Pay by state · 52 states
Parking Attendant Salary by State (2026)
Parking Attendants earn the most in Washington at $43,180 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $21,840 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $35,150. All 52 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $43,180Washington
- National median
- $35,150BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $21,840Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 52of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Parking Attendant salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of parking attendants OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAWashington | $43,180 | $38,110 | $46,410 | 2,860 | $40,350 |
| 2 | COColorado | $39,330 | $37,570 | $45,970 | 1,390 | $38,165 |
| 3 | OROregon | $38,730 | $36,400 | $42,980 | 1,300 | $37,471 |
| 4 | VTVermont | $38,160 | $36,610 | $41,700 | 90 | $38,955 |
| 5 | CACalifornia | $38,060 | $36,660 | $44,560 | 21,290 | $34,375 |
| 6 | MAMassachusetts | $37,360 | $36,180 | $38,500 | 3,330 | $35,326 |
| 7 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $37,220 | $36,400 | $37,530 | 1,900 | $33,867 |
| 8 | ILIllinois | $36,730 | $33,700 | $39,720 | 5,320 | $36,745 |
| 9 | AKAlaska | $36,580 | $34,720 | $38,130 | 90 | $35,737 |
| 10 | NHNew Hampshire | $36,010 | $34,380 | $37,800 | 320 | $34,570 |
| 11 | NYNew York | $35,920 | $35,120 | $36,420 | 12,440 | $33,284 |
| 12 | WYWyoming | $35,780 | $26,050 | $39,610 | 110 | $38,601 |
| 13 | NDNorth Dakota | $35,550 | $29,310 | $36,520 | 170 | $39,962 |
| 14 | MNMinnesota | $35,250 | $32,260 | $38,090 | 1,470 | $35,743 |
| 15 | MDMaryland | $35,210 | $32,010 | $38,800 | 1,530 | $33,546 |
| 16 | NJNew Jersey | $35,100 | $32,740 | $37,150 | 5,110 | $32,260 |
| 17 | UTUtah | $34,630 | $29,520 | $37,860 | 710 | $35,028 |
| 18 | RIRhode Island | $34,390 | $31,200 | $36,870 | 520 | $33,623 |
| 19 | CTConnecticut | $34,360 | $34,010 | $37,120 | 2,240 | $33,163 |
| 20 | AZArizona | $34,230 | $31,200 | $36,540 | 3,130 | $34,000 |
| 21 | DEDelaware | $34,230 | $31,200 | $35,430 | 200 | $34,296 |
| 22 | SDSouth Dakota | $34,220 | $32,410 | $39,240 | 240 | $38,629 |
| 23 | HIHawaii | $33,690 | $29,780 | $38,060 | 1,600 | $30,641 |
| 24 | MIMichigan | $33,690 | $29,060 | $36,280 | 3,210 | $35,015 |
| 25 | NENebraska | $32,880 | $28,840 | $34,910 | 460 | $36,492 |
| 26 | IDIdaho | $31,990 | $28,430 | $36,150 | 470 | $33,499 |
| 27 | KYKentucky | $31,630 | $28,280 | $35,500 | 1,480 | $35,082 |
| 28 | SCSouth Carolina | $31,490 | $24,240 | $35,530 | 1,300 | $33,590 |
| 29 | INIndiana | $31,360 | $27,970 | $35,820 | 1,930 | $33,602 |
| 30 | WIWisconsin | $31,270 | $26,480 | $36,370 | 1,290 | $33,232 |
| 31 | TXTexas | $31,200 | $29,230 | $35,520 | 12,100 | $32,146 |
| 32 | PAPennsylvania | $31,100 | $28,600 | $36,230 | 4,930 | $31,874 |
| 33 | MOMissouri | $31,050 | $28,850 | $35,840 | 1,260 | $34,190 |
| 34 | MEMaine | $30,860 | $30,470 | $46,660 | 100 | $31,798 |
| 35 | TNTennessee | $30,780 | $27,310 | $35,220 | 2,660 | $33,504 |
| 36 | NCNorth Carolina | $30,540 | $27,890 | $36,250 | 2,930 | $32,377 |
| 37 | NMNew Mexico | $30,530 | $28,400 | $34,930 | 420 | $33,108 |
| 38 | WVWest Virginia | $30,460 | $27,230 | $34,750 | 150 | $34,035 |
| 39 | ALAlabama | $30,350 | $23,770 | $32,830 | 1,110 | $34,169 |
| 40 | KSKansas | $30,320 | $27,580 | $39,300 | 90 | $33,663 |
| 41 | VAVirginia | $30,110 | $25,880 | $35,090 | 1,830 | $29,781 |
| 42 | OHOhio | $30,100 | $29,410 | $34,580 | 3,050 | $32,444 |
| 43 | IAIowa | $30,070 | $24,510 | $36,080 | 1,050 | $34,263 |
| 44 | ARArkansas | $29,890 | $28,370 | $33,890 | 310 | $34,381 |
| 45 | NVNevada | $29,750 | $27,010 | $36,810 | 2,660 | $29,756 |
| 46 | FLFlorida | $29,650 | $28,150 | $34,680 | 17,670 | $28,671 |
| 47 | GAGeorgia | $28,960 | $25,550 | $33,090 | 4,660 | $30,075 |
| 48 | OKOklahoma | $27,230 | $18,610 | $30,790 | 870 | $30,998 |
| 49 | MTMontana | $27,100 | $26,020 | $34,860 | 60 | $28,633 |
| 50 | MSMississippi | $26,420 | $22,200 | $33,260 | 320 | $30,384 |
| 51 | LALouisiana | $23,920 | $23,920 | $29,500 | 2,130 | $27,118 |
| 52 | PRPuerto Rico | $21,840 | $21,840 | $21,840 | 1,030 | 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 Parking Attendants, that changes the ranking: Washington leads on raw pay at $43,180, while Washington leads once prices are taken into account at $40,350.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Parking Attendant pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Parking Attendants the most?
Washington reports the highest median wage for Parking Attendants at $43,180 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Colorado ($39,330) and Oregon ($38,730).
Which state pays Parking Attendants the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Parking Attendants at $21,840 a year, $21,340 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Parking Attendants earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Washington first at $40,350 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $43,180. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.