SOC 33-9091 · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro

Crossing Guards and Flaggers Salary in Tampa, FL

The average salary for crossing guards and flaggers in Tampa, Florida is $37,440 a year ($18.00 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $35,780: half of the 1,020 people in this job in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 15% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($43,801).

$37,440average per year

$18.00 / hourMedian $35,780Take-home ≈ $32,263

  • $29K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $38K75th
  • $47K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

1,020people in this job
-15%vs U.S. metro average
#7 of 14Florida metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Crossing Guards and Flaggers pay range in Tampa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,260 a year or less, while the top 10% make $47,160 or more. The middle half of crossing guards and flaggers in Tampa earn between $35,730 and $37,750.

  • $29K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $38K75th
  • $47K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$37,440$3,120$18.00
Median$35,780$2,982$17.20
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,730$2,978$17.18
Experienced (75th percentile)$37,750$3,146$18.15

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

Crossing Guards and Flaggers salary after taxes in Tampa

On the average salary of $37,440, a single filer in Tampa takes home about $32,263 a year, or $2,689 a month and $1,241 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% 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 Tampa a good place for crossing guards and flaggers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Tampa area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.9), so the average $37,440 buys what about $37,110 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Tampa ($48,940). A typical home costs $360,738, or 9.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Crossing Guards and Flaggers salary in other Florida cities

Tampa ranks 7th 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 Tampa: questions

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

$18.00 an hour on average, and $17.20 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,260 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,730, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $32,263 a year ($2,689 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $37,440. Florida has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 15% 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (45300). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.5%.
  • 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 1.16, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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