Crossing Guards and Flaggers in New York
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,302
after federal, FICA and New York tax
Tax takes
$8,428
18.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$33,730
New York costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in New York — 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
$44,730
Kept after tax
$36,302
Worth in national money
$33,730
State rank
10
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. New York pays crossing guards and flaggers a middle wage of $44,730, ranking 10 of 49 states and sitting about 17.4% above the national middle.
- Measured against other jobs in New York, this one sits low: 419 of 493 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $44,730 the take-home is $36,302. But New York costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $33,730 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $48,250, because the best-paid pull it up.
- New York's median for crossing guards and flaggers is $44,730, about 17.4% above the national figure and 10 of 49 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Crossing guards and flaggers occupies position 419 of 493 in New York'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 New York income tax is $36,302 for crossing guards and flaggers, from $44,730. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $33,730. ⚠️ 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 $48,250 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 | $35,300 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $44,730 |
| Top tenth earn over | $62,430 |
| This salary | $44,730 |
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 New York | $36,302 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,121 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,499 |
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 | $42,467 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,650 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 108 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of crossing guards and flaggers in New York earn under $44,730 and half over. The published range runs $35,300 at the tenth percentile to $62,430 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $36,302 take-home in New York comes from $44,730. 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 419 of 493.
- One number stands for prices across all of New York, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $33,730, the adjusted value of that $44,730 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 419 of 493 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for crossing guards and flaggers in New York, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $35,300 to $62,430; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $36,302, from $44,730, assumes a single New York 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 419 of 493 locally, and the state ranks 10 of 49 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for New York, so $33,730 — the adjusted value of that $44,730 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 419 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $48,250, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $35,300 and the top tenth $62,430, so most people doing this work in New York sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in New York run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $33,730 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
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 New York adds its own income tax on top — which is why $36,302 of this wage survives to your account.
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.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in New York is $48,250. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($35,300 to $62,430) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to New York rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
New York's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $33,730 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 $36,302 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and New York 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.