Crossing Guards and Flaggers in North Dakota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$50,575
after federal, FICA and North Dakota tax
Tax takes
$9,655
16.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$57,100
North Dakota costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in North Dakota — 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
$60,230
Kept after tax
$50,575
Worth in national money
$57,100
State rank
1
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- North Dakota is one of the better-paying states for crossing guards and flaggers. The middle earner takes $60,230, which ranks 1 of 49 states with published figures. That is about 58.08% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 460 occupations North Dakota reports figures for, this is number 232.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $60,230 you keep $50,575 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $57,100 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $56,790.
- North Dakota ranks 1 of 49 states publishing a median for crossing guards and flaggers, at $60,230 — about 58.08% 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.
- In North Dakota's occupational distribution, crossing guards and flaggers sits at 232 of 460 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay in North Dakota is $50,575 after the full tax stack, from $60,230. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $57,100 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $56,790 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Crossing Guards and Flaggers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $45,960 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $60,230 |
| Top tenth earn over | $61,810 |
| This salary | $60,230 |
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 North Dakota | $50,575 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $50,575 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$5,055 |
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 | $60,230 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$6,114 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 89 |
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 North Dakota earn under $60,230 and half over. The published range runs $45,960 at the tenth percentile to $61,810 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind North Dakota's $50,575, worked from $60,230. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 232 of 460.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $57,100 uses one figure for the whole of North Dakota. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 460 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 232.
- Figures are distribution medians for crossing guards and flaggers in North Dakota, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $45,960 to $61,810; 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.
- The North Dakota take-home of $50,575, on $60,230 for work ranking 232 of 460 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 232 of 460 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $57,100, worked from $60,230, 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 North Dakota address, on work sitting at 232 of 460 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $56,790 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $45,960 at the bottom tenth to $61,810 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $57,100.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; North Dakota then takes its own share, leaving $50,575.
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 North Dakota is $56,790. 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 ($45,960 to $61,810) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to North Dakota rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
North Dakota'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 $57,100 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 $50,575 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and North Dakota 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.