Crossing Guards and Flaggers in Arkansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$26,270
after federal, FICA and Arkansas tax
Tax takes
$4,560
14.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$30,367
Arkansas costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Arkansas — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$30,830
Kept after tax
$26,270
Worth in national money
$30,367
State rank
46
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Arkansas is among the lower-paying states for crossing guards and flaggers. The middle earner takes $30,830, ranking 46 of 49 states — about 19.08% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Arkansas, this one sits low: 449 of 489 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $30,830 you keep $26,270 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $30,367 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $30,850, since top earners drag the number up.
- Arkansas ranks 46 of 49 for crossing guards and flaggers, with a median of $30,830 — about 19.08% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Crossing guards and flaggers occupies position 449 of 489 in Arkansas's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Retained pay in Arkansas is $26,270 after the full tax stack, from $30,830. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $30,367 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $30,850 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Crossing Guards and Flaggers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $22,880 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $30,830 |
| Top tenth earn over | $34,990 |
| This salary | $30,830 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Arkansas | $26,270 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $26,952 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,631 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $29,981 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,182 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 87 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Arkansas earn less than $30,830. The published range is $22,880 up to $34,990, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $26,270 take-home in Arkansas comes from $30,830. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 449 of 489.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $30,367 uses one figure for the whole of Arkansas. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 489 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 449.
- Reported values are medians; for crossing guards and flaggers in Arkansas the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $22,880 to $34,990. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $26,270, from $30,830, assumes a single Arkansas filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 449 of 489 locally, and the state ranks 46 of 49 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $30,367, worked from $30,830, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Arkansas address, on work sitting at 449 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $22,880 at the bottom tenth to $34,990 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Arkansas sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $30,367 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Arkansas adds its own income tax on top — which is why $26,270 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 49 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($22,880 to $34,990) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Arkansas rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Arkansas's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $30,367 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $26,270 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Arkansas income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.