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Crossing Guards and Flaggers salary in Columbia, SC

The median crossing guards and flaggers in Columbia, SC earns $32,690 a year, 14% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,207 a month.

10th percentile
$28,080
25th percentile
$28,080
Median percentile
$32,690
75th percentile
$34,890
90th percentile
$34,890

Based on 130 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

$26,485 take-home a year
Gross pay$32,690
Federal income tax−$1,743
Social Security + Medicare−$2,501
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,961
Monthly take-home$2,207
Every two weeks$1,019

Does it go far here?

$34,902Median pay in Columbia, SC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
54%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,193 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Columbia, SC

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$374,300
Computer and Information Systems Managers$141,570
Marketing Managers$136,930
Pharmacists$133,850
Sales Managers$128,650
Industrial Production Managers$128,050
Financial Managers$124,790
Software Developers$123,380

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