Pay by state · 50 states
Crossing Guard and Flagger Salary by State (2026)
Crossing Guards and Flaggers earn the most in North Dakota at $60,230 a year and the least in Louisiana at $25,450 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $38,100. All 50 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $60,230North Dakota
- National median
- $38,100BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $25,450Louisiana
- States reporting
- 50of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Crossing Guard and Flagger salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of crossing guards and flaggers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NDNorth Dakota | $60,230 | $53,540 | $61,620 | 50 | $67,705 |
| 2 | CACalifornia | $50,610 | $38,010 | $75,130 | 9,390 | $45,710 |
| 3 | WAWashington | $48,940 | $45,030 | $63,290 | 3,340 | $45,733 |
| 4 | MNMinnesota | $48,100 | $37,790 | $57,440 | 260 | $48,773 |
| 5 | OROregon | $47,110 | $40,160 | $65,070 | 2,250 | $45,578 |
| 6 | WYWyoming | $47,070 | $35,970 | $47,070 | 160 | $50,782 |
| 7 | SDSouth Dakota | $46,940 | $30,390 | $49,680 | 60 | $52,988 |
| 8 | NHNew Hampshire | $45,980 | $38,210 | $46,210 | 440 | $44,142 |
| 9 | VTVermont | $45,410 | $45,140 | $46,410 | 340 | $46,357 |
| 10 | NYNew York | $44,730 | $38,100 | $54,000 | 10,430 | $41,447 |
| 11 | MAMassachusetts | $43,460 | $37,000 | $76,280 | 1,700 | $41,094 |
| 12 | HIHawaii | $42,780 | $36,280 | $53,420 | 230 | $38,908 |
| 13 | CTConnecticut | $41,950 | $35,900 | $71,320 | 1,670 | $40,488 |
| 14 | NJNew Jersey | $41,600 | $36,770 | $46,160 | 7,270 | $38,234 |
| 15 | IAIowa | $41,240 | $37,750 | $44,200 | 170 | $46,991 |
| 16 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $40,800 | $37,000 | $43,690 | 520 | $37,124 |
| 17 | MEMaine | $40,140 | $38,150 | $44,280 | 1,140 | $41,360 |
| 18 | IDIdaho | $40,060 | $37,580 | $44,230 | 470 | $41,950 |
| 19 | ILIllinois | $38,990 | $34,400 | $46,110 | 2,240 | $39,006 |
| 20 | NENebraska | $37,990 | $33,080 | $38,800 | 110 | $42,163 |
| 21 | COColorado | $37,620 | $35,540 | $44,790 | 2,810 | $36,506 |
| 22 | VAVirginia | $37,560 | $34,710 | $42,990 | 1,940 | $37,150 |
| 23 | AZArizona | $37,440 | $32,400 | $37,600 | 2,170 | $37,188 |
| 24 | INIndiana | $37,440 | $34,750 | $46,650 | 2,230 | $40,116 |
| 25 | OHOhio | $37,440 | $33,030 | $59,420 | 2,700 | $40,356 |
| 26 | MIMichigan | $36,540 | $31,460 | $44,690 | 2,150 | $37,977 |
| 27 | DEDelaware | $36,500 | $34,600 | $37,460 | 580 | $36,570 |
| 28 | TNTennessee | $35,960 | $32,760 | $42,710 | 1,460 | $39,142 |
| 29 | MDMaryland | $35,850 | $34,510 | $42,970 | 3,420 | $34,156 |
| 30 | PAPennsylvania | $35,810 | $34,430 | $44,740 | 9,410 | $36,701 |
| 31 | FLFlorida | $35,730 | $31,470 | $37,180 | 5,690 | $34,550 |
| 32 | WIWisconsin | $35,580 | $32,450 | $44,840 | 990 | $37,813 |
| 33 | UTUtah | $35,480 | $31,200 | $37,440 | 1,890 | $35,888 |
| 34 | KSKansas | $35,440 | $30,560 | $39,420 | 180 | $39,348 |
| 35 | KYKentucky | $34,450 | $32,380 | $36,000 | 420 | $38,210 |
| 36 | GAGeorgia | $34,230 | $30,570 | $36,970 | 2,030 | $35,548 |
| 37 | NCNorth Carolina | $33,730 | $31,200 | $35,430 | 2,760 | $35,759 |
| 38 | MOMissouri | $33,560 | $31,620 | $36,550 | 150 | $36,953 |
| 39 | TXTexas | $33,350 | $28,510 | $38,160 | 2,830 | $34,361 |
| 40 | WVWest Virginia | $32,800 | $30,290 | $44,110 | 1,190 | $36,649 |
| 41 | SCSouth Carolina | $32,690 | $29,390 | $36,790 | 1,050 | $34,870 |
| 42 | MTMontana | $32,600 | $30,230 | $55,510 | 70 | $34,445 |
| 43 | NVNevada | $31,480 | $26,770 | $36,150 | 1,500 | $31,487 |
| 44 | NMNew Mexico | $31,460 | $31,460 | $31,510 | 510 | $34,117 |
| 45 | PRPuerto Rico | $31,460 | $31,460 | $31,460 | N/A | N/A |
| 46 | RIRhode Island | $31,200 | $31,200 | $57,620 | N/A | $30,504 |
| 47 | ARArkansas | $30,830 | $27,790 | $32,430 | N/A | $35,462 |
| 48 | ALAlabama | $29,190 | $21,300 | $34,430 | 250 | $32,863 |
| 49 | OKOklahoma | $28,610 | $25,020 | $30,240 | 130 | $32,569 |
| 50 | LALouisiana | $25,450 | $15,080 | $34,430 | 440 | $28,853 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Crossing Guards and Flaggers, that changes the ranking: North Dakota leads on raw pay at $60,230, while North Dakota leads once prices are taken into account at $67,705.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Crossing Guard and Flagger pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Crossing Guards and Flaggers the most?
North Dakota reports the highest median wage for Crossing Guards and Flaggers at $60,230 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by California ($50,610) and Washington ($48,940).
Which state pays Crossing Guards and Flaggers the least?
Louisiana reports the lowest median for Crossing Guards and Flaggers at $25,450 a year, $34,780 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Crossing Guards and Flaggers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts North Dakota first at $67,705 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $60,230. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.