SOC 33-9091 · Tyler, TX metro

Crossing Guards and Flaggers Salary in Tyler, TX

The average salary for crossing guards and flaggers in Tyler, Texas is $26,890 a year ($12.93 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $28,500: half of the 80 people in this job in the Tyler, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 39% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($43,801).

$26,890average per year

$12.93 / hourMedian $28,500Take-home ≈ $23,754

  • $24K10th
  • $24K25th
  • $28KMedian
  • $28K75th
  • $29K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

80people in this job
-39%vs U.S. metro average
#10 of 11Texas metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Crossing Guards and Flaggers pay range in Tyler

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $24,220 a year or less, while the top 10% make $28,900 or more. The middle half of crossing guards and flaggers in Tyler earn between $24,220 and $28,500.

  • $24K10th
  • $24K25th
  • $28KMedian
  • $28K75th
  • $29K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$26,890$2,241$12.93
Median$28,500$2,375$13.70
Entry level (25th percentile)$24,220$2,018$11.64
Experienced (75th percentile)$28,500$2,375$13.70

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

Crossing Guards and Flaggers salary after taxes in Tyler

On the average salary of $26,890, a single filer in Tyler takes home about $23,754 a year, or $1,979 a month and $914 every two weeks. Taxes take 12% 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 Tyler a good place for crossing guards and flaggers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Tyler area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.2), so the average $26,890 buys what about $29,179 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Tyler ($42,650). A typical home costs $272,063, or 10.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Crossing Guards and Flaggers salary in other Texas cities

Tyler ranks 10th 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

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Crossing Guards and Flaggers salary in Tyler: questions

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

$12.93 an hour on average, and $13.70 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $24,220 a year and the 25th percentile is $24,220, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $23,754 a year ($1,979 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $26,890. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 39% 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 Tyler, TX (46340). 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 1.16, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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