How much do Parking Attendants make in Lincoln, NE?

Percentile spread

For Parking Attendants, the published 10th percentile is $28,080 and the 90th percentile is $35,860. The difference is $7,780, which is 27.7% 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 $28,080 to the 75th at $33,520, covers $5,440.

The mean annual wage is $30,260, which sits above the median of $28,080. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lincoln, NE median is 20.1% lower than the national median of $35,150 for Parking Attendants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $30,661, which is 12.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.6% lower than the Nebraska median of $32,880.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lincoln, NE is 91.581, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $28,080 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Parking Attendants at $30,661 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 Parking Attendants. Lincoln, NE ranks 6th 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).).

• Omaha, NE-IA is 56 miles away, with a median of $33,280 and employment of 350. That median is 18.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,209, against $30,661 here.
• Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 170 miles away, with a median of $30,080 and employment of 380. That median is 7.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,802, against $30,661 here.
• Kansas City, MO-KS is 183 miles away, with a median of $29,190 and employment of 500. That median is 4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,542, against $30,661 here.

Employment share

Parking Attendants accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Lincoln, NE (110 of 182,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (137,880 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.68 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.