SOC 33-9091 · Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro

Crossing Guards and Flaggers Salary in Lewiston, ME

The average salary for crossing guards and flaggers in Lewiston, Maine is $40,340 a year ($19.39 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $38,230: half of the 140 people in this job in the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% less than the U.S. average for this job ($43,350).

$40,340average per year

$19.39 / hourMedian $38,230Take-home ≈ $33,471

  • $38K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $42K75th
  • $46K90th

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

140people in this job
-7%vs U.S. average
#3 of 3Maine metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Crossing Guards and Flaggers pay range in Lewiston

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,750 a year or less, while the top 10% make $46,000 or more. The middle half of crossing guards and flaggers in Lewiston earn between $37,750 and $41,950.

  • $38K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $42K75th
  • $46K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$40,340$3,362$19.39
Median$38,230$3,186$18.38
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,750$3,146$18.15
Experienced (75th percentile)$41,950$3,496$20.17

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

Crossing Guards and Flaggers pay in Lewiston vs. Maine and the U.S.

Crossing guards and flaggers in Lewiston earn about the same as the Maine average ($41,540) and 7% less than the U.S. average ($43,350). At the median the gap is +0% against the U.S. median of $38,100.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Lewiston$40,340$38,230$37,750$46,000140
Maine$41,540$40,140$36,610$46,1701,140
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 Lewiston

On the average salary of $40,340, a single filer in Lewiston takes home about $33,471 a year, or $2,789 a month and $1,287 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Maine's standard deduction phase-out above $102,250 of income is not modelled.

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

Prices in the Lewiston area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.7), so the average $40,340 buys what about $42,581 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Lewiston ($49,540). A typical home costs $333,850, or 8.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Crossing Guards and Flaggers salary in other Maine cities

Lewiston ranks 3rd of 3 Maine metro areas for this job; Bangor pays the most ($44,810).

All Crossing Guards and Flaggers salaries in Maine

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 Lewiston: questions

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

$19.39 an hour on average, and $18.38 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,750 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,750, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $33,471 a year ($2,789 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $40,340. Maine's standard deduction phase-out above $102,250 of income is not modelled.

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

The average here is 7% less 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 Lewiston-Auburn, ME (30340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.1%.
  • 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 state income tax (2026 rules). Maine's standard deduction phase-out above $102,250 of income is not modelled.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 4.88, this job is 4.9 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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