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Crossing Guards and Flaggers salary in Detroit, MI

The median crossing guards and flaggers in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns $37,840 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,581 a month.

10th percentile
$27,070
25th percentile
$31,460
Median percentile
$37,840
75th percentile
$44,700
90th percentile
$46,410

Based on 1,120 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

$30,976 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,840
Federal income tax−$2,361
Social Security + Medicare−$2,895
Michigan income tax (approx.)−$1,608
Monthly take-home$2,581
Every two weeks$1,191

Does it go far here?

$37,728Median pay in Detroit, MI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.3 vs 100).
47%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,207 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Detroit, MI

JobMedian pay
Emergency Medicine Physicians$447,750
Chief Executives$304,110
Nurse Anesthetists$243,130
Pediatricians, General$218,000
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$209,550
Family Medicine Physicians$181,990
Computer and Information Systems Managers$170,040
Architectural and Engineering Managers$168,550

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