What are the main factors that influence a Flagger's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Flagger's salary?

A Flagger's salary grows with experience: a Safety Representative I (0-2 years)earns $67,360, a Flagger (2-4 years)earns $75,683, a Safety Representative III (4-7 years)earns $92,781, a Safety Representative IV (7+ years)earns $108,747, a Safety Representative V (7-10 years)earns $136,674,

What are the highest paying states for a Flagger?

Flagger salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Flagger roles are District of Columbia $96,981, California $96,613, Massachusetts $95,326. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Flagger roles make?

Salaries for Flagger level roles vary by specialization: Apprentice Lineman Flagger: $89,899; Flagger Protector: $56,182; Construction Flagger: $56,059; Traffic Flagger will train and certify Weekly Pay: $55,972; Traffic Flagger Guaranteed Raises DailyPay and Incentives: $54,554.

How do different companies affect a Flagger's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Flagger roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Flagger Salary in the United States

How much does a Flagger make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Flagger in the United States is $87,592 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.

However, a Flagger's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $108,949
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $77,490 to $98,771
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $68,292

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Flagger Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,771	$8,231	$1,899	$47
Average	$87,592	$7,299	$1,684	$42
25th Percentile	$77,490	$6,457	$1,490	$37

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Key Factors That Influence Flagger Salaries

A Flagger's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Flagger Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Flagger's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $67,360
Early Career (1-2 years): $75,683
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $92,781
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $108,747
Expert (over 8 years): $136,674

Levels	Salary
Safety Re... Level Flagger	$67,360
Flagger Level Flagger	$75,683
Safety Re... Level Flagger	$92,781
Safety Re... Level Flagger	$108,747
Safety Re... Level Flagger	$136,674

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How Do Flagger Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Flaggers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $96,981.
California: $96,613.
Massachusetts: $95,326.

District of Columbia $96,981 California $96,613 Massachusetts $95,326 Washington $94,975 New Jersey $94,940 Alaska $94,818 Connecticut $93,609 New York $93,119

Hawaii $91,551 Rhode Island $90,815 Maryland $90,316 Minnesota $89,632 Colorado $89,370 Illinois $89,282 Oregon $88,949 Delaware $88,704

New Hampshire $88,550 Virginia $88,205 Pennsylvania $87,197 Nevada $86,689 North Dakota $86,523 Michigan $86,260 Wisconsin $86,164 Vermont $85,971

Texas $85,437 Maine $85,402 Arizona $85,349 Ohio $85,288 Georgia $84,482 Indiana $84,079 Wyoming $84,000 Utah $83,878

Iowa $83,825 Kansas $83,405 Louisiana $83,282 North Carolina $83,238 Missouri $83,221 Florida $82,879 Montana $82,695 Nebraska $82,520

Kentucky $82,424 South Carolina $82,073 Tennessee $81,854 Idaho $81,767 New Mexico $81,127 Oklahoma $80,987 Alabama $80,470 South Dakota $79,603

Arkansas $79,130 West Virginia $78,876 Mississippi $78,114

Top Paying Cities for Flaggers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $110,479
San Francisco: $109,270
Oakland: $106,967

