.77 | 1,150 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $59,490 | $44,530 | $28.60 | 50 |
| Seattle, WA | $58,190 | $50,020 | $27.98 | 1,780 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $57,860 | $55,700 | $27.82 | 2,500 |
| Wenatchee, WA | $57,600 | $50,650 | $27.69 | 80 |
| Olympia, WA | $57,070 | $51,400 | $27.44 | 80 |
| Sacramento, CA | $56,030 | $51,930 | $26.94 | 630 |
| Norwich, CT | $55,820 | $43,670 | $26.84 | 140 |
| Scranton, PA | $55,750 | $34,580 | $26.80 | 560 |
| Salem, OR | $55,720 | $62,990 | $26.79 | 250 |
| Springfield, MA | $55,570 | $37,180 | $26.72 | n/a |
| Boston, MA | $54,360 | $44,840 | $26.14 | 1,010 |
| Portland, OR | $54,260 | $47,570 | $26.09 | 1,620 |
| Albany, NY | $54,170 | $40,060 | $26.04 | 230 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $54,170 | $57,190 | $26.04 | 110 |
| San Jose, CA | $53,870 | $58,810 | $25.90 | 460 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | $52,660 | $48,100 | $25.32 | 80 |
| Fresno, CA | $51,720 | $46,190 | $24.86 | 220 |
| Spokane, WA | $51,720 | $45,760 | $24.86 | 340 |
| Columbus, OH | $51,680 | $61,690 | $24.85 | 960 |
| Kingston, NY | $51,330 | $49,930 | $24.68 | 40 |
| Kennewick, WA | $50,640 | $44,530 | $24.35 | 50 |
| Eugene, OR | $50,370 | $45,280 | $24.22 | 90 |
| New Haven, CT | $50,130 | $43,460 | $24.10 | 230 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $50,060 | $45,650 | $24.07 | 170 |
| Stockton, CA | $49,860 | $38,600 | $23.97 | 320 |
| Bremerton, WA | $49,690 | $44,880 | $23.89 | 90 |
| Oxnard, CA | $49,490 | $47,130 | $23.79 | 160 |
| Davenport, IA | $49,230 | $34,290 | $23.67 | 80 |
| Gainesville, FL | $48,630 | $52,620 | $23.38 | 80 |
| Trenton, NJ | $48,280 | $44,150 | $23.21 | 170 |
| Hartford, CT | $47,570 | $41,140 | $22.87 | 470 |
| Fargo, ND | $47,330 | $42,660 | $22.76 | 50 |
| Chicago, IL | $46,860 | $38,990 | $22.53 | 2,140 |
| New York, NY | $46,430 | $43,440 | $22.32 | 13,930 |
| Burlington, VT | $45,960 | $45,980 | $22.10 | 130 |
| Nashville, TN | $45,820 | $41,600 | $22.03 | 530 |
| Altoona, PA | $45,600 | $52,030 | $21.92 | 140 |
| Mobile, AL | $45,440 | $43,170 | $21.85 | 30 |
| Riverside, CA | $45,360 | $37,720 | $21.81 | 1,200 |
| Reno, NV | $45,230 | $41,100 | $21.75 | 120 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $44,820 | $39,280 | $21.55 | 250 |
| Bangor, ME | $44,810 | $44,280 | $21.54 | n/a |
| Honolulu, HI | $44,420 | $40,800 | $21.35 | 160 |
| Modesto, CA | $44,370 | $38,540 | $21.33 | 150 |
| Rochester, NY | $44,350 | $36,960 | $21.32 | 330 |
| Binghamton, NY | $43,670 | $38,380 | $20.99 | 40 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | $43,610 | $41,600 | $20.97 | 120 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $43,250 | $41,540 | $20.79 | 120 |
| Charleston, WV | $43,180 | $32,390 | $20.76 | 230 |
| South Bend, IN | $43,120 | $43,010 | $20.73 | 70 |
| Madison, WI | $43,070 | $44,840 | $20.71 | 160 |
| Washington, DC | $42,840 | $40,800 | $20.60 | 2,060 |
| Visalia, CA | $42,750 | $42,750 | $20.56 | 50 |
| Boise, ID | $42,720 | $40,060 | $20.54 | 260 |
| Providence, RI | $42,700 | $33,460 | $20.53 | n/a |
| Pueblo, CO | $42,510 | $41,420 | $20.44 | 40 |
| Portland, ME | $42,050 | $42,670 | $20.21 | 470 |
| Fort Myers, FL | $41,960 | $42,280 | $20.17 | 50 |
| Lancaster, PA | $41,530 | $35,360 | $19.97 | 190 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $41,440 | $38,590 | $19.92 | 70 |
