SOC 33-9091 · Ocala, FL metro

Crossing Guards and Flaggers Salary in Ocala, FL

The average salary for crossing guards and flaggers in Ocala, Florida is $35,010 a year ($16.83 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $32,650: half of the 40 people in this job in the Ocala, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 20% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($43,801).

$35,010average per year

$16.83 / hourMedian $32,650Take-home ≈ $30,311

  • $32K10th
  • $33K25th
  • $33KMedian
  • $36K75th
  • $40K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

40people in this job
-20%vs U.S. metro average
#10 of 14Florida metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Crossing Guards and Flaggers pay range in Ocala

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,020 a year or less, while the top 10% make $39,780 or more. The middle half of crossing guards and flaggers in Ocala earn between $32,650 and $36,100.

  • $32K10th
  • $33K25th
  • $33KMedian
  • $36K75th
  • $40K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$35,010$2,918$16.83
Median$32,650$2,721$15.70
Entry level (25th percentile)$32,650$2,721$15.70
Experienced (75th percentile)$36,100$3,008$17.36

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Crossing Guards and Flaggers salary after taxes in Ocala

On the average salary of $35,010, a single filer in Ocala takes home about $30,311 a year, or $2,526 a month and $1,166 every two weeks. Taxes take 13% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Ocala a good place for crossing guards and flaggers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Ocala area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.2), so the average $35,010 buys what about $36,762 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Ocala ($43,990). A typical home costs $273,318, or 7.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Crossing Guards and Flaggers salary in other Florida cities

Ocala ranks 10th of 14 Florida metro areas for this job; Gainesville pays the most ($48,630).

All Crossing Guards and Flaggers salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for crossing guards and flaggers

Charleston, SC pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($68,970).

Crossing Guards and Flaggers salary by city

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Crossing Guards and Flaggers salary in Ocala: questions

How much do crossing guards and flaggers make an hour in Ocala?

$16.83 an hour on average, and $15.70 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level crossing guards and flaggers salary in Ocala?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,020 a year and the 25th percentile is $32,650, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the crossing guards and flaggers take-home pay in Ocala?

About $30,311 a year ($2,526 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $35,010. Florida has no state income tax.

Do crossing guards and flaggers earn more in Ocala than elsewhere?

The average here is 20% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($43,801).

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; area Ocala, FL (36100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.1%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.50, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.50).

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