San Jose, CA $110,479

San Francisco, CA $109,270

Oakland, CA $106,967

New York, NY $100,852

Paramus, NJ $99,626

Queens Village, NY $99,621

Passaic, NJ $99,538

Bergenfield, NJ $99,530

Stamford, CT $99,338

Huntington, NY $99,302

Newark, NJ $98,654

Bridgeport, CT $98,469

Vallejo, CA $98,295

New Brunswick, NJ $98,260

Petaluma, CA $98,208

Middlesex, NJ $98,041

Somerset, NJ $97,980

Santa Cruz, CA $97,866

Boston, MA $97,332

Monterey, CA $97,024

Seattle, WA $96,824

Santa Rosa, CA $96,806

Los Angeles, CA $96,780

Juneau, AK $96,552

Washington, DC $96,456

Orange, CA $96,144

Santa Ana, CA $95,913

Long Beach, CA $95,825

Anaheim, CA $95,808

Anchorage, AK $95,764

Santa Maria, CA $95,501

Everett, WA $95,483

Danbury, CT $95,175

Bremerton, WA $95,054

Tacoma, WA $94,739

New Suffolk, NY $94,737

Sacramento, CA $94,713

Santa Barbara, CA $94,616

Trenton, NJ $94,520

San Diego, CA $94,520

Brockton, MA $94,424

Fairbanks, AK $94,209

Lompoc, CA $93,986

Lowell, MA $93,915

Ventura, CA $93,898

Nashua, NH $93,881

Stockton, CA $93,872

Modesto, CA $93,232

Poughkeepsie, NY $93,040

Olympia, WA $92,873

Kennewick, WA $92,873

New Haven, CT $92,838

Lawrence, MA $92,523

Hartford, CT $92,435

Riverside, CA $92,418

New Bedford, MA $92,330

Richland, WA $92,330

Bakersfield, CA $92,208

San Bernardino, CA $92,173

New Britain, CT $92,164

Atlantic City, NJ $92,164

New London, CT $92,129

Norwich, CT $92,102

Portsmouth, NH $92,085

Boulder, CO $91,899

Portland, OR $91,778

Worcester, MA $91,770

Minneapolis, MN $91,498

Philadelphia, PA $91,375

Honolulu, HI $91,086

Saint Paul, MN $91,044

Vineland, NJ $91,025

Providence, RI $90,771

Chicago, IL $90,517

Bellingham, WA $90,412

Springfield, MA $90,342

Baltimore, MD $90,316

Chico, CA $90,097

Pittsfield, MA $89,860

Manchester, NH $89,694

Spokane, WA $89,308

Denver, CO $89,300

Albany, NY $88,888

Troy, NY $88,853

Nassau, NY $88,759

Schenectady, NY $88,669

Wilmington, DE $88,599

Burlington, VT $88,476

Salem, OR $88,441

Portland, ME $88,170

Yakima, WA $88,082

Rochester, MN $87,810

Reno, NV $87,767

Fresno, CA $87,767

Milwaukee, WI $87,688

Detroit, MI $87,600

Ann Arbor, MI $87,585

Allentown, PA $87,574

Colorado Springs, CO $87,425

Syracuse, NY $87,381

Carson City, NV $87,381

Houston, TX $87,259

Eugene, OR $87,215

Gary, IN $87,110

Springfield, OR $87,040

Bismarck, ND $87,022

Galveston, TX $86,961

Medford, OR $86,829

Fort Collins, CO $86,794

Concord, NH $86,751

Austin, TX $86,724

Mesa, AZ $86,540

Reading, PA $86,532

Phoenix, AZ $86,523

Dallas, TX $86,497

Saint Cloud, MN $86,413

Madison, WI $86,295

Utica, NY $86,059

Rochester, NY $85,919

Des Moines, IA $85,910

Raleigh, NC $85,901

Atlanta, GA $85,770

Battle Creek, MI $85,743

Salt Lake City, UT $85,717

Lancaster, PA $85,586

Harrisburg, PA $85,463

Kansas City, MO $85,375

Champaign, IL $85,358

Kansas City, KS $85,358

Fort Worth, TX $85,349

Columbus, OH $85,334

Boca Raton, FL $85,314

Pittsburgh, PA $85,279

Richmond, VA $85,244

Indianapolis, IN $85,227

Cleveland, OH $85,218

Las Vegas, NV $85,113

Cincinnati, OH $85,113

Petersburg, VA $84,981

Huntsville, AL $84,850

Lansing, MI $84,791

Lebanon, PA $84,780

Pueblo, CO $84,771

Appleton, WI $84,745

Buffalo, NY $84,710

Dayton, OH $84,683

Racine, WI $84,666

Charlotte, NC $84,657

Saint Louis, MO $84,631

York, PA $84,578

Elkhart, IN $84,578

Gastonia, NC $84,562

Billings, MT $84,541

Beaumont, TX $84,517

Lorain, OH $84,500

Benton Harbor, MI $84,482

Toledo, OH $84,464

Binghamton, NY $84,421

Rock Hill, SC $84,412

Rockford, IL $84,368

Springfield, IL $84,333

Elyria, OH $84,324

Fargo, ND $84,324

Flagstaff, AZ $84,263

Fort Lauderdale, FL $84,210

Duluth, MN $84,158

Miami, FL $84,158

Cheyenne, WY $84,097

Grand Forks, ND $84,097

Bangor, ME $83,904

Cedar Rapids, IA $83,808

Durham, NC $83,771

Louisville, KY $83,764

Grand Rapids, MI $83,746

Hialeah, FL $83,737

Casper, WY $83,615

Scranton, PA $83,510

New Orleans, LA $83,483

Virginia Beach, VA $83,475

Akron, OH $83,431

Peoria, IL $83,317

Sarasota, FL $83,300

Nashville, TN $83,238

Omaha, NE $83,238

Green Bay, WI $83,238

Baton Rouge, LA $83,194

Charleston, SC $83,177

Jamestown, NY $83,133

Davenport, IA $83,133

Tucson, AZ $83,089

Saint Petersburg, FL $83,037

Tampa, FL $83,019

Evansville, IN $82,967

Port Arthur, TX $82,967

Bradenton, FL $82,932

Santa Fe, NM $82,774

Orlando, FL $82,616

Clearwater, FL $82,590

Canton, OH $82,406

La Crosse, WI $82,406

Albuquerque, NM $82,354

Newport News, VA $82,345

High Point, NC $82,318

Ogden, UT $82,283

Corpus Christi, TX $82,213

Norfolk, VA $82,161

Laramie, WY $82,161

Rock Island, IL $82,108

Saginaw, MI $82,091

Jacksonville, FL $82,082

Salisbury, NC $82,064

Boise, ID $82,047

Moline, IL $82,003