| Syracuse, NY | $41,410 | $36,460 | $19.91 | 110 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $41,290 | $38,970 | $19.85 | 180 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $41,010 | $37,350 | $19.72 | 4,300 |
| Sarasota, FL | $40,900 | $36,400 | $19.66 | 160 |
| Austin, TX | $40,540 | $42,760 | $19.49 | 320 |
| Boulder, CO | $40,520 | $39,370 | $19.48 | 80 |
| Savannah, GA | $40,510 | $37,240 | $19.48 | n/a |
| Canton, OH | $40,470 | $35,080 | $19.46 | 70 |
| Denver, CO | $40,400 | $35,620 | $19.43 | 1,790 |
| Lewiston, ME | $40,340 | $38,230 | $19.39 | 140 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $40,310 | $35,990 | $19.38 | 2,120 |
| Kalamazoo, MI | $40,290 | $34,310 | $19.37 | 40 |
| Utica, NY | $40,130 | $32,240 | $19.30 | 60 |
| Indianapolis, IN | $40,050 | $36,450 | $19.26 | 1,030 |
| Buffalo, NY | $39,920 | $37,600 | $19.19 | 360 |
| Baltimore, MD | $39,850 | $35,850 | $19.16 | 2,030 |
| Wildwood, FL | $39,710 | $36,130 | $19.09 | 40 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $39,660 | $40,000 | $19.07 | 100 |
| Lansing, MI | $39,550 | $36,410 | $19.02 | 70 |
| Elmira, NY | $39,340 | $37,490 | $18.91 | 80 |
| Toledo, OH | $39,280 | $38,470 | $18.88 | 180 |
| Harrisburg, PA | $39,170 | $34,210 | $18.83 | 420 |
| Allentown, PA | $38,830 | $36,120 | $18.67 | 700 |
| Worcester, MA | $38,710 | $37,690 | $18.61 | 120 |
| York, PA | $38,620 | $34,660 | $18.57 | 130 |
| Detroit, MI | $38,600 | $37,840 | $18.56 | 1,120 |
| St. George, UT | $38,550 | $37,720 | $18.54 | 80 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | $38,510 | $35,700 | $18.51 | n/a |
| Elkhart, IN | $38,480 | $37,720 | $18.50 | 70 |
| Oshkosh, WI | $38,470 | $40,950 | $18.49 | 30 |
| St. Louis, MO | $38,460 | $33,560 | $18.49 | 110 |
| Manchester, NH | $38,390 | $37,170 | $18.46 | 90 |
| Bloomington, IN | $38,380 | $35,940 | $18.45 | 30 |
| Racine, WI | $38,100 | $35,870 | $18.32 | 30 |
| Milwaukee, WI | $38,010 | $32,850 | $18.27 | 240 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $37,750 | $38,560 | $18.15 | 530 |
| Cincinnati, OH | $37,680 | $34,850 | $18.11 | 250 |
| Erie, PA | $37,570 | $34,280 | $18.06 | 30 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $37,520 | $37,530 | $18.04 | 1,850 |
| Reading, PA | $37,440 | $35,830 | $18.00 | 150 |
| Tampa, FL | $37,440 | $35,780 | $18.00 | 1,020 |
| Atlanta, GA | $37,430 | $34,990 | $18.00 | 980 |
| Akron, OH | $37,420 | $34,690 | $17.99 | 190 |
| Green Bay, WI | $37,370 | $37,630 | $17.96 | 90 |
| Augusta, GA | $37,170 | $33,130 | $17.87 | 70 |
| Louisville, KY | $37,010 | $36,000 | $17.79 | n/a |
| Knoxville, TN | $37,000 | $35,310 | $17.79 | 240 |
| Wichita, KS | $36,930 | $36,490 | $17.76 | 40 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $36,850 | $34,920 | $17.71 | 260 |
| Dover, DE | $36,710 | $33,670 | $17.65 | 90 |
| San Antonio, TX | $36,570 | $38,160 | $17.58 | 370 |
| Terre Haute, IN | $36,540 | $34,940 | $17.57 | 80 |
| Columbia, SC | $36,230 | $32,690 | $17.42 | 130 |
| Miami, FL | $36,040 | $35,750 | $17.33 | 1,570 |
| El Centro, CA | $36,020 | $34,320 | $17.32 | 70 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $36,010 | $32,190 | $17.31 | 50 |
| Durham, NC | $35,910 | $35,770 | $17.27 | 300 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $35,910 | $35,610 | $17.26 | 910 |
| Richmond, VA | $35,870 | $35,520 | $17.25 | 390 |
| Asheville, NC | $35,820 | $35,300 | $17.22 | 70 |
| Cleveland, OH | $35,550 | $34,450 | $17.09 | 580 |
| Lexington, KY | $35,440 | $34,450 | $17.04 | 140 |
