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Crossing Guards and Flaggers salary in Chicago, IL

The median crossing guards and flaggers in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN earns $38,990 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,632 a month.

10th percentile
$31,850
25th percentile
$35,420
Median percentile
$38,990
75th percentile
$49,600
90th percentile
$72,940

Based on 2,140 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$31,578 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,990
Federal income tax−$2,499
Social Security + Medicare−$2,983
Illinois income tax (approx.)−$1,930
Monthly take-home$2,632
Every two weeks$1,215

Does it go far here?

$37,637Median pay in Chicago, IL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
54%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,430 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Chicago, IL

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$344,960
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$293,490
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$284,630
Nurse Anesthetists$265,880
Psychiatrists$258,750
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
General Internal Medicine Physicians$226,060
Family Medicine Physicians$225,080

All crossing guards and flaggers salaries · Take-home pay in Illinois