SOC 33-9091 · Roanoke, VA metro

Crossing Guards and Flaggers Salary in Roanoke, VA

The average salary for crossing guards and flaggers in Roanoke, Virginia is $34,320 a year ($16.50 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $33,230: half of the people in this job in the Roanoke, VA 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).

$34,320average per year

$16.50 / hourMedian $33,230Take-home ≈ $28,597

  • $30K10th
  • $31K25th
  • $33KMedian
  • $36K75th
  • $38K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

n/apeople in this job
-22%vs U.S. metro average
#3 of 3Virginia metros
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Crossing Guards and Flaggers pay range in Roanoke

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,760 a year or less, while the top 10% make $38,200 or more. The middle half of crossing guards and flaggers in Roanoke earn between $31,170 and $35,820.

  • $30K10th
  • $31K25th
  • $33KMedian
  • $36K75th
  • $38K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$34,320$2,860$16.50
Median$33,230$2,769$15.98
Entry level (25th percentile)$31,170$2,598$14.99
Experienced (75th percentile)$35,820$2,985$17.22

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

Crossing Guards and Flaggers salary after taxes in Roanoke

On the average salary of $34,320, a single filer in Roanoke takes home about $28,597 a year, or $2,383 a month and $1,100 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).

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

Prices in the Roanoke area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.6), so the average $34,320 buys what about $36,660 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Roanoke ($47,140). A typical home costs $301,139, or 8.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Crossing Guards and Flaggers salary in other Virginia cities

Roanoke ranks 3rd of 3 Virginia metro areas for this job; Virginia Beach pays the most ($36,850).

All Crossing Guards and Flaggers salaries in Virginia

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 Roanoke: questions

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

$16.50 an hour on average, and $15.98 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,760 a year and the 25th percentile is $31,170, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $28,597 a year ($2,383 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $34,320.

Do crossing guards and flaggers earn more in Roanoke 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 Roanoke, VA (40220). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.5%.
  • 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).

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