33 Series · SOC 33-9091
Crossing Guards and Flaggers Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $38,100
- Median / year
- $61,690
- Top 10% earn
- +3.6%
- Growth '23–'33
- 94,360
- US workers
Crossing Guards and Flaggers earn a median of $38,100 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $38,100, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $30,840 (10th percentile) to $61,690 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 94,360 US workers. North Dakota pays the most ($60,230), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Crossing Guards and Flaggers earn a median of $38,100, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 8% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Protective Service, it ranks #21 of 24 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 3.6% by 2033.
- $38,100
- Median annual wage
- Top 92%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #21 of 24
- in Protective Service
- 2.0×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: North Dakota at $60,230. Typical entry-level education: No formal educational credential.
Crossing Guards and Flaggers (SOC 33-9091) pays a national median of $38,100 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $30,840 at the 10th percentile to $61,690 at the 90th, with a mean of $43,350 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 94,360 Americans work in this occupation across 50 reporting states and 227 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +3.6% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as slower than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 18,000 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is No formal educational credential and short-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of B for this role, with a fatality rate of 7.3 per 100,000 and injury rate of 2.5 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. North Dakota pays the highest state median at $60,230, which is +58% above the national figure. The top metro is Charleston-North Charleston, SC at $73,990 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
Median Salary
$38,100
per year
Median Hourly
$18.32/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$43,350
average
Employment
94,360
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Crossing Guards and Flaggers pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$38,100 Bottom 8% higher than 8% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 33-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Crossing Guards and Flaggers; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 33-series occupations with growth data, Crossing Guards and Flaggers sits on the slower-growing side at +3.6% growth and $38,100 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+3.6%
Slower than average
Annual Openings
18,000
per year (projected)
Typical Education
No formal educational credential
On-the-Job Training
Short-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
7.3/100K
Injury Rate
2.5/100
Danger Index
13.7/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Crossing Guards and Flaggers roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ 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.
- ▸ Distribute traffic control signs and markers at designated points.
- ▸ Report unsafe behavior of children to school officials.
- ▸ Stop speeding vehicles to warn drivers of traffic laws.
- ▸ Learn the location and purpose of street traffic signs within assigned patrol areas.
- ▸ Record license numbers of vehicles disregarding traffic signals, and report infractions to appropriate authorities.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$30,840
25th Percentile
$34,430
Median
$38,100
75th Percentile
$47,540
90th Percentile
$61,690
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota | $60,230 | +58% above national |
| 2 | California | $50,610 | +33% above national |
| 3 | Washington | $48,940 | +28% above national |
| 4 | Minnesota | $48,100 | +26% above national |
| 5 | Oregon | $47,110 | +24% above national |
| 6 | Wyoming | $47,070 | +24% above national |
| 7 | South Dakota | $46,940 | +23% above national |
| 8 | New Hampshire | $45,980 | +21% above national |
| 9 | Vermont | $45,410 | +19% above national |
| 10 | New York | $44,730 | +17% above national |
| 11 | Massachusetts | $43,460 | +14% above national |
| 12 | Hawaii | $42,780 | +12% above national |
| 13 | Connecticut | $41,950 | +10% above national |
| 14 | New Jersey | $41,600 | +9% above national |
| 15 | Iowa | $41,240 | +8% above national |
| 16 | District of Columbia | $40,800 | +7% above national |
| 17 | Maine | $40,140 | +5% above national |
| 18 | Idaho | $40,060 | +5% above national |
| 19 | Illinois | $38,990 | +2% above national |
| 20 | Nebraska | $37,990 | same as national |
| 21 | Colorado | $37,620 | 1% below national |
| 22 | Virginia | $37,560 | 1% below national |
| 23 | Arizona | $37,440 | 2% below national |
| 24 | Indiana | $37,440 | 2% below national |
| 25 | Ohio | $37,440 | 2% below national |
| 26 | Michigan | $36,540 | 4% below national |
| 27 | Delaware | $36,500 | 4% below national |
| 28 | Tennessee | $35,960 | 6% below national |
| 29 | Maryland | $35,850 | 6% below national |
| 30 | Pennsylvania | $35,810 | 6% below national |
| 31 | Florida | $35,730 | 6% below national |
| 32 | Wisconsin | $35,580 | 7% below national |
| 33 | Utah | $35,480 | 7% below national |
| 34 | Kansas | $35,440 | 7% below national |
| 35 | Kentucky | $34,450 | 10% below national |
| 36 | Georgia | $34,230 | 10% below national |
| 37 | North Carolina | $33,730 | 11% below national |
| 38 | Missouri | $33,560 | 12% below national |
| 39 | Texas | $33,350 | 12% below national |
| 40 | West Virginia | $32,800 | 14% below national |
| 41 | South Carolina | $32,690 | 14% below national |
| 42 | Montana | $32,600 | 14% below national |
| 43 | Nevada | $31,480 | 17% below national |
| 44 | New Mexico | $31,460 | 17% below national |
| 45 | Puerto Rico | $31,460 | 17% below national |
| 46 | Rhode Island | $31,200 | 18% below national |
