SOC 33-9091 · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro

Crossing Guards and Flaggers Salary in Houston, TX

The average salary for crossing guards and flaggers in Houston, Texas is $34,000 a year ($16.35 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $33,350: half of the 700 people in this job in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 22% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($43,801).

$34,000average per year

$16.35 / hourMedian $33,350Take-home ≈ $29,499

  • $25K10th
  • $28K25th
  • $33KMedian
  • $38K75th
  • $44K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

700people in this job
-22%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 11Texas metros
99cost of living (U.S. = 100)
Advertisement

Crossing Guards and Flaggers pay range in Houston

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $24,670 a year or less, while the top 10% make $43,850 or more. The middle half of crossing guards and flaggers in Houston earn between $27,620 and $37,680.

  • $25K10th
  • $28K25th
  • $33KMedian
  • $38K75th
  • $44K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$34,000$2,833$16.35
Median$33,350$2,779$16.03
Entry level (25th percentile)$27,620$2,302$13.28
Experienced (75th percentile)$37,680$3,140$18.12

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

Crossing Guards and Flaggers salary after taxes in Houston

On the average salary of $34,000, a single filer in Houston takes home about $29,499 a year, or $2,458 a month and $1,135 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.

Advertisement

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

Prices in the Houston area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.6), so the average $34,000 buys what about $34,473 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Houston ($49,410). A typical home costs $308,306, or 9.1 years of this average salary before tax.

See what $34,000 is worth in another city

Crossing Guards and Flaggers salary in other Texas cities

Houston ranks 4th of 11 Texas metro areas for this job; Austin pays the most ($40,540).

All Crossing Guards and Flaggers salaries in Texas

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

Advertisement

Does this match what you are paid?

Anonymous, no account. Results update as visitors answer.

Share your pay anonymously

Reviewed before it counts. Crossing Guards and Flaggers in Houston, TX.

Crossing Guards and Flaggers salary in Houston: questions

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

$16.35 an hour on average, and $16.03 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $24,670 a year and the 25th percentile is $27,620, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $29,499 a year ($2,458 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $34,000. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 22% 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (26420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.3%.
  • 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 0.35, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.35).

Read the full methodology. Spotted an error? Tell us.