SOC 33-3041 · Protective Service Occupations

Parking Enforcement Workers wages by metro

National median annual wage

$46,730

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 9,050.

That median is 8.3% 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.

Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Parking Enforcement Workers.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	510	$62,280	$86,040	$99,460
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	130	$59,160	$76,870	$76,870
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	50	$50,620	$76,750	$76,750
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	70	$46,680	$70,590	$73,510
Salinas, CA	30	$60,910	$62,850	$72,860
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	120	$40,120	$62,160	$69,780
Madison, WI	40	$51,850	$62,000	$71,400
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	70	$38,890	$60,650	$69,680
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	320	$39,480	$60,640	$72,720
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	40	$30,700	$58,270	$63,800
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	670	$40,040	$55,820	$77,220
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	260	$45,330	$51,980	$65,790
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	Not available	$31,200	$49,090	$77,530
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	80	$49,060	$49,060	$53,410
St. Louis, MO-IL	60	$32,110	$48,000	$59,520
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	50	$38,380	$47,960	$55,710
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	50	$45,800	$47,910	$59,330
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	Not available	$37,560	$47,320	$59,300
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	Not available	$37,460	$46,910	$59,920
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	460	$40,360	$46,730	$53,600

Metros with the most Parking Enforcement Workers jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	970	$35,980	$45,040	$71,490
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	670	$40,040	$55,820	$77,220
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	510	$62,280	$86,040	$99,460
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	460	$40,360	$46,730	$53,600
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	320	$39,480	$60,640	$72,720
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	260	$45,330	$51,980	$65,790
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	140	$36,460	$45,380	$60,950
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	130	$59,160	$76,870	$76,870
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	120	$40,120	$62,160	$69,780
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	100	$32,810	$37,460	$46,790
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	90	$38,620	$46,260	$66,630
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	80	$49,060	$49,060	$53,410
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	80	$37,680	$46,590	$59,680
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	70	$38,890	$60,650	$69,680
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	70	$46,680	$70,590	$73,510
Kansas City, MO-KS	60	$39,020	$39,040	$47,200
St. Louis, MO-IL	60	$32,110	$48,000	$59,520
Boise City, ID	50	$33,880	$33,930	$37,940
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	50	$36,270	$46,550	$56,660
College Station-Bryan, TX	50	$37,230	$42,100	$47,600

State estimates for Parking Enforcement Workers, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Washington	190	$53,130	$68,120	$76,870
California	1,710	$40,040	$62,280	$86,040
Oregon	80	$43,270	$59,810	$76,750
Nevada	40	$51,570	$55,040	$84,530
Utah	70	$37,360	$52,670	$57,580
Massachusetts	300	$43,710	$51,980	$64,040
New Hampshire	70	$35,970	$51,580	$59,870
Wisconsin	150	$37,120	$49,060	$71,400
Ohio	110	$29,170	$48,510	$59,570
Colorado	100	$41,460	$47,910	$61,800
Montana	40	$38,930	$47,750	$57,020
New York	730	$37,380	$47,590	$75,940
Vermont	30	$38,570	$47,460	$56,730
Illinois	Not available	$31,200	$47,080	$74,660
Virginia	130	$35,920	$46,840	$60,790
Florida	710	$36,630	$46,160	$58,650
Maryland	250	$36,460	$46,060	$74,220
Kentucky	30	$28,110	$45,790	$53,640
Pennsylvania	660	$34,720	$45,770	$47,780
Oklahoma	60	$30,740	$45,200	$50,520
Connecticut	70	$41,520	$44,100	$74,020
Maine	30	$43,680	$44,040	$58,120
New Jersey	470	$35,240	$43,920	$57,850
Iowa	50	$36,810	$43,370	$57,680
South Carolina	120	$35,770	$43,040	$56,660
Kansas	40	$34,730	$42,420	$51,960
North Carolina	80	$33,780	$42,410	$53,960
Minnesota	40	$38,790	$41,670	$59,960
Hawaii	30	$40,240	$40,480	$61,790
Delaware	70	$37,440	$40,360	$57,720
Indiana	100	$25,340	$39,940	$50,030
Alabama	40	$28,350	$39,270	$47,840
Missouri	70	$36,970	$39,040	$51,510
Texas	270	$30,890	$38,720	$46,590
Michigan	180	$31,910	$37,460	$48,310
Georgia	40	$26,880	$36,100	$44,170
Tennessee	40	$32,990	$35,730	$43,610
Idaho	60	$33,880	$33,930	$49,800
West Virginia	50	$25,980	$30,490	$37,660
Arkansas	50	$30,100	$30,100	$40,140
Mississippi	40	$24,070	$27,550	$40,810

What is the national median wage for Parking Enforcement Workers?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Parking Enforcement Workers is $46,730. Employment is 9,050.

How does Parking Enforcement Workers pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Parking Enforcement Workers is 8.3% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Parking Enforcement Workers?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is highest on this page's list at $86,040.