SOC 53-6021 · Transportation and Material Moving Occupations · May 2025

How much do Parking Attendants make in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Parking Attendants in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is $35,750. The 10th percentile is $27,150 and the 90th percentile is $45,180. Employment is 1,100.

Median annual wage

$35,750

10th percentile
$27,150
25th percentile
$33,220
Median
$35,750
75th percentile
$37,970
90th percentile
$45,180
Mean
$36,130

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Parking Attendants, the published 10th percentile is $27,150 and the 90th percentile is $45,180. The difference is $18,030, which is 50.4% 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 $33,220 to the 75th at $37,970, covers $4,750.

The mean annual wage is $36,130, which sits above the median of $35,750. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI median is 1.7% higher than the national median of $35,150 for Parking Attendants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $34,105, which is 3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.4% higher than the Minnesota median of $35,250.

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Minnesota, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 104.822, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $35,750 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Parking Attendants at $34,105 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. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ranks 2nd 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).).

  • St. Cloud, MN is 68 miles away, with a median of $33,090 and employment of 50. That median is 7.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,760, against $34,105 here.
  • Rochester, MN is 92 miles away, with a median of $35,950 and employment of 60. That median is 0.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,583, against $34,105 here.
  • La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN is 144 miles away, with a median of $26,820 and employment of 30. That median is 25% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $29,226, against $34,105 here.

Employment share

Parking Attendants accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI (1,100 of 1,951,650). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (137,880 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.64 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · Parking 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 Parking Attendants make in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Parking Attendants in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is $35,750. The 10th percentile is $27,150 and the 90th percentile is $45,180. Employment is 1,100.

How does that compare with the national median for Parking Attendants?

The local median is 1.7% higher than the national median of $35,150.

What is Parking Attendants pay in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 104.822, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $35,750 is $34,105. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI compare with nearby metros for Parking Attendants?

St. Cloud, MN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 68 miles away, at $33,090. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ranks 2nd of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.