SOC 53-6031 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants wages by metro

National median annual wage

$35,670

10th percentile: $28,630
25th percentile: $31,300
Median: $35,670
75th percentile: $39,320
90th percentile: $46,060
Mean: $36,780

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 102,010.

That median is 30% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

Two cooks working in a commercial kitchen in 1930 — Cooks in a Washington state kitchen, 1930. Seattle Municipal Archives. Photograph by Seattle Municipal Archives. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Urban Honolulu, HI	170	$29,130	$50,360	$64,980
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	1,100	$39,820	$45,760	$60,630
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	460	$40,840	$45,020	$56,320
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	150	$37,980	$44,140	$50,480
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	70	$35,410	$44,120	$60,450
Bellingham, WA	90	$34,650	$43,430	$59,100
New Haven, CT	70	$36,420	$43,330	$56,870
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1,220	$36,190	$43,300	$60,880
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	40	$28,440	$42,800	$57,590
Salinas, CA	120	$37,230	$42,090	$47,450
Fairbanks-College, AK	40	$34,750	$41,830	$64,000
Missoula, MT	60	$30,180	$41,600	$49,070
Anchorage, AK	190	$35,360	$41,590	$58,990
Bozeman, MT	50	$36,320	$41,300	$47,920
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	80	$35,140	$40,510	$48,830
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	1,130	$37,050	$40,510	$48,990
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	90	$35,400	$40,410	$52,640
Modesto, CA	160	$36,680	$40,260	$48,530
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	50	$35,580	$40,240	$46,620
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	120	$36,340	$40,210	$58,170

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	9,370	$32,220	$36,440	$45,990
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	2,870	$33,370	$36,420	$45,260
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	2,830	$37,140	$39,070	$47,160
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	2,770	$28,800	$31,040	$42,640
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	2,490	$32,220	$34,880	$42,990
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1,890	$28,200	$34,800	$43,300
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,660	$30,090	$35,690	$48,150
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	1,510	$37,070	$38,600	$51,180
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	1,510	$25,960	$31,270	$39,450
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	1,350	$27,800	$34,140	$42,470
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	1,290	$35,800	$37,920	$55,070
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	1,220	$36,190	$43,300	$60,880
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	1,210	$29,340	$36,790	$47,580
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	1,200	$31,200	$38,520	$50,840
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	1,170	$31,600	$35,840	$45,860
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	1,130	$37,050	$40,510	$48,990
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	1,100	$39,820	$45,760	$60,630
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	1,090	$35,440	$36,740	$48,880
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1,050	$28,870	$35,950	$55,330
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	1,030	$25,020	$36,510	$43,760

States and territories

State estimates for Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Hawaii	270	$29,130	$43,630	$64,980
California	10,190	$36,360	$41,770	$50,200
District of Columbia	Not available	$36,400	$41,750	$59,860
Rhode Island	120	$36,540	$41,690	$44,130
Connecticut	420	$35,760	$41,600	$58,170
Alaska	280	$32,620	$41,590	$60,330
New Hampshire	200	$35,550	$40,030	$58,180
Washington	2,620	$34,950	$39,440	$51,470
Montana	460	$30,390	$38,700	$47,840
Vermont	170	$31,980	$38,700	$43,740
Colorado	2,980	$34,800	$38,370	$47,890
Missouri	1,150	$33,800	$38,130	$48,410
Maryland	1,060	$31,230	$37,580	$64,890
Nevada	250	$27,750	$37,550	$59,730
Minnesota	1,230	$28,830	$37,470	$45,000
New York	3,770	$33,090	$37,180	$46,430
Utah	890	$26,280	$37,000	$48,340
North Dakota	500	$28,400	$36,740	$53,430
Wyoming	280	$29,300	$36,640	$41,980
Wisconsin	2,770	$25,020	$36,550	$43,910
Delaware	370	$31,200	$36,530	$43,680
South Dakota	650	$29,370	$36,050	$45,240
Illinois	1,940	$31,200	$36,010	$49,360
South Carolina	220	$26,760	$36,000	$52,590
Arizona	1,710	$31,200	$35,840	$45,050
Indiana	3,090	$28,680	$35,700	$44,660
Massachusetts	1,850	$32,780	$35,680	$48,760
Idaho	480	$31,200	$35,560	$44,430
Kansas	1,500	$27,950	$35,440	$44,290
New Jersey	11,050	$32,220	$35,350	$44,840
Ohio	2,930	$27,580	$34,990	$42,040
Nebraska	910	$29,830	$34,940	$44,120
Florida	5,150	$28,020	$34,860	$47,210
Arkansas	870	$27,760	$34,750	$46,750
Oregon	6,270	$30,290	$34,280	$44,200
North Carolina	2,790	$28,920	$33,680	$42,160
Texas	6,880	$27,040	$33,670	$43,470
Maine	680	$30,470	$32,310	$40,790
Tennessee	2,840	$25,450	$31,970	$38,470
Oklahoma	1,270	$27,430	$31,760	$52,950
Pennsylvania	1,580	$23,130	$31,550	$45,490
Kentucky	1,220	$20,850	$31,410	$38,200
Michigan	3,390	$26,650	$31,280	$38,550
Georgia	4,210	$27,080	$30,950	$45,150
New Mexico	Not available	$28,610	$30,880	$40,550
Iowa	340	$28,220	$30,810	$47,550
Mississippi	350	$24,170	$30,810	$42,010
Virginia	4,060	$25,810	$30,350	$43,950
Alabama	2,150	$23,900	$29,180	$37,440
Louisiana	1,150	$24,460	$29,150	$52,120
West Virginia	200	$23,300	$28,260	$36,240
Puerto Rico	Not available	$21,840	$22,250	$66,250

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants is $35,670. Employment is 102,010.

How does Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants is 30% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Urban Honolulu, HI is highest on this page's list at $50,360.