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Average Crossing Guards And Flaggers Salary in Salem, OR

Crossing Guards And Flaggers in Salem, OR earn a median annual salary of $62,990, which is +65.3% compared to the national median. There are 250 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Salem, OR (metro area).

$62,990
Salem, OR median annual wage
$30/hour median
+65.3%
Difference vs national median
National median is $38,100
250
Local employment
1.3 jobs per 1,000 workers
2.15
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$38,890
25th
$40,660
Median
$62,990
75th
$64,650
90th
$82,470

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Salem, OR, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
103.6%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$60,772
Goods: 105.3%
Services: 104.7%
Rents: 110.3%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Charleston-North Charleston, SC $73,990 Compare 140
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA $62,880 Compare 40
Columbus, OH $61,690 Compare 960
Vallejo, CA $60,270 Compare 290
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $58,810 Compare 460
Bakersfield-Delano, CA $58,060 Compare 290

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Salem, OR

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Physicians, All Other $373,970 0.79
Family Medicine Physicians $295,170 1.35
Chief Executives $261,650 0.48
Pediatricians, General $256,710 1.21
Dentists, General $212,310 0.90
Nurse Anesthetists $174,260 0.64
Pharmacists $169,210 0.78
Compensation And Benefits Managers $163,270 N/A

Salem, OR has salary data for 437 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Crossing Guards And Flaggers in Salem, OR

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Crossing Guards And Flaggers are projected to change by +3.6% from 2024 to 2034, with 18,000 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.