SOC 33-9091 · Macon-Bibb County, GA metro

Crossing Guards and Flaggers Salary in Macon, GA

The average salary for crossing guards and flaggers in Macon, Georgia is $34,600 a year ($16.64 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $32,370: half of the 50 people in this job in the Macon-Bibb County, GA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 20% less than the U.S. average for this job ($43,350).

$34,600average per year

$16.64 / hourMedian $32,370Take-home ≈ $29,003

  • $21K10th
  • $22K25th
  • $32KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $59K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

50people in this job
-20%vs U.S. average
#5 of 7Georgia metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Crossing Guards and Flaggers pay range in Macon

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $20,860 a year or less, while the top 10% make $59,240 or more. The middle half of crossing guards and flaggers in Macon earn between $21,880 and $45,080.

  • $21K10th
  • $22K25th
  • $32KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $59K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$34,600$2,883$16.63
Median$32,370$2,698$15.56
Entry level (25th percentile)$21,880$1,823$10.52
Experienced (75th percentile)$45,080$3,757$21.67

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

Crossing Guards and Flaggers pay in Macon vs. Georgia and the U.S.

Crossing guards and flaggers in Macon earn about the same as the Georgia average ($34,810) and 20% less than the U.S. average ($43,350). At the median the gap is -15% against the U.S. median of $38,100.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Macon$34,600$32,370$20,860$59,24050
Georgia$34,810$34,230$21,550$46,9202,030
United States$43,350$38,100$30,840$61,69094,360

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Crossing Guards and Flaggers salary after taxes in Macon

On the average salary of $34,600, a single filer in Macon takes home about $29,003 a year, or $2,417 a month and $1,116 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Macon area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.5), so the average $34,600 buys what about $39,084 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Macon ($45,160). A typical home costs $200,228, or 5.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Crossing Guards and Flaggers salary in other Georgia cities

Macon ranks 5th of 7 Georgia metro areas for this job; Savannah pays the most ($40,510).

All Crossing Guards and Flaggers salaries in Georgia

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 Macon: questions

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

$16.64 an hour on average, and $15.56 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $20,860 a year and the 25th percentile is $21,880, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $29,003 a year ($2,417 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $34,600.

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

The average here is 20% less than the U.S. average for this job ($43,350).

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 Macon-Bibb County, GA (31420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 12.7%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.80, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.80).

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