Salary by Metro

SOC 53-6021 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

Parking Attendants wages by metro

National median annual wage

$35,150

10th percentile
$27,040
25th percentile
$29,960
Median
$35,150
75th percentile
$37,670
90th percentile
$44,550
Mean
$34,990

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 137,880.

That median is 31.1% 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.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Parking Attendants.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Colorado Springs, CO150$32,990$47,320$49,620
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA650$40,200$45,030$61,090
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA3,470$39,660$44,480$60,390
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA2,230$37,910$43,790$50,400
Bellingham, WA30$35,840$39,520$46,800
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA990$35,990$39,480$46,330
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO1,040$36,460$38,620$46,980
Sioux Falls, SD-MN170$32,310$38,520$39,240
Kahului-Wailuku, HI250$34,290$38,480$64,830
Napa, CA40$37,610$38,430$51,000
Burlington-South Burlington, VT50$32,720$38,340$49,000
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA3,220$35,940$37,960$53,910
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN4,450$31,540$37,810$55,140
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA70$36,050$37,770$60,120
Syracuse, NY260$32,240$37,710$44,130
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY100$32,240$37,650$44,750
Bend, OR60$34,140$37,510$47,320
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA70$37,350$37,510$49,140
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH2,650$35,880$37,360$44,790
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA230$34,650$37,340$44,000

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Parking Attendants jobs in the May 2025 tables.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ14,220$33,580$35,920$42,290
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA11,070$35,980$37,280$47,080
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL8,550$27,040$29,650$38,820
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX5,490$26,710$31,770$40,240
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN4,450$31,540$37,810$55,140
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA3,810$21,650$28,200$36,460
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA3,470$39,660$44,480$60,390
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX3,400$25,950$31,120$37,040
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD3,280$28,460$32,220$44,030
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA3,220$35,940$37,960$53,910
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV3,110$31,780$36,930$43,990
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL3,030$27,480$29,430$39,400
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH2,650$35,880$37,360$44,790
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ2,460$30,580$35,100$43,310
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV2,430$25,320$29,500$42,740
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL2,420$27,300$28,900$41,680
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA2,230$37,910$43,790$50,400
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN1,930$16,860$30,400$36,040
New Orleans-Metairie, LA1,770$21,540$23,920$33,350
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI1,730$27,800$35,020$37,900

States and territories

State estimates for Parking Attendants, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Washington2,860$36,120$43,180$50,400
Colorado1,390$35,670$39,330$48,860
Oregon1,300$34,170$38,730$46,220
Vermont90$30,350$38,160$47,290
California21,290$35,760$38,060$50,280
Massachusetts3,330$33,900$37,360$44,670
District of Columbia1,900$36,400$37,220$43,530
Illinois5,320$31,260$36,730$53,360
Alaska90$30,690$36,580$44,700
New Hampshire320$29,840$36,010$45,180
New York12,440$33,580$35,920$42,630
Wyoming110$21,000$35,780$49,180
North Dakota170$28,930$35,550$41,240
Minnesota1,470$27,150$35,250$45,830
Maryland1,530$31,200$35,210$46,960
New Jersey5,110$32,220$35,100$42,290
Utah710$29,320$34,630$42,540
Rhode Island520$31,200$34,390$44,610
Connecticut2,240$34,010$34,360$38,670
Arizona3,130$30,580$34,230$42,930
Delaware200$31,200$34,230$35,830
South Dakota240$29,870$34,220$40,360
Hawaii1,600$29,640$33,690$47,360
Michigan3,210$26,270$33,690$38,170
Nebraska460$28,080$32,880$37,200
Idaho470$26,000$31,990$38,930
Kentucky1,480$23,260$31,630$38,580
South Carolina1,300$18,330$31,490$37,400
Indiana1,930$23,380$31,360$41,360
Wisconsin1,290$25,040$31,270$41,610
Texas12,100$23,960$31,200$40,240
Pennsylvania4,930$22,820$31,100$42,490
Missouri1,260$28,600$31,050$45,170
Maine100$30,470$30,860$49,790
Tennessee2,660$16,860$30,780$36,090
North Carolina2,930$17,000$30,540$38,630
New Mexico420$25,020$30,530$36,020
West Virginia150$24,830$30,460$43,200
Alabama1,110$18,480$30,350$35,250
Kansas90$25,440$30,320$39,300
Virginia1,830$25,810$30,110$38,100
Ohio3,050$29,120$30,100$37,560
Iowa1,050$21,180$30,070$37,880
Arkansas310$22,930$29,890$34,970
Nevada2,660$25,290$29,750$42,870
Florida17,670$27,040$29,650$39,860
Georgia4,660$21,650$28,960$36,460
Oklahoma870$17,510$27,230$36,680
Montana60$25,370$27,100$42,070
Mississippi320$19,850$26,420$39,980
Louisiana2,130$21,340$23,920$33,410
Puerto Rico1,030$21,840$21,840$25,320

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Parking Attendants?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Parking Attendants is $35,150. Employment is 137,880.

How does Parking Attendants pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Parking Attendants is 31.1% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Parking Attendants?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Colorado Springs, CO is highest on this page's list at $47,320.