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Crossing Guards and Flaggers Salary in AZ

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Crossing Guards and Flaggers in AZ have a median annual salary of $37,440, with 2,170 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $30,580 at the 10th percentile to $45,760 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$37,440

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$18.00

Employment

2,170

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$30,580
10th
$32,400
25th
$37,440
Median
$37,600
75th
$45,760
90th

Local compared with national

AZ

$37,440

Median annual · 2025

United States

$38,100

Median annual · 2025

The AZ median is 1.7% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $660).

Top skills

  1. 1.SpeakingImportance 3.1
  2. 2.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.0
  3. 3.Active ListeningImportance 2.9
  4. 4.MonitoringImportance 2.9
  5. 5.Critical ThinkingImportance 2.8
  6. 6.CoordinationImportance 2.8
  7. 7.Service OrientationImportance 2.8
  8. 8.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 2.8
  9. 9.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 2.4
  10. 10.Reading ComprehensionImportance 2.3
  11. 11.Active LearningImportance 2.3
  12. 12.PersuasionImportance 2.1

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Microsoft Word
  • Payroll software
  • Visual Computer Solutions Crossing Guard Scheduling

Common tasks

  • Inform drivers of detour routes through construction sites.
  • Direct or escort pedestrians across streets, stopping traffic, as necessary.
  • Guide or control vehicular or pedestrian traffic at such places as street and railroad crossings and construction sites.
  • Monitor traffic flow to locate safe gaps through which pedestrians can cross streets.
  • Communicate traffic and crossing rules and other information to students and adults.
  • Direct traffic movement or warn of hazards, using signs, flags, lanterns, and hand signals.
  • Report unsafe behavior of children to school officials.
  • Record license numbers of vehicles disregarding traffic signals, and report infractions to appropriate authorities.
  • Distribute traffic control signs and markers at designated points.
  • Stop speeding vehicles to warn drivers of traffic laws.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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