SOC 33-9091 · Protective Service Occupations

Crossing Guards and Flaggers wages by metro

National median annual wage

$38,100

10th percentile: $30,840
25th percentile: $34,430
Median: $38,100
75th percentile: $47,540
90th percentile: $61,690
Mean: $43,350

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 94,360.

That median is 25.3% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Crossing Guards and Flaggers.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	140	$34,730	$73,990	$99,410
Salem, OR	250	$38,890	$62,990	$82,470
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	40	$42,200	$62,880	$75,860
Columbus, OH	960	$33,280	$61,690	$61,690
Vallejo, CA	290	$38,000	$60,270	$79,780
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	460	$36,080	$58,810	$61,560
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	290	$34,320	$58,060	$85,350
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	110	$48,100	$57,190	$57,890
Bellingham, WA	60	$45,880	$56,450	$77,000
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	2,500	$35,450	$55,700	$78,450
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	840	$41,780	$55,360	$87,950
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	1,150	$39,700	$54,580	$91,520
Gainesville, FL	80	$30,280	$52,620	$63,170
Altoona, PA	140	$24,080	$52,030	$54,420
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	630	$34,320	$51,930	$80,580
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	80	$43,940	$51,400	$75,830
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	80	$39,210	$50,650	$77,660
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1,780	$43,730	$50,020	$81,790
Kingston, NY	40	$39,370	$49,930	$62,770
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	80	$35,000	$48,100	$79,120

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Crossing Guards and Flaggers jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	13,930	$36,580	$43,440	$58,690
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	4,300	$33,750	$37,350	$49,170
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	2,500	$35,450	$55,700	$78,450
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	2,140	$31,850	$38,990	$72,940
Pittsburgh, PA	2,120	$29,980	$35,990	$59,190
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	2,060	$36,400	$40,800	$55,980
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	2,030	$31,720	$35,850	$58,770
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	1,850	$30,580	$37,530	$45,760
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	1,790	$34,910	$35,620	$49,700
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1,780	$43,730	$50,020	$81,790
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	1,620	$38,480	$47,570	$81,350
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1,570	$29,930	$35,750	$42,940
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	1,290	$26,770	$31,200	$48,030
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	1,200	$34,320	$37,720	$77,620
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	1,150	$39,700	$54,580	$91,520
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	1,120	$27,070	$37,840	$46,410
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	1,030	$27,970	$36,450	$49,990
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	1,020	$29,260	$35,780	$47,160
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	1,010	$36,560	$44,840	$92,680
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	980	$30,900	$34,990	$47,210

States and territories

State estimates for Crossing Guards and Flaggers, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
North Dakota	50	$45,960	$60,230	$61,810
California	9,390	$35,270	$50,610	$81,440
Washington	3,340	$40,280	$48,940	$78,430
Minnesota	260	$34,240	$48,100	$57,890
Oregon	2,250	$37,940	$47,110	$80,040
Wyoming	160	$32,110	$47,070	$47,070
South Dakota	60	$29,680	$46,940	$53,280
New Hampshire	440	$35,090	$45,980	$46,210
Vermont	340	$43,520	$45,410	$48,110
New York	10,430	$35,300	$44,730	$62,430
Massachusetts	1,700	$34,770	$43,460	$92,660
Hawaii	230	$35,360	$42,780	$54,690
Connecticut	1,670	$34,010	$41,950	$99,760
New Jersey	7,270	$32,830	$41,600	$50,890
Iowa	170	$32,130	$41,240	$70,520
District of Columbia	520	$36,400	$40,800	$47,210
Maine	1,140	$36,610	$40,140	$46,170
Idaho	470	$34,730	$40,060	$61,190
Illinois	2,240	$31,200	$38,990	$79,880
Nebraska	110	$28,080	$37,990	$45,570
Colorado	2,810	$33,510	$37,620	$49,640
Virginia	1,940	$30,160	$37,560	$47,060
Arizona	2,170	$30,580	$37,440	$45,760
Indiana	2,230	$27,970	$37,440	$65,140
Ohio	2,700	$28,180	$37,440	$61,690
Michigan	2,150	$26,810	$36,540	$46,410
Delaware	580	$32,690	$36,500	$45,500
Tennessee	1,460	$32,610	$35,960	$48,530
Maryland	3,420	$31,200	$35,850	$58,750
Pennsylvania	9,410	$30,680	$35,810	$59,190
Florida	5,690	$29,170	$35,730	$43,410
Wisconsin	990	$28,060	$35,580	$48,490
Utah	1,890	$28,310	$35,480	$43,080
Kansas	180	$28,290	$35,440	$43,520
Kentucky	420	$32,140	$34,450	$38,940
Georgia	2,030	$21,550	$34,230	$46,920
North Carolina	2,760	$29,500	$33,730	$36,150
Missouri	150	$28,600	$33,560	$52,070
Texas	2,830	$25,330	$33,350	$42,760
West Virginia	1,190	$29,720	$32,800	$80,280
South Carolina	1,050	$28,690	$32,690	$76,020
Montana	70	$28,300	$32,600	$85,080
Nevada	1,500	$26,770	$31,480	$48,060
New Mexico	510	$31,450	$31,460	$42,650
Puerto Rico	Not available	$23,770	$31,460	$31,530
Rhode Island	Not available	$31,200	$31,200	$62,370
Arkansas	Not available	$22,880	$30,830	$34,990
Alabama	250	$19,360	$29,190	$43,170
Oklahoma	130	$22,220	$28,610	$35,970
Louisiana	440	$15,080	$25,450	$44,240

Other protective service occupations

Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Crossing Guards and Flaggers?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Crossing Guards and Flaggers is $38,100. Employment is 94,360.

How does Crossing Guards and Flaggers pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Crossing Guards and Flaggers is 25.3% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Crossing Guards and Flaggers?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Charleston-North Charleston, SC is highest on this page's list at $73,990.