| 47 | Arkansas | $30,830 | 19% below national |
| 48 | Alabama | $29,190 | 23% below national |
| 49 | Oklahoma | $28,610 | 25% below national |
| 50 | Louisiana | $25,450 | 33% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $73,990 | +94% above national |
| 2 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $72,590 | +91% above national |
| 3 | Salem, OR | $62,990 | +65% above national |
| 4 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $62,880 | +65% above national |
| 5 | Columbus, OH | $61,690 | +62% above national |
| 6 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $61,650 | +62% above national |
| 7 | Vallejo, CA | $60,270 | +58% above national |
| 8 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $58,840 | +54% above national |
| 9 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $58,810 | +54% above national |
| 10 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $58,060 | +52% above national |
| 11 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $57,190 | +50% above national |
| 12 | Bellingham, WA | $56,450 | +48% above national |
| 13 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $56,370 | +48% above national |
| 14 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $56,290 | +48% above national |
| 15 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $55,930 | +47% above national |
| 16 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $55,730 | +46% above national |
| 17 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $55,700 | +46% above national |
| 18 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $55,360 | +45% above national |
| 19 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $54,680 | +44% above national |
| 20 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $54,580 | +43% above national |
| 21 | Gainesville, FL | $52,620 | +38% above national |
| 22 | Altoona, PA | $52,030 | +37% above national |
| 23 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $51,930 | +36% above national |
| 24 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $51,400 | +35% above national |
| 25 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $50,650 | +33% above national |
| 26 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $50,170 | +32% above national |
| 27 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $50,020 | +31% above national |
| 28 | Kingston, NY | $49,930 | +31% above national |
| 29 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $49,160 | +29% above national |
| 30 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $48,100 | +26% above national |
| 31 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $47,570 | +25% above national |
| 32 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $47,130 | +24% above national |
| 33 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $47,100 | +24% above national |
| 34 | Fresno, CA | $46,190 | +21% above national |
| 35 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $46,170 | +21% above national |
| 36 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $45,980 | +21% above national |
| 37 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $45,760 | +20% above national |
| 38 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $45,650 | +20% above national |
| 39 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $45,410 | +19% above national |
| 40 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $45,370 | +19% above national |
| 41 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $45,280 | +19% above national |
| 42 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $44,880 | +18% above national |
| 43 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $44,840 | +18% above national |
| 44 | Madison, WI | $44,840 | +18% above national |
| 45 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $44,530 | +17% above national |
| 46 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $44,530 | +17% above national |
| 47 | Bangor, ME | $44,280 | +16% above national |
| 48 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $44,150 | +16% above national |
| 49 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $43,680 | +15% above national |
| 50 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $43,670 | +15% above national |
| 51 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $43,480 | +14% above national |
| 52 | New Haven, CT | $43,460 | +14% above national |
| 53 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $43,440 | +14% above national |
| 54 | Mobile, AL | $43,170 | +13% above national |
| 55 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $43,010 | +13% above national |
| 56 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $42,760 | +12% above national |
| 57 | Visalia, CA | $42,750 | +12% above national |
| 58 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $42,670 | +12% above national |
| 59 | Fargo, ND-MN | $42,660 | +12% above national |
| 60 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $42,280 | +11% above national |
| 61 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $41,600 | +9% above national |
| 62 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $41,600 | +9% above national |
| 63 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $41,540 | +9% above national |
| 64 | Pueblo, CO | $41,420 | +9% above national |
| 65 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $41,340 | +9% above national |
| 66 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $41,140 | +8% above national |
| 67 | Reno, NV | $41,100 | +8% above national |
| 68 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $40,950 | +7% above national |
| 69 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $40,800 | +7% above national |
| 70 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $40,800 | +7% above national |
| 71 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $40,130 | +5% above national |
| 72 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $40,060 | +5% above national |
| 73 | Boise City, ID | $40,060 | +5% above national |
| 74 | Fort Wayne, IN | $40,000 | +5% above national |
