Average Parking Attendant Salary

How Much Does a Parking Attendant Make?

On average, a Parking Attendant make $26,450 a year. The lowest-paid 10 percent made $18,850, while the top-paid 10 percent made $36,000.

Annually National Average Salary: $26,450

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* Based on information from the May 2019 salary report from the BLS.

Salary by State

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Annual Salary by State

State	10% Annual	25% Annual	Avg. Annual	75% Annual	90% Annual
Alabama	$16,700	$17,830	$21,570	$24,170	$29,500
Alaska	$21,970	$23,410	$27,790	$30,500	$37,170
Arizona	$23,260	$24,010	$27,000	$29,180	$34,170
Arkansas	- NA -	- NA -	- NA -	- NA -	- NA -
California	$23,800	$25,050	$29,620	$31,650	$38,620
Colorado	$22,100	$22,780	$27,930	$30,670	$37,840
Connecticut	$21,600	$22,850	$27,060	$28,270	$38,110
Delaware	$18,800	$19,840	$24,560	$28,630	$31,290
District of Columbia	$28,260	$28,440	$30,270	$30,800	$31,830
Florida	$18,380	$19,130	$23,370	$26,490	$31,400
Georgia	$16,720	$18,060	$21,400	$23,920	$27,740
Hawaii	$22,160	$23,020	$27,360	$28,790	$35,910
Idaho	$16,980	$18,570	$22,670	$25,800	$29,860
Illinois	$18,770	$20,410	$28,860	$36,010	$46,210
Indiana	$16,680	$18,510	$22,460	$24,500	$30,460
Iowa	$17,820	$20,410	$28,620	$28,240	$32,180
Kansas	$16,540	$18,030	$22,020	$25,000	$29,620
Kentucky	$17,560	$19,830	$24,130	$27,860	$30,650
Louisiana	$16,580	$17,640	$20,800	$23,250	$28,080
Maine	$23,010	$23,590	$27,000	$29,590	$35,580
Maryland	$21,520	$22,450	$25,250	$27,040	$30,340
Massachusetts	$25,320	$27,430	$32,800	$37,110	$42,510
Michigan	$20,060	$20,560	$24,860	$27,050	$32,300
Minnesota	$21,800	$23,380	$27,810	$30,600	$37,720
Mississippi	$16,290	$17,270	$19,960	$21,880	$24,980
Missouri	$17,800	$18,850	$24,160	$27,170	$35,190
Montana	$19,150	$20,910	$26,270	$30,030	$36,120
Nebraska	$20,280	$20,930	$28,270	$31,490	$46,270
Nevada	$18,420	$21,450	$25,990	$29,920	$35,760
New Hampshire	$17,780	$21,450	$25,820	$29,510	$34,940
New Jersey	$18,810	$19,450	$24,680	$27,040	$34,430
New Mexico	$17,850	$19,980	$24,620	$28,330	$31,940
New York	$23,660	$24,900	$29,000	$31,770	$37,000
North Carolina	$17,220	$19,290	$24,130	$27,850	$31,920
North Dakota	$21,770	$24,150	$27,290	$30,390	$32,260
Ohio	$18,460	$19,360	$22,870	$25,070	$29,340
Oklahoma	$17,120	$19,080	$22,660	$24,810	$29,590
Oregon	$24,060	$25,450	$28,240	$30,300	$33,450
Pennsylvania	$18,080	$20,570	$25,230	$29,210	$34,600
Rhode Island	$21,950	$22,570	$25,980	$26,940	$34,310
South Carolina	$16,960	$18,340	$23,310	$27,580	$34,790
South Dakota	$20,300	$22,040	$25,230	$28,140	$30,950
Tennessee	$17,280	$19,670	$24,470	$28,580	$33,760
Texas	$17,190	$19,250	$23,450	$26,250	$31,190
Utah	$19,670	$21,910	$25,620	$28,830	$32,110
Vermont	$23,390	$25,320	$29,220	$31,590	$36,520
Virginia	$18,550	$20,820	$25,120	$28,610	$32,020
Washington	$25,350	$26,890	$32,170	$36,480	$40,490
West Virginia	$19,440	$19,930	$22,950	$23,930	$30,560
Wisconsin	$16,920	$18,980	$23,330	$26,880	$31,130
Wyoming	$23,080	$26,550	$30,640	$34,320	$40,600
Guam	$18,330	$19,210	$21,120	$23,170	$25,130
Puerto Rico	$16,360	$17,130	$18,430	$19,600	$20,780

Annual Average Salary: Top 5 States

The top earning state in the field is Massachusetts, where the average salary is $32,800.

These are the top 5 earning states in the field:

Massachusetts - $32,800

Washington - $32,170

Wyoming - $30,640

District of Columbia - $30,270

California - $29,620

Monthly Salary by State

State	10% Monthly	25% Monthly	Avg. Monthly	75% Monthly	90% Monthly
Alabama	$1,333	$1,417	$1,750	$2,000	$2,417
Alaska	$1,750	$1,917	$2,250	$2,500	$3,083
Arizona	$1,917	$2,000	$2,250	$2,417	$2,833
Arkansas	- NA -	- NA -	- NA -	- NA -	- NA -
California	$1,917	$2,083	$2,417	$2,583	$3,167
Colorado	$1,833	$1,833	$2,250	$2,500	$3,083
Connecticut	$1,750	$1,833	$2,250	$2,333	$3,167
Delaware	$1,500	$1,583	$2,000	$2,333	$2,583
District of Columbia	$2,333	$2,333	$2,500	$2,500	$2,583
Florida	$1,500	$1,583	$1,917	$2,167	$2,583
Georgia	$1,333	$1,500	$1,750	$1,917	$2,250
Hawaii	$1,833	$1,917	$2,250	$2,333	$2,917
Idaho	$1,333	$1,500	$1,833	$2,083	$2,417
Illinois	$1,500	$1,667	$2,333	$3,000	$3,833
Indiana	$1,333	$1,500	$1,833	$2,000	$2,500
Iowa	$1,417	$1,667	$2,333	$2,333	$2,667
Kansas	$1,333	$1,500	$1,833	$2,083	$2,417
Kentucky	$1,417	$1,583	$2,000	$2,250	$2,500
Louisiana	$1,333	