SOC 33-9091 · Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro

Crossing Guards and Flaggers Salary in Memphis, TN

The average salary for crossing guards and flaggers in Memphis, Tennessee is $32,570 a year ($15.66 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $32,610: half of the 450 people in this job in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 26% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($43,801).

$32,570average per year

$15.66 / hourMedian $32,610Take-home ≈ $28,350

  • $15K10th
  • $33K25th
  • $33KMedian
  • $35K75th
  • $43K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

450people in this job
-26%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 4Tennessee metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Crossing Guards and Flaggers pay range in Memphis

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $15,080 a year or less, while the top 10% make $42,780 or more. The middle half of crossing guards and flaggers in Memphis earn between $32,610 and $34,930.

  • $15K10th
  • $33K25th
  • $33KMedian
  • $35K75th
  • $43K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$32,570$2,714$15.66
Median$32,610$2,718$15.68
Entry level (25th percentile)$32,610$2,718$15.68
Experienced (75th percentile)$34,930$2,911$16.79

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

Crossing Guards and Flaggers salary after taxes in Memphis

On the average salary of $32,570, a single filer in Memphis takes home about $28,350 a year, or $2,362 a month and $1,090 every two weeks. Taxes take 13% of gross pay.

The Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in TN$28,350$2,362
Working in MS$27,779$2,315
Working in AR$27,632$2,303

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

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

Prices in the Memphis area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.2), so the average $32,570 buys what about $35,333 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Memphis ($46,890). A typical home costs $247,229, or 7.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Crossing Guards and Flaggers salary in other Tennessee cities

Memphis ranks 4th of 4 Tennessee metro areas for this job; Nashville pays the most ($45,820).

All Crossing Guards and Flaggers salaries in Tennessee

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 Memphis: questions

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

$15.66 an hour on average, and $15.68 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $15,080 a year and the 25th percentile is $32,610, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $28,350 a year ($2,362 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $32,570. Tennessee has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 26% 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR (32820). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.0%.
  • 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 1.22, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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