| 75 | Boulder, CO | $39,370 | +3% above national |
| 76 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $39,280 | +3% above national |
| 77 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $39,060 | +3% above national |
| 78 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $38,990 | +2% above national |
| 79 | Colorado Springs, CO | $38,970 | +2% above national |
| 80 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $38,840 | +2% above national |
| 81 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $38,630 | +1% above national |
| 82 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $38,600 | +1% above national |
| 83 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $38,590 | +1% above national |
| 84 | Jacksonville, FL | $38,560 | +1% above national |
| 85 | Modesto, CA | $38,540 | +1% above national |
| 86 | Toledo, OH | $38,470 | +1% above national |
| 87 | Binghamton, NY | $38,380 | +1% above national |
| 88 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $38,230 | same as national |
| 89 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $38,160 | same as national |
| 90 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $37,840 | 1% below national |
| 91 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $37,720 | 1% below national |
| 92 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $37,720 | 1% below national |
| 93 | St. George, UT | $37,720 | 1% below national |
| 94 | Worcester, MA | $37,690 | 1% below national |
| 95 | Green Bay, WI | $37,630 | 1% below national |
| 96 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $37,600 | 1% below national |
| 97 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $37,530 | 1% below national |
| 98 | Elmira, NY | $37,490 | 2% below national |
| 99 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $37,350 | 2% below national |
| 100 | Savannah, GA | $37,240 | 2% below national |
| 101 | Springfield, MA | $37,180 | 2% below national |
| 102 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $37,170 | 2% below national |
| 103 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $37,120 | 3% below national |
| 104 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $37,120 | 3% below national |
| 105 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $37,030 | 3% below national |
| 106 | Rochester, NY | $36,960 | 3% below national |
| 107 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $36,920 | 3% below national |
| 108 | Wichita, KS | $36,490 | 4% below national |
| 109 | Syracuse, NY | $36,460 | 4% below national |
| 110 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $36,450 | 4% below national |
| 111 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $36,410 | 4% below national |
| 112 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $36,400 | 4% below national |
| 113 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $36,130 | 5% below national |
| 114 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $36,120 | 5% below national |
| 115 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $36,000 | 6% below national |
| 116 | Pittsburgh, PA | $35,990 | 6% below national |
| 117 | Bloomington, IN | $35,940 | 6% below national |
| 118 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $35,870 | 6% below national |
| 119 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $35,850 | 6% below national |
| 120 | Reading, PA | $35,830 | 6% below national |
| 121 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $35,780 | 6% below national |
| 122 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $35,770 | 6% below national |
| 123 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $35,750 | 6% below national |
| 124 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $35,700 | 6% below national |
| 125 | Lubbock, TX | $35,650 | 6% below national |
| 126 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $35,620 | 7% below national |
| 127 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $35,610 | 7% below national |
| 128 | Richmond, VA | $35,520 | 7% below national |
| 129 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $35,440 | 7% below national |
| 130 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $35,420 | 7% below national |
| 131 | Lancaster, PA | $35,360 | 7% below national |
| 132 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $35,360 | 7% below national |
| 133 | Knoxville, TN | $35,310 | 7% below national |
| 134 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $35,310 | 7% below national |
| 135 | Asheville, NC | $35,300 | 7% below national |
| 136 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $35,080 | 8% below national |
| 137 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $35,050 | 8% below national |
| 138 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $35,010 | 8% below national |
| 139 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $34,990 | 8% below national |
| 140 | Terre Haute, IN | $34,940 | 8% below national |
| 141 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $34,920 | 8% below national |
| 142 | Winston-Salem, NC | $34,880 | 8% below national |
| 143 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $34,860 | 9% below national |
| 144 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $34,850 | 9% below national |
| 145 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $34,760 | 9% below national |
| 146 | Akron, OH | $34,690 | 9% below national |
| 147 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $34,690 | 9% below national |
| 148 | York-Hanover, PA | $34,660 | 9% below national |
| 149 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $34,620 | 9% below national |
| 150 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $34,580 | 9% below national |
| 151 | Cleveland, OH | $34,450 | 10% below national |
| 152 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $34,450 | 10% below national |
| 153 | El Centro, CA | $34,320 | 10% below national |
| 154 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $34,310 | 10% below national |
