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217 metro areas

Parking Attendant Salary by City (2026)

Parking attendants earn the most in San Francisco, CA, an average of $46,820 a year, against $34,990 nationally. After local prices, pay goes furthest in Colorado Springs, CO ($43,410 in national-average dollars). Every metro area with its own BLS estimate is ranked below.

US average (mean)
$34,990BLS OEWS, May 2025
Highest-paying city
$46,820San Francisco, CA
Best after cost of living
$43,410Colorado Springs, CO
Metro areas
217With their own estimate

Top cities

Highest-paying cities for parking attendants

Mean annual wage

Top 10 metro areas

  • San Francisco, CA$46,820
  • San Jose, CA$46,280
  • Kahului, HI$45,970
  • Santa Cruz, CA$45,700
  • Seattle, WA$44,300
  • Salinas, CA$43,870
  • Colorado Springs, CO$43,720
  • San Diego, CA$41,680
  • Napa, CA$41,040
  • Denver, CO$41,020
Top 10 metro areas by mean wage for parking attendants
ItemValue
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$46,820
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$46,280
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$45,970
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$45,700
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$44,300
Salinas, CA$43,870
Colorado Springs, CO$43,720
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$41,680
Napa, CA$41,040
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$41,020

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

At national-average prices

Mean wage ÷ BEA price level

  • Colorado Springs, CO$43,720 nominal$43,410
  • Utica, NY$39,190 nominal$42,290
  • Kahului, HI$45,970 nominal$42,020
  • San Jose, CA$46,280 nominal$41,910
  • Rochester, MN$37,860 nominal$41,690
  • Santa Cruz, CA$45,700 nominal$41,580
  • Champaign, IL$37,710 nominal$40,680
  • San Francisco, CA$46,820 nominal$40,500
  • Salinas, CA$43,870 nominal$40,230
  • Peoria, IL$36,690 nominal$40,220
Top 10 metro areas by price-adjusted mean wage for parking attendants
ItemValue
Colorado Springs, CO$43,410
Utica-Rome, NY$42,290
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$42,020
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$41,910
Rochester, MN$41,690
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$41,580
Champaign-Urbana, IL$40,680
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$40,500
Salinas, CA$40,230
Peoria, IL$40,220

Source: BLS OEWS 2025 · BEA RPP 2024

Every city

Parking Attendant salary in every metro area

Mean annual wage, with the Department of Labor's entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) prevailing-wage benchmarks for the same metro, and the mean at national-average prices. Sorted by mean pay.

