Pay by state · 52 states
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant Salary by State (2026)
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants earn the most in Hawaii at $43,630 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $22,250 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $35,670. All 52 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $43,630Hawaii
- National median
- $35,670BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $22,250Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 52of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of automotive and watercraft service attendants OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIHawaii | $43,630 | $29,300 | $56,330 | 270 | $39,681 |
| 2 | CACalifornia | $41,770 | $37,640 | $45,310 | 10,190 | $37,726 |
| 3 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $41,750 | $36,850 | $46,910 | N/A | $37,989 |
| 4 | RIRhode Island | $41,690 | $41,160 | $42,360 | 120 | $40,761 |
| 5 | CTConnecticut | $41,600 | $36,500 | $45,210 | 420 | $40,151 |
| 6 | AKAlaska | $41,590 | $36,530 | $43,320 | 280 | $40,632 |
| 7 | NHNew Hampshire | $40,030 | $36,640 | $45,810 | 200 | $38,429 |
| 8 | WAWashington | $39,440 | $36,190 | $44,640 | 2,620 | $36,855 |
| 9 | MTMontana | $38,700 | $36,200 | $44,440 | 460 | $40,890 |
| 10 | VTVermont | $38,700 | $36,740 | $41,710 | 170 | $39,507 |
| 11 | COColorado | $38,370 | $36,690 | $43,310 | 2,980 | $37,234 |
| 12 | MOMissouri | $38,130 | $35,840 | $47,250 | 1,150 | $41,986 |
| 13 | MDMaryland | $37,580 | $35,730 | $49,940 | 1,060 | $35,804 |
| 14 | NVNevada | $37,550 | $33,100 | $42,700 | 250 | $37,558 |
| 15 | MNMinnesota | $37,470 | $34,710 | $41,600 | 1,230 | $37,994 |
| 16 | NYNew York | $37,180 | $34,970 | $43,720 | 3,770 | $34,451 |
| 17 | UTUtah | $37,000 | $33,280 | $40,160 | 890 | $37,425 |
| 18 | NDNorth Dakota | $36,740 | $31,270 | $41,590 | 500 | $41,300 |
| 19 | WYWyoming | $36,640 | $30,880 | $38,130 | 280 | $39,529 |
| 20 | WIWisconsin | $36,550 | $30,360 | $38,170 | 2,770 | $38,844 |
| 21 | DEDelaware | $36,530 | $31,200 | $37,950 | 370 | $36,600 |
| 22 | SDSouth Dakota | $36,050 | $33,080 | $37,930 | 650 | $40,695 |
| 23 | ILIllinois | $36,010 | $31,770 | $38,640 | 1,940 | $36,025 |
| 24 | SCSouth Carolina | $36,000 | $28,440 | $46,800 | 220 | $38,400 |
| 25 | AZArizona | $35,840 | $31,830 | $39,480 | 1,710 | $35,599 |
| 26 | INIndiana | $35,700 | $30,440 | $38,040 | 3,090 | $38,252 |
| 27 | MAMassachusetts | $35,680 | $34,960 | $42,990 | 1,850 | $33,738 |
| 28 | IDIdaho | $35,560 | $33,850 | $36,790 | 480 | $37,238 |
| 29 | KSKansas | $35,440 | $30,420 | $38,130 | 1,500 | $39,348 |
| 30 | NJNew Jersey | $35,350 | $32,220 | $37,530 | 11,050 | $32,489 |
| 31 | OHOhio | $34,990 | $31,780 | $36,410 | 2,930 | $37,715 |
| 32 | NENebraska | $34,940 | $31,110 | $37,600 | 910 | $38,778 |
| 33 | FLFlorida | $34,860 | $29,840 | $37,080 | 5,150 | $33,709 |
| 34 | ARArkansas | $34,750 | $30,370 | $37,110 | 870 | $39,971 |
| 35 | OROregon | $34,280 | $31,390 | $37,860 | 6,270 | $33,165 |
| 36 | NCNorth Carolina | $33,680 | $30,100 | $36,200 | 2,790 | $35,706 |
| 37 | TXTexas | $33,670 | $29,650 | $37,380 | 6,880 | $34,691 |
| 38 | MEMaine | $32,310 | $31,030 | $37,210 | 680 | $33,292 |
| 39 | TNTennessee | $31,970 | $28,960 | $35,730 | 2,840 | $34,799 |
| 40 | OKOklahoma | $31,760 | $28,860 | $37,620 | 1,270 | $36,155 |
| 41 | PAPennsylvania | $31,550 | $27,820 | $36,750 | 1,580 | $32,335 |
| 42 | KYKentucky | $31,410 | $28,230 | $36,200 | 1,220 | $34,838 |
| 43 | MIMichigan | $31,280 | $28,660 | $36,120 | 3,390 | $32,510 |
| 44 | GAGeorgia | $30,950 | $28,920 | $35,740 | 4,210 | $32,141 |
| 45 | NMNew Mexico | $30,880 | $29,140 | $36,950 | N/A | $33,488 |
| 46 | IAIowa | $30,810 | $29,550 | $37,030 | 340 | $35,106 |
| 47 | MSMississippi | $30,810 | $28,390 | $34,940 | 350 | $35,433 |
| 48 | VAVirginia | $30,350 | $28,370 | $35,500 | 4,060 | $30,019 |
| 49 | ALAlabama | $29,180 | $27,570 | $33,280 | 2,150 | $32,852 |
| 50 | LALouisiana | $29,150 | $26,810 | $36,600 | 1,150 | $33,047 |
| 51 | WVWest Virginia | $28,260 | $23,530 | $34,900 | 200 | $31,576 |
| 52 | PRPuerto Rico | $22,250 | $21,840 | $40,560 | N/A | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants, that changes the ranking: Hawaii leads on raw pay at $43,630, while Missouri leads once prices are taken into account at $41,986.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants the most?
Hawaii reports the highest median wage for Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants at $43,630 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by California ($41,770) and District of Columbia ($41,750).
Which state pays Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants at $22,250 a year, $21,380 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Missouri first at $41,986 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $38,130. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.