| 155 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $34,290 | 10% below national |
| 156 | Erie, PA | $34,280 | 10% below national |
| 157 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $34,250 | 10% below national |
| 158 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $34,210 | 10% below national |
| 159 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $34,020 | 11% below national |
| 160 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $33,890 | 11% below national |
| 161 | Dover, DE | $33,670 | 12% below national |
| 162 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $33,600 | 12% below national |
| 163 | Ogden, UT | $33,560 | 12% below national |
| 164 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $33,560 | 12% below national |
| 165 | Wilmington, NC | $33,470 | 12% below national |
| 166 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $33,460 | 12% below national |
| 167 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $33,350 | 12% below national |
| 168 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $33,280 | 13% below national |
| 169 | Roanoke, VA | $33,230 | 13% below national |
| 170 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $33,230 | 13% below national |
| 171 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $33,190 | 13% below national |
| 172 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $33,130 | 13% below national |
| 173 | Tallahassee, FL | $33,110 | 13% below national |
| 174 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $32,850 | 14% below national |
| 175 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $32,820 | 14% below national |
| 176 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $32,800 | 14% below national |
| 177 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $32,760 | 14% below national |
| 178 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $32,740 | 14% below national |
| 179 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $32,710 | 14% below national |
| 180 | Columbia, SC | $32,690 | 14% below national |
| 181 | Ocala, FL | $32,650 | 14% below national |
| 182 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $32,640 | 14% below national |
| 183 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $32,610 | 14% below national |
| 184 | Tucson, AZ | $32,400 | 15% below national |
| 185 | Charleston, WV | $32,390 | 15% below national |
| 186 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $32,370 | 15% below national |
| 187 | Utica-Rome, NY | $32,240 | 15% below national |
| 188 | Vineland, NJ | $32,220 | 15% below national |
| 189 | Ann Arbor, MI | $32,190 | 16% below national |
| 190 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $31,930 | 16% below national |
| 191 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $31,850 | 16% below national |
| 192 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $31,730 | 17% below national |
| 193 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $31,630 | 17% below national |
| 194 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $31,530 | 17% below national |
| 195 | Albuquerque, NM | $31,460 | 17% below national |
| 196 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $31,460 | 17% below national |
| 197 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $31,200 | 18% below national |
| 198 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $31,200 | 18% below national |
| 199 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $31,200 | 18% below national |
| 200 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $31,200 | 18% below national |
| 201 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $31,090 | 18% below national |
| 202 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $30,960 | 19% below national |
| 203 | Birmingham, AL | $30,830 | 19% below national |
| 204 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $30,520 | 20% below national |
| 205 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $30,400 | 20% below national |
| 206 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $29,570 | 22% below national |
| 207 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $29,310 | 23% below national |
| 208 | Jackson, MS | $28,910 | 24% below national |
| 209 | Tulsa, OK | $28,610 | 25% below national |
| 210 | Tyler, TX | $28,500 | 25% below national |
| 211 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $28,060 | 26% below national |
| 212 | Corpus Christi, TX | $27,890 | 27% below national |
| 213 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $27,730 | 27% below national |
| 214 | Flint, MI | $27,320 | 28% below national |
| 215 | El Paso, TX | $27,260 | 28% below national |
| 216 | Logan, UT-ID | $27,050 | 29% below national |
| 217 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $26,970 | 29% below national |
| 218 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $25,450 | 33% below national |
| 219 | Oklahoma City, OK | $25,280 | 34% below national |
| 220 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $23,750 | 38% below national |
| 221 | Rome, GA | $20,970 | 45% below national |
| 222 | Amarillo, TX | $20,920 | 45% below national |
| 223 | Montgomery, AL | $20,380 | 47% below national |
| 224 | Albany, GA | $20,070 | 47% below national |
| 225 | Baton Rouge, LA | $17,780 | 53% below national |
| 226 | Hattiesburg, MS | $15,080 | 60% below national |
| 227 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $15,080 | 60% below national |
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- For an experienced offer, anchor on the 75th percentile (about $47,540/year), not the median. The median marks the middle worker; the upper quartile is the realistic target with strong experience. Salary calculator
- Location moves pay significantly: North Dakota leads at $60,230/year for this role. Weigh state pay against local cost of living before relocating or negotiating remote. Pay by state
- Compare this occupation against similar roles before you decide, so you are reading the pay band in context rather than in isolation. Compare jobs
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