Parking Attendant pay in every metro area with a BLS estimate
#Metro areaMeanEntry (Level I)Experienced (Level IV)At US prices
1San Francisco, CA$46,820$40,790$49,800$40,500
2San Jose, CA$46,280$40,960$48,920$41,910
3Kahului, HI$45,970$33,590$52,060$42,020
4Santa Cruz, CA$45,700$35,920$50,520$41,580
5Seattle, WA$44,300$38,380$47,240$39,860
6Salinas, CA$43,870$35,280$48,110$40,230
7Colorado Springs, CO$43,720$34,530$48,240$43,410
8San Diego, CA$41,680$36,590$44,200$37,250
9Napa, CA$41,040$37,860$42,600$36,460
10Denver, CO$41,020$36,900$43,060$38,780
11Bellingham, WA$40,870$36,250$43,140$39,550
12Portland, OR-WA$40,600$36,340$42,700$38,510
13Santa Rosa, CA$40,600$37,400$42,180$37,670
14Los Angeles, CA$39,940$36,190$41,790$35,170
15Bremerton, WA$39,520$36,050$41,230$37,420
16Chicago, IL-IN$39,520$32,490$42,990$38,150
17Bend, OR$39,460$34,380$41,950$38,090
18Burlington, VT$39,440$35,030$41,600$39,070
19Utica, NY$39,190$32,970$42,240$42,290
20Sacramento, CA$39,170$35,030$41,200$36,720
21Boston, MA-NH$38,880$36,150$40,230$35,910
22Modesto, CA$38,690$34,320$40,850$37,160
23Spokane, WA$38,480$34,900$40,250$38,350
24Salisbury, MD$38,270$32,050$41,330$40,020
25Barnstable Town, MA$38,130$35,900$39,230$38,770
26Kiryas Joel, NY$38,060$34,360$39,890$34,780
27Santa Maria, CA$38,060$36,110$39,040$34,980
28Worcester, MA$37,880$33,490$40,040$36,950
29Rochester, MN$37,860$28,600$42,430$41,690
30Bridgeport, CT$37,710$34,220$39,440$35,290
31Champaign, IL$37,710$31,680$40,660$40,680
32Oxnard, CA$37,650$34,760$39,060$34,060
33Syracuse, NY$37,590$32,410$40,120$39,260
34Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV$37,560$33,510$39,560$34,500
35Salem, OR$37,520$34,590$38,980$36,200
36Baltimore, MD$37,460$31,570$40,350$35,850
37Olympia, WA$37,360$34,720$38,670$36,040
38Bakersfield, CA$37,320$34,320$38,770$36,990
39Medford, OR$37,320$33,860$39,000$36,790
40New Haven, CT$37,070$34,440$38,360$35,450
41Bloomington, IL$36,980$32,260$39,310$39,540
42New York, NY-NJ$36,840$34,220$38,130$32,730
43Riverside, CA$36,840$34,420$38,020$34,610
44Ogden, UT$36,800$30,370$39,960$36,670
45Eugene, OR$36,690$32,950$38,540$36,120
46Peoria, IL$36,690$31,720$39,120$40,220
47St. George, UT$36,610$28,750$40,500$37,620
48Madison, WI$36,550$27,160$41,160$37,570
49Anchorage, AK$36,420$32,780$38,230$34,550
50Trenton, NJ$36,360$32,220$38,400$35,240
51Waterbury, CT$36,360$34,010$37,520$36,440
52Rochester, NY$36,300$32,240$38,310$37,410
53Sioux Falls, SD-MN$36,210$31,820$38,380$39,950
54Fresno, CA$36,190$34,320$37,130$35,430
55Minneapolis, MN-WI$36,130$29,830$39,230$34,470
56Binghamton, NY$36,030$32,280$37,880$38,800
57Providence, RI-MA$35,800$31,220$38,040$35,180
58Phoenix, AZ$35,780$31,430$37,920$34,630
59Manchester, NH$35,760$30,660$38,270$33,850
60Hartford, CT$35,610$34,010$36,400$34,660
61Hilton Head Island, SC$35,420$27,580$39,270$36,140
62Buffalo, NY$35,380$32,240$36,940$36,910
63Springfield, MA$35,280$33,180$36,320$36,730
64Provo, UT$35,260$28,830$38,440$35,890
65Atlantic City, NJ$35,130$32,240$36,550$35,540
66El Centro, CA$35,050$34,320$35,420$36,830
67Rockford, IL$35,050$31,300$36,900$38,030
68Springfield, IL$35,030$31,370$36,840$37,770
69Albany, NY$35,010$32,450$36,280$35,160
70Fort Wayne, IN$34,960$29,140$37,810$37,770
71Norwich, CT$34,800$34,010$35,170$34,650
72Glens Falls, NY$34,760$32,320$35,940$36,640
73St. Cloud, MN$34,760$27,310$38,420$39,670
74Kingston, NY$34,690$32,240$35,900$34,450
75Coeur d'Alene, ID$34,670$28,660$37,630$35,270
76Urban Honolulu, HI$34,650$29,640$37,110$31,230
77Columbia, MO$34,630$29,040$37,400$38,720
78Greenville, NC$34,610$28,970$37,380$39,150
79Asheville, NC$34,490$26,370$38,500$35,740
80Lansing, MI$34,470$28,250$37,520$36,290
81Huntington, WV-KY-OH$34,420$28,970$37,110$38,930
82Yuma, AZ$34,340$30,660$36,150$37,040
83Port St. Lucie, FL$34,320$28,450$37,190$34,240
84Vineland, NJ$34,300$32,220$35,340$35,740
85St. Louis, MO-IL$34,170$29,270$36,610$35,940
86Boise City, ID$34,130$27,890$37,190$34,690
87Salt Lake City, UT$34,110$28,540$36,860$33,820
88Kankakee, IL$34,090$31,200$35,510$35,370
89Dubuque, IA$34,070$28,950$36,590$39,010
90Dayton, OH$34,010$28,480$36,730$36,690
91Naples, FL$33,990$28,600$36,650$32,940
92Monroe, MI$33,970$27,810$37,000$36,330
93Battle Creek, MI$33,950$26,580$37,590$37,500
94South Bend, IN-MI$33,950$26,750$37,480$36,560
95Lancaster, PA$33,800$25,290$37,980$34,400
96Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD$33,780$28,250$36,500$32,940
97Allentown, PA-NJ$33,720$26,890$37,070$33,730
98Reno, NV$33,720$25,290$37,880$33,380
99Gainesville, FL$33,680$28,330$36,300$34,820
100Kansas City, MO-KS$33,650$28,600$36,130$36,360
101Rapid City, SD$33,650$30,430$35,240$37,740
102Akron, OH$33,610$27,160$36,800$36,000
103Fargo, ND-MN$33,590$28,750$35,980$36,960
104Fayetteville, AR$33,510$30,830$34,820$36,680
105Detroit, MI$33,470$28,180$36,070$33,370
106North Port, FL$33,450$28,810$35,730$32,660
107Portland, ME$33,400$30,470$34,840$32,790
108Crestview, FL$33,280$28,640$35,570$34,300
