Pay by state · 41 states
Parking Enforcement Worker Salary by State (2026)
Parking Enforcement Workers earn the most in Washington at $68,120 a year and the least in Mississippi at $27,550 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $46,730. All 41 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $68,120Washington
- National median
- $46,730BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $27,550Mississippi
- States reporting
- 41of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Parking Enforcement Worker salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of parking enforcement workers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAWashington | $68,120 | $61,140 | $76,870 | 190 | $63,656 |
| 2 | CACalifornia | $62,280 | $46,680 | $77,350 | 1,710 | $56,250 |
| 3 | OROregon | $59,810 | $50,620 | $76,750 | 80 | $57,865 |
| 4 | NVNevada | $55,040 | $52,880 | $66,710 | 40 | $55,052 |
| 5 | UTUtah | $52,670 | $38,650 | $57,260 | 70 | $53,275 |
| 6 | MAMassachusetts | $51,980 | $46,320 | $59,810 | 300 | $49,150 |
| 7 | NHNew Hampshire | $51,580 | $42,960 | $54,710 | 70 | $49,518 |
| 8 | WIWisconsin | $49,060 | $49,060 | $55,330 | 150 | $52,139 |
| 9 | OHOhio | $48,510 | $40,510 | $58,270 | 110 | $52,288 |
| 10 | COColorado | $47,910 | $46,130 | $57,660 | 100 | $46,491 |
| 11 | MTMontana | $47,750 | $41,770 | $53,130 | 40 | $50,452 |
| 12 | NYNew York | $47,590 | $39,880 | $58,950 | 730 | $44,097 |
| 13 | VTVermont | $47,460 | $41,080 | $55,910 | 30 | $48,449 |
| 14 | ILIllinois | $47,080 | $37,700 | $64,240 | N/A | $47,100 |
| 15 | VAVirginia | $46,840 | $39,480 | $58,380 | 130 | $46,329 |
| 16 | FLFlorida | $46,160 | $39,240 | $47,330 | 710 | $44,636 |
| 17 | MDMaryland | $46,060 | $38,680 | $59,340 | 250 | $43,884 |
| 18 | KYKentucky | $45,790 | $32,520 | $46,830 | 30 | $50,788 |
| 19 | PAPennsylvania | $45,770 | $40,370 | $46,730 | 660 | $46,909 |
| 20 | OKOklahoma | $45,200 | $35,180 | $49,050 | 60 | $51,455 |
| 21 | CTConnecticut | $44,100 | $41,780 | $63,000 | 70 | $42,563 |
| 22 | MEMaine | $44,040 | $44,040 | $49,960 | 30 | $45,379 |
| 23 | NJNew Jersey | $43,920 | $39,300 | $46,140 | 470 | $40,366 |
| 24 | IAIowa | $43,370 | $38,830 | $51,790 | 50 | $49,418 |
| 25 | SCSouth Carolina | $43,040 | $38,320 | $46,550 | 120 | $45,910 |
| 26 | KSKansas | $42,420 | $37,780 | $47,200 | 40 | $47,098 |
| 27 | NCNorth Carolina | $42,410 | $39,260 | $44,630 | 80 | $44,961 |
| 28 | MNMinnesota | $41,670 | $38,790 | $52,580 | 40 | $42,253 |
| 29 | HIHawaii | $40,480 | $40,280 | $45,200 | 30 | $36,816 |
| 30 | DEDelaware | $40,360 | $37,540 | $46,070 | 70 | $40,438 |
| 31 | INIndiana | $39,940 | $34,170 | $44,460 | 100 | $42,795 |
| 32 | ALAlabama | $39,270 | $36,730 | $44,130 | 40 | $44,212 |
| 33 | MOMissouri | $39,040 | $39,040 | $41,290 | 70 | $42,988 |
| 34 | TXTexas | $38,720 | $35,330 | $43,740 | 270 | $39,894 |
| 35 | MIMichigan | $37,460 | $33,060 | $45,250 | 180 | $38,933 |
| 36 | GAGeorgia | $36,100 | $34,070 | $37,800 | 40 | $37,490 |
| 37 | TNTennessee | $35,730 | $35,730 | $39,740 | 40 | $38,892 |
| 38 | IDIdaho | $33,930 | $33,920 | $37,940 | 60 | $35,531 |
| 39 | WVWest Virginia | $30,490 | $27,240 | $36,030 | 50 | $34,068 |
| 40 | ARArkansas | $30,100 | $30,100 | $33,910 | 50 | $34,623 |
| 41 | MSMississippi | $27,550 | $26,470 | $38,820 | 40 | $31,684 |
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 Enforcement Workers, that changes the ranking: Washington leads on raw pay at $68,120, while Washington leads once prices are taken into account at $63,656.
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 Enforcement Worker pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Parking Enforcement Workers the most?
Washington reports the highest median wage for Parking Enforcement Workers at $68,120 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by California ($62,280) and Oregon ($59,810).
Which state pays Parking Enforcement Workers the least?
Mississippi reports the lowest median for Parking Enforcement Workers at $27,550 a year, $40,570 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Parking Enforcement Workers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Washington first at $63,656 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $68,120. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.