Crossing Guards and Flaggers in District of Columbia
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$33,681
after federal, FICA and District of Columbia tax
Tax takes
$7,119
17.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$30,397
District of Columbia costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in District of Columbia — 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
$40,800
Kept after tax
$33,681
Worth in national money
$30,397
State rank
16
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- District of Columbia is one of the better-paying states for crossing guards and flaggers. The middle earner takes $40,800, which ranks 16 of 49 states with published figures. That is about 7.09% above the national middle.
- Measured against other jobs in District of Columbia, this one sits low: 366 of 390 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $40,800 the take-home is $33,681. But District of Columbia costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $30,397 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $41,070, because the best-paid pull it up.
- District of Columbia ranks 16 of 49 states publishing a median for crossing guards and flaggers, at $40,800 — about 7.09% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Crossing guards and flaggers occupies position 366 of 390 in District of Columbia'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 after federal, FICA and District of Columbia income tax is $33,681 for crossing guards and flaggers, from $40,800. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $30,397. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $41,070 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Crossing Guards and Flaggers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,400 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $40,800 |
| Top tenth earn over | $47,210 |
| This salary | $40,800 |
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 District of Columbia | $33,681 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $34,963 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,582 |
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 | $39,204 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,751 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 111 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in District of Columbia earn less than $40,800. The published range is $36,400 up to $47,210, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $33,681 take-home in District of Columbia comes from $40,800. 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 366 of 390.
- One number stands for prices across all of District of Columbia, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $30,397, the adjusted value of that $40,800 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 366 of 390 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for crossing guards and flaggers in District of Columbia the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $36,400 to $47,210. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $33,681, from $40,800, assumes a single District of Columbia 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 366 of 390 locally, and the state ranks 16 of 49 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for District of Columbia, so $30,397 — the adjusted value of that $40,800 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 366 of 390 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $36,400 and the top tenth $47,210, so most people doing this work in District of Columbia sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $30,397 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and District of Columbia's own levy, $33,681 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($36,400 to $47,210) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to District of Columbia rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
District of Columbia's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $30,397 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $33,681 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and District of Columbia 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.