109Green Bay, WI$33,200$28,600$35,480$35,670
110Tucson, AZ$33,130$30,620$34,360$34,190
111Grand Rapids, MI$33,090$27,600$35,800$34,630
112Lakeland, FL$33,030$28,580$35,210$34,000
113Ann Arbor, MI$32,990$27,480$35,690$32,700
114Bowling Green, KY$32,950$26,060$36,340$36,540
115Dallas, TX$32,950$26,940$35,900$31,960
116Lake Havasu City, AZ$32,820$30,580$33,920$34,880
117Knoxville, TN$32,800$28,180$35,070$35,430
118Omaha, NE-IA$32,780$28,230$35,010$35,660
119Lexington, KY$32,700$27,250$35,380$35,200
120Charleston, SC$32,660$24,860$36,500$32,350
121Kalamazoo, MI$32,610$27,730$35,010$34,380
122Indianapolis, IN$32,550$25,650$35,960$34,010
123La Crosse, WI-MN$32,530$24,810$36,340$35,450
124Saginaw, MI$32,530$26,640$35,440$35,790
125Harrisburg, PA$32,510$25,880$35,780$32,950
126Savannah, GA$32,510$28,250$34,610$34,150
127Las Vegas, NV$32,450$26,080$35,570$32,380
128Cape Coral, FL$32,410$27,930$34,610$31,670
129Pensacola, FL$32,410$27,500$34,840$33,170
130Davenport, IA-IL$32,390$27,960$34,590$36,360
131Charlotte, NC-SC$32,300$24,860$35,960$33,180
132Lubbock, TX$32,260$26,640$35,030$35,330
133Santa Fe, NM$32,260$28,600$34,070$32,660
134Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$32,240$25,630$35,510$34,640
135Orlando, FL$32,180$27,960$34,260$31,730
136Toledo, OH$32,140$28,350$33,990$35,140
137Wilmington, NC$32,140$27,810$34,280$33,330
138Albuquerque, NM$32,120$27,600$34,320$33,620
139Cleveland, OH$32,010$29,000$33,510$34,080
140Spartanburg, SC$31,970$25,850$34,990$35,110
141York, PA$31,950$24,210$35,760$33,280
142Columbus, OH$31,930$29,290$33,240$33,450
143Duluth, MN-WI$31,890$25,580$34,960$35,930
144Reading, PA$31,870$25,520$35,010$32,840
145Houston, TX$31,840$27,060$34,200$32,280
146Daphne, AL$31,820$26,770$34,320$33,600
147Palm Bay, FL$31,820$28,140$33,630$31,820
148Flint, MI$31,800$26,830$34,260$34,180
149Greensboro, NC$31,780$25,540$34,860$34,220
150Jacksonville, FL$31,780$27,520$33,880$31,940
151Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$31,660$26,560$34,150$33,200
152Milwaukee, WI$31,660$25,380$34,760$32,660
153Iowa City, IA$31,570$25,440$34,590$34,500
154Miami, FL$31,550$27,710$33,450$27,640
155Tampa, FL$31,510$27,350$33,550$31,230
156Hickory, NC$31,450$27,410$33,450$35,540
157Pittsburgh, PA$31,390$24,460$34,800$33,160
158Ames, IA$31,350$24,440$34,760$35,290
159Austin, TX$31,350$21,110$36,380$31,970
160Beaumont, TX$31,350$26,250$33,860$34,820
161Augusta, GA-SC$31,300$25,460$34,200$34,060
162Deltona, FL$31,280$27,440$33,180$31,480
163Chattanooga, TN-GA$31,260$24,340$34,670$34,180
164Tyler, TX$31,120$23,440$34,900$33,770
165Corpus Christi, TX$31,100$21,920$35,610$33,560
166Elizabethtown, KY$30,970$26,170$33,340$34,190
167Myrtle Beach, SC$30,930$23,460$34,610$33,030
168Tallahassee, FL$30,930$27,040$32,840$32,930
169Des Moines, IA$30,870$23,090$34,720$33,660
170Huntsville, AL$30,830$24,130$34,130$33,120
171Canton, OH$30,760$28,200$32,030$34,400
172Idaho Falls, ID$30,680$25,540$33,200$32,500
173Scranton, PA$30,660$24,840$33,530$32,770
174Youngstown, OH$30,660$25,540$33,180$35,080
175Florence, SC$30,640$24,070$33,880$35,310
176Waterloo, IA$30,510$23,610$33,920$35,050
177Abilene, TX$30,490$23,570$33,900$33,740
178Little Rock, AR$30,470$28,350$31,510$34,100
179Charleston, WV$30,430$25,420$32,910$34,300
180Amarillo, TX$30,410$26,350$32,430$33,120
181Raleigh, NC$30,390$22,840$34,110$30,960
182Nashville, TN$30,350$22,240$34,340$31,500
183Virginia Beach, VA-NC$30,310$26,100$32,360$30,950
184Greenville, SC$30,280$21,650$34,530$32,470
185Lincoln, NE$30,260$28,080$31,320$33,040
186Memphis, TN-MS-AR$30,160$21,630$34,360$32,720
187Appleton, WI$30,060$23,170$33,450$32,530
188San Antonio, TX$30,040$24,270$32,880$31,720
189Gulfport, MS$29,680$21,900$33,530$32,980
190Richmond, VA$29,660$25,850$31,530$30,310
191Erie, PA$29,330$21,380$33,240$32,250
192Durham, NC$29,100$21,050$33,070$29,820
193Roanoke, VA$29,080$25,810$30,700$31,060
194Oklahoma City, OK$28,970$20,570$33,110$32,040
195Atlanta, GA$28,770$22,400$31,910$28,750
196El Paso, TX$28,750$23,110$31,510$31,980
197Jackson, MS$28,680$20,740$32,570$32,210
198Birmingham, AL$28,500$20,490$32,450$31,100
199Baton Rouge, LA$28,390$21,010$32,030$31,270
200Pocatello, ID$28,270$23,820$30,470$31,800
201Fayetteville, NC$28,020$19,820$32,070$30,460
202Montgomery, AL$28,020$21,670$31,140$31,240
203Columbia, SC$27,850$19,490$31,970$29,730
204Brownsville, TX$27,290$20,340$30,720$31,740
205Cedar Rapids, IA$26,850$21,860$29,330$30,180
206Evansville, IN$26,770$20,340$29,930$29,250
207Mobile, AL$26,730$18,700$30,700$30,340
208Winston, NC$26,500$16,990$31,180$28,790
209Tulsa, OK$26,080$18,840$29,640$29,230
210Johnstown, PA$26,040$19,930$29,060$30,300
211Hot Springs, AR$26,020$22,940$27,540$30,350
212McAllen, TX$25,960$20,880$28,450$30,220
213New Orleans, LA$25,770$21,280$28,000$27,830
214Dothan, AL$24,480$16,910$28,200$29,200
215Shreveport, LA$24,110$16,620$27,810$28,440
216San Juan, PR$23,050$21,840$23,650N/A
217Mayaguez, PR$22,400$21,840$22,670N/A