Fort Myers, FL $81,977

Memphis, TN $81,959

Tulsa, OK $81,916

Waterloo, IA $81,863

Spartanburg, SC $81,775

Lincoln, NE $81,732

Fort Wayne, IN $81,714

Provo, UT $81,705

Cedar Falls, IA $81,600

San Antonio, TX $81,565

Greensboro, NC $81,530

South Bend, IN $81,521

Savannah, GA $81,425

Muskegon, MI $81,390

Birmingham, AL $81,381

Winston Salem, NC $81,338

Lake Charles, LA $81,127

Anderson, IN $81,110

Lexington, KY $81,083

Augusta, GA $81,057

Greenville, SC $81,057

Lima, OH $80,987

Wichita, KS $80,978

Tuscaloosa, AL $80,978

Columbia, SC $80,900

Springfield, OH $80,882

Asheville, NC $80,742

Bloomington, IN $80,681

Knoxville, TN $80,365

Shreveport, LA $80,356

Wilmington, NC $80,243

Roanoke, VA $80,243

Topeka, KS $80,085

Frankfort, KY $80,075

Oklahoma City, OK $80,015

Chillicothe, OH $79,980

Longview, TX $79,971

Melbourne, FL $79,962

Sioux Falls, SD $79,822

Mobile, AL $79,813

Terre Haute, IN $79,778

Altoona, PA $79,726

Amarillo, TX $79,664

Killeen, TX $79,638

Fayetteville, AR $79,568

Chattanooga, TN $79,542

Sioux City, IA $79,463

Idaho Falls, ID $79,445

Lynchburg, VA $79,375

Gainesville, FL $79,262

Portsmouth, OH $79,218

Little Rock, AR $79,200

Lafayette, LA $79,165

Youngstown, OH $79,165

Daytona Beach, FL $79,113

Clarksville, TN $79,104

Pensacola, FL $79,095

Temple, TX $79,089

Hopkinsville, KY $78,832

Erie, PA $78,815

Florence, SC $78,780

Charleston, WV $78,640

Great Falls, MT $78,596

Macon, GA $78,473

Tallahassee, FL $78,464

Fayetteville, NC $78,447

Waco, TX $78,429

Helena, MT $78,368

Pine Bluff, AR $78,335

Vincennes, IN $78,228

Lubbock, TX $78,193

Alamogordo, NM $78,140

Twin Falls, ID $78,062

Rapid City, SD $78,035

Jackson, MS $77,878

Huntington, WV $77,871

Greenville, MS $77,869

Parkersburg, WV $77,780

Montgomery, AL $77,764

Wichita Falls, TX $77,676

Springfield, MO $77,676

Biloxi, MS $77,632

Monroe, LA $77,545

Johnstown, PA $77,483

Sumter, SC $77,448

Columbus, GA $77,440

Pascagoula, MS $77,273

Abilene, TX $77,273

Kingsport, TN $77,045

Albany, GA $77,045

Gulfport, MS $77,019

Alexandria, LA $76,730

Fort Smith, AR $76,511

El Paso, TX $76,275

Las Cruces, NM $75,881

Harlingen, TX $75,658

Pocatello, ID $75,644

Florence, AL $75,530

Brownsville, TX $75,513

Mcallen, TX $75,329

Dothan, AL $75,206

Columbus, MS $74,686

Altus, OK $74,278

Lawton, OK $74,111

Pierre, SD $73,796

What Skills Can Increase a Flagger's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Planning (Mentioned in 6.52% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
Event Management (Mentioned in 1.83% Job Postings): Setting up, designing, and hosting social and business events to boost the business's reputation and client base.
First Aid (Mentioned in 1.14% Job Postings): First aid refers to medical attention that is usually administered immediately after the injury occurs and at the location where it occurred.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	6.52%
Event Management	1.83%
First Aid	1.14%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Flagger's salary.

Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Project Management: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Risk Management: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Collaboration	$93,723	7%
Project Management	$93,723	7%
Risk Management	$92,847	6%
Hard Working	$92,847	6%
Analysis	$91,971	5%
EHS	$91,095	4%

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How Education impacts a Flagger's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Flaggers enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Flagger with a Associate's Degree is between $77,958 and $84,143).

Flagger Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Flagger

No Diploma 2.6%

High School 23.1%

Associates 28.2%

Bachelors 33.3%

Masters 12.8%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	2.6%
High School	23.1%
Associates	28.2%
Bachelors	33.3%
Masters	12.8%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Flagger Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Flagger's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$77,490

Average $87,592/year

$98,771

$6,457

Average $7,299/month

$8,231

$1,490

Average $1,684/week

$1,899

$37

Average $42/hour

$47

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,771	$8,231	$1,899	$47
Average	$87,592	$7,299	$1,684	$42
25th Percentile	$77,490	$6,457	$1,490	$37

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Salary Trends for Flagger

Salaries for a Flagger can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $61,756 in 2023 to around $62,025 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Flagger salary trends, .

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2024

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