Crossing Guards and Flaggers pay range in Reading
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,790 a year or less, while the top 10% make $42,410 or more. The middle half of crossing guards and flaggers in Reading earn between $35,660 and $35,830.
- $31K10th
- $36K25th
- $36KMedian
- $36K75th
- $42K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $37,440 | $3,120 | $18.00 |
| Median | $35,830 | $2,986 | $17.23 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $35,660 | $2,972 | $17.14 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $35,830 | $2,986 | $17.23 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Crossing Guards and Flaggers salary after taxes in Reading
On the average salary of $37,440, a single filer in Reading takes home about $31,114 a year, or $2,593 a month and $1,197 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.
Is Reading a good place for crossing guards and flaggers? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Reading area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.1), so the average $37,440 buys what about $38,574 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Reading ($49,440). A typical home costs $312,348, or 8.3 years of this average salary before tax.
Crossing Guards and Flaggers salary in other Pennsylvania cities
Reading ranks 10th of 10 Pennsylvania metro areas for this job; Scranton pays the most ($55,750).
- Scranton$55,750
- Altoona$45,600
- Lancaster$41,530
- Philadelphia$41,010
- Pittsburgh$40,310
- Harrisburg$39,170
- Allentown$38,830
- York$38,620
- Erie$37,570
- Reading$37,440
Highest-paying cities for crossing guards and flaggers
Charleston, SC pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($68,970).
- Charleston, SC$68,970
- Vallejo, CA$63,130
- Mount Vernon, WA$62,800
- San Diego, CA$62,310
- Bakersfield, CA$62,220
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Crossing Guards and Flaggers salary in Reading: questions
How much do crossing guards and flaggers make an hour in Reading?
$18.00 an hour on average, and $17.23 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level crossing guards and flaggers salary in Reading?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,790 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,660, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the crossing guards and flaggers take-home pay in Reading?
About $31,114 a year ($2,593 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $37,440. Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.
Do crossing guards and flaggers earn more in Reading 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 Reading, PA (39740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.1%.
- 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 state income tax (2025 rules). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.
- Job concentration: location quotient 1.37, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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