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Method

About these numbers

  1. Mean wages are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 estimates for each metropolitan statistical area, as published in the Department of Labor’s 2026–27 OFLC prevailing-wage file. Only metros with their own BLS estimate are listed.
  2. Entry (Level I) and experienced (Level IV) are the Department of Labor’s prevailing-wage levels for the occupation in that metro, used for employer visa filings. They are benchmarks from the same OEWS survey, not percentiles.
  3. OEWS top-codes wages at $115 an hour ($239,200 a year); top-coded means are shown as "$239,200+" and left out of rankings.
  4. At US prices divides the mean by the metro’s BEA Regional Price Parity (2024) over 100, a NueCareer calculation.

Questions

Parking Attendant salary by city: FAQ

Which city pays parking attendants the most?

San Francisco, CA, where the average (mean) wage is $46,820 a year, followed by San Jose, CA ($46,280), Kahului, HI ($45,970), Santa Cruz, CA ($45,700). The national mean is $34,990 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where do parking attendants earn the most after cost of living?

Divided by each metro's BEA price level, pay goes furthest in Colorado Springs, CO ($43,410 at national prices, $43,720 nominal), Utica, NY ($42,290 at national prices, $39,190 nominal), Kahului, HI ($42,020 at national prices, $45,970 nominal).

How much do parking attendants make in the biggest cities?

New York, NY-NJ: $36,840; Los Angeles, CA: $39,940; Chicago, IL-IN: $39,520; Dallas, TX: $32,950; Houston, TX: $31,840 (mean annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025).

Where do parking attendants earn the least?

Of the 217 metro areas with their own estimate, Mayaguez, PR has the lowest mean wage, $22,400.