SOC 33-9091 · Protective Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Crossing Guards and Flaggers make in Boulder, CO?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Crossing Guards and Flaggers in Boulder, CO is $39,370. The 10th percentile is $32,100 and the 90th percentile is $48,590. Employment is 80.

Median annual wage

$39,370

10th percentile
$32,100
25th percentile
$39,370
Median
$39,370
75th percentile
$43,630
90th percentile
$48,590
Mean
$40,520

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Crossing Guards and Flaggers, the published 10th percentile is $32,100 and the 90th percentile is $48,590. The difference is $16,490, which is 41.9% 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 $39,370 to the 75th at $43,630, covers $4,260.

The mean annual wage is $40,520, which sits above the median of $39,370. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Boulder, CO median is 3.3% higher than the national median of $38,100 for Crossing Guards and Flaggers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $37,423, which is 1.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.7% higher than the Colorado median of $37,620.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boulder, CO is 105.202, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $39,370 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Crossing Guards and Flaggers at $37,423 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Crossing Guards and Flaggers. Boulder, CO ranks 2nd of 4 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).).

  • Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 53 miles away, with a median of $35,620 and employment of 1,790. That median is 9.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,673, against $37,423 here.
  • Colorado Springs, CO is 95 miles away, with a median of $38,970 and employment of 180. That median is 1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,696, against $37,423 here.
  • Pueblo, CO is 142 miles away, with a median of $41,420 and employment of 40. That median is 5.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,139, against $37,423 here.

Employment share

Crossing Guards and Flaggers accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Boulder, CO (80 of 192,390). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (94,360 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.69 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Crossing Guards and Flaggers make in Boulder, CO?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Crossing Guards and Flaggers in Boulder, CO is $39,370. The 10th percentile is $32,100 and the 90th percentile is $48,590. Employment is 80.

How does that compare with the national median for Crossing Guards and Flaggers?

The local median is 3.3% higher than the national median of $38,100.

What is Crossing Guards and Flaggers pay in Boulder, CO after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boulder, CO is 105.202, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $39,370 is $37,423. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Boulder, CO compare with nearby metros for Crossing Guards and Flaggers?

Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 53 miles away, at $35,620. Boulder, CO ranks 2nd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.