How much do Crossing Guards and Flaggers make in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN?

Percentile spread

For Crossing Guards and Flaggers, the published 10th percentile is $30,830 and the 90th percentile is $46,350. The difference is $15,520, which is 44.5% 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 $34,430 to the 75th at $37,090, covers $2,660.

The mean annual wage is $37,680, which sits above the median of $34,850. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN median is 8.5% lower than the national median of $38,100 for Crossing Guards and Flaggers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $36,542, which is 4.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.9% lower than the Ohio median of $37,440.

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Ohio, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 95.370, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $34,850 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Crossing Guards and Flaggers at $36,542 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Crossing Guards and Flaggers. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN ranks 9th of 11 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).).

• Lexington-Fayette, KY is 67 miles away, with a median of $34,450 and employment of 140. That median is 1.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,087, against $36,542 here.
• Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 89 miles away, with a median of $36,000. That median is 3.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,679, against $36,542 here.
• Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 101 miles away, with a median of $36,450 and employment of 1,030. That median is 4.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,089, against $36,542 here.

Employment share

Crossing Guards and Flaggers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN (250 of 1,101,030). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (94,360 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.37 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.