How much do Crossing Guards and Flaggers make in Birmingham, AL?

Percentile spread

For Crossing Guards and Flaggers, the published 10th percentile is $28,440 and the 90th percentile is $34,160. The difference is $5,720, which is 18.6% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $28,440 to the 75th at $34,160, covers $5,720.

The mean annual wage is $31,770, which sits above the median of $30,830. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Birmingham, AL median is 19.1% lower than the national median of $38,100 for Crossing Guards and Flaggers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $33,641, which is 11.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.6% higher than the Alabama median of $29,190.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Birmingham, AL is 91.644, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $30,830 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Crossing Guards and Flaggers at $33,641 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Crossing Guards and Flaggers. Birmingham, AL ranks 4th of 6 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Montgomery, AL is 79 miles away, with a median of $20,380 and employment of 70. That median is 33.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $22,725, against $33,641 here.
• Rome, GA is 107 miles away, with a median of $20,970. That median is 32% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $23,258, against $33,641 here.
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 141 miles away, with a median of $34,990 and employment of 980. That median is 13.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,970, against $33,641 here.

Employment share

Crossing Guards and Flaggers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Birmingham, AL (30 of 520,290). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (94,360 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.10 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.