| Orlando, FL | $35,410 | $35,310 | $17.02 | 610 |
| Charlotte, NC | $35,390 | $34,690 | $17.01 | 720 |
| Kansas City, MO | $35,350 | $31,460 | $16.99 | 50 |
| Ocala, FL | $35,010 | $32,650 | $16.83 | 40 |
| Panama City, FL | $35,010 | $33,890 | $16.83 | 40 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $35,010 | $34,880 | $16.83 | 220 |
| Provo, UT | $34,810 | $31,530 | $16.74 | 270 |
| Athens, GA | $34,640 | $35,010 | $16.65 | 60 |
| Kingsport, TN | $34,600 | $32,760 | $16.64 | 70 |
| Macon, GA | $34,600 | $32,370 | $16.64 | 50 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $34,590 | $33,110 | $16.63 | 130 |
| Palm Bay, FL | $34,560 | $34,860 | $16.62 | 150 |
| Wilmington, NC | $34,430 | $33,470 | $16.55 | 160 |
| Raleigh, NC | $34,350 | $35,050 | $16.51 | 510 |
| College Station, TX | $34,320 | $37,030 | $16.50 | 40 |
| Roanoke, VA | $34,320 | $33,230 | $16.50 | n/a |
| Hagerstown, MD | $34,210 | $31,200 | $16.45 | 250 |
| Janesville, WI | $34,210 | $28,060 | $16.45 | 30 |
| Houston, TX | $34,000 | $33,350 | $16.35 | 700 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $33,920 | $31,460 | $16.31 | 430 |
| Beaumont, TX | $33,850 | $31,850 | $16.27 | 70 |
| Las Vegas, NV | $33,790 | $31,200 | $16.24 | 1,290 |
| Ogden, UT | $33,590 | $33,560 | $16.15 | 390 |
| Lubbock, TX | $33,370 | $35,650 | $16.04 | 40 |
| Tucson, AZ | $33,160 | $32,400 | $15.94 | 210 |
| Dallas, TX | $33,090 | $31,730 | $15.91 | 680 |
| Greensboro, NC | $32,980 | $32,740 | $15.85 | 210 |
| Vineland, NJ | $32,780 | $32,220 | $15.76 | 60 |
| Memphis, TN | $32,570 | $32,610 | $15.66 | 450 |
| Greenville, SC | $32,530 | $31,630 | $15.64 | 340 |
| New Orleans, LA | $31,970 | $31,090 | $15.37 | 110 |
| Birmingham, AL | $31,770 | $30,830 | $15.27 | 30 |
| Deltona, FL | $31,200 | $30,520 | $15.00 | 210 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $30,220 | $27,890 | $14.53 | 60 |
| Flint, MI | $30,190 | $27,320 | $14.51 | 40 |
| Logan, UT | $29,370 | $27,050 | $14.12 | 80 |
| Tulsa, OK | $29,220 | $28,610 | $14.05 | 50 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $28,700 | $25,280 | $13.80 | 40 |
| Gulfport, MS | $28,600 | $27,730 | $13.75 | 50 |
| El Paso, TX | $28,270 | $27,260 | $13.59 | 100 |
| Houma, LA | $28,230 | $25,450 | $13.57 | 30 |
| Tyler, TX | $26,890 | $28,500 | $12.93 | 80 |
| Jackson, MS | $25,580 | $28,910 | $12.30 | 80 |
| Montgomery, AL | $24,740 | $20,380 | $11.90 | 70 |
| Amarillo, TX | $23,660 | $20,920 | $11.38 | 30 |
| Rome, GA | $22,310 | $20,970 | $10.73 | n/a |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $22,300 | $17,780 | $10.72 | 170 |
| Albany, GA | $21,230 | $20,070 | $10.21 | n/a |
| Hattiesburg, MS | $18,520 | $15,080 | $8.91 | 50 |
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Crossing Guards and Flaggers salary: questions
Where do crossing guards and flaggers make the most money?
In Charleston, SC, with an average of $68,970 a year, among the 178 metro areas we cover.
What is the average crossing guards and flaggers salary in the U.S.?
$43,801 a year across all U.S. metro areas, weighted by employment (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where is crossing guards and flaggers pay the lowest?
Hattiesburg, MS, at $18,520 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 33-9091.
- U.S. metro average: employment-weighted mean of every metro area in the OEWS file (not only the ones listed here).
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
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