SOC 33-9091 · Gainesville, FL metro

Crossing Guards and Flaggers Salary in Gainesville, FL

The average salary for crossing guards and flaggers in Gainesville, Florida is $48,630 a year ($23.38 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $52,620: half of the 80 people in this job in the Gainesville, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% more than the U.S. average for this job ($43,350).

$48,630average per year

$23.38 / hourMedian $52,620Take-home ≈ $41,254

  • $30K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $53KMedian
  • $63K75th
  • $63K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

80people in this job
+12%vs U.S. average
#1 of 14Florida metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Crossing Guards and Flaggers pay range in Gainesville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,280 a year or less, while the top 10% make $63,170 or more. The middle half of crossing guards and flaggers in Gainesville earn between $32,300 and $63,170.

  • $30K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $53KMedian
  • $63K75th
  • $63K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$48,630$4,052$23.38
Median$52,620$4,385$25.30
Entry level (25th percentile)$32,300$2,692$15.53
Experienced (75th percentile)$63,170$5,264$30.37

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Crossing Guards and Flaggers pay in Gainesville vs. Florida and the U.S.

Crossing guards and flaggers in Gainesville earn 35% more than the Florida average ($36,010) and 12% more than the U.S. average ($43,350). At the median the gap is +38% against the U.S. median of $38,100.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Gainesville$48,630$52,620$30,280$63,17080
Florida$36,010$35,730$29,170$43,4105,690
United States$43,350$38,100$30,840$61,69094,360

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Crossing Guards and Flaggers salary after taxes in Gainesville

On the average salary of $48,630, a single filer in Gainesville takes home about $41,254 a year, or $3,438 a month and $1,587 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Gainesville a good place for crossing guards and flaggers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Gainesville area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.7), so the average $48,630 buys what about $50,272 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Gainesville ($47,020). A typical home costs $306,605, or 6.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Crossing Guards and Flaggers salary in other Florida cities

Gainesville ranks 1st of 14 Florida metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Crossing Guards and Flaggers salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for crossing guards and flaggers

Charleston, SC pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($68,970).

Crossing Guards and Flaggers salary by city

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Crossing Guards and Flaggers salary in Gainesville: questions

How much do crossing guards and flaggers make an hour in Gainesville?

$23.38 an hour on average, and $25.30 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level crossing guards and flaggers salary in Gainesville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,280 a year and the 25th percentile is $32,300, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the crossing guards and flaggers take-home pay in Gainesville?

About $41,254 a year ($3,438 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $48,630. Florida has no state income tax.

Do crossing guards and flaggers earn more in Gainesville than elsewhere?

The average here is 12% more than the U.S. average for this job ($43,350).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 33-9091; area Gainesville, FL (23540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.7%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.83, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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