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Crossing Guards and Flaggers salary in Washington, DC

The median crossing guards and flaggers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $40,800 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,625 a month.

10th percentile
$36,400
25th percentile
$37,190
Median percentile
$40,800
75th percentile
$45,760
90th percentile
$55,980

Based on 2,060 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

$31,495 take-home a year
Gross pay$40,800
Federal income tax−$2,716
Social Security + Medicare−$3,121
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$3,468
Monthly take-home$2,625
Every two weeks$1,211

Does it go far here?

$37,471Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
77%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,027 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington, DC

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$246,990
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$225,140
General Internal Medicine Physicians$223,250
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$209,750
Physicians, All Other$208,710
Public Relations Managers$195,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers$195,190

All crossing guards and flaggers salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia