SOC 53-6031 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · May 2025
How much do Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants make in Yuma, AZ?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants in Yuma, AZ is $35,380. The 10th percentile is $30,830 and the 90th percentile is $37,970. Employment is 40.
Median annual wage
$35,380
- 10th percentile
- $30,830
- 25th percentile
- $33,280
- Median
- $35,380
- 75th percentile
- $37,970
- 90th percentile
- $37,970
- Mean
- $35,250
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants, the published 10th percentile is $30,830 and the 90th percentile is $37,970. The difference is $7,140, which is 20.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.
The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $33,280 to the 75th at $37,970, covers $4,690.
The mean annual wage is $35,250, which sits below the median of $35,380. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Yuma, AZ median is 0.8% lower than the national median of $35,670 for Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $38,164, which is 7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 1.3% lower than the Arizona median of $35,840.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Yuma, AZ is 92.706, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $35,380 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants at $38,164 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants. Yuma, AZ ranks 5th of 6 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 111 miles away, with a median of $35,840 and employment of 1,170. That median is 1.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,690, against $38,164 here.
- Tucson, AZ is 132 miles away, with a median of $35,180 and employment of 290. That median is 0.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,307, against $38,164 here.
- Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ is 149 miles away, with a median of $37,730 and employment of 50. That median is 6.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,400, against $38,164 here.
Employment share
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Yuma, AZ (40 of 68,880). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (102,010 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.89 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.
Highest-paying jobs in Yuma, AZ · Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants make in Yuma, AZ?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants in Yuma, AZ is $35,380. The 10th percentile is $30,830 and the 90th percentile is $37,970. Employment is 40.
How does that compare with the national median for Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants?
The local median is 0.8% lower than the national median of $35,670.
What is Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants pay in Yuma, AZ after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Yuma, AZ is 92.706, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $35,380 is $38,164. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Yuma, AZ compare with nearby metros for Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants?
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 111 miles away, at $35,840. Yuma, AZ ranks 5th of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.