Crossing Guards and Flaggers in Utah
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$29,109
after federal, FICA and Utah tax
Tax takes
$6,371
18.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$30,641
Utah costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Utah — 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
$35,480
Kept after tax
$29,109
Worth in national money
$30,641
State rank
33
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Utah is among the lower-paying states for crossing guards and flaggers. The middle earner takes $35,480, ranking 33 of 49 states — about 6.88% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Utah, this one sits low: 455 of 487 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Here is where Utah does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $35,480 you keep $29,109, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $30,641 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $35,290, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Utah ranks 33 of 49 for crossing guards and flaggers, with a median of $35,480 — about 6.88% 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 455 of 487 in Utah'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.
- After federal, FICA and Utah income tax, retained pay for crossing guards and flaggers on $35,480 is $29,109. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $30,641 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $35,290 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Crossing Guards and Flaggers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $28,310 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $35,480 |
| Top tenth earn over | $43,080 |
| This salary | $35,480 |
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 Utah | $29,109 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $30,688 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$940 |
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 | $33,515 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$1,136 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 95 |
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 Utah earn under $35,480 and half over. The published range runs $28,310 at the tenth percentile to $43,080 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $29,109 take-home in Utah comes from $35,480. 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 455 of 487.
- One number stands for prices across all of Utah, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $30,641, the adjusted value of that $35,480 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 455 of 487 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for crossing guards and flaggers in Utah, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $28,310 to $43,080; 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 $29,109, from $35,480, assumes a single Utah 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 455 of 487 locally, and the state ranks 33 of 49 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Utah, so $30,641 — the adjusted value of that $35,480 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 455 of 487 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $28,310 and the top tenth $43,080, so most people doing this work in Utah sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Utah sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $30,641 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 Utah adds its own income tax on top — which is why $29,109 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 ($28,310 to $43,080) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Utah rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Utah'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 $30,641 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 $29,109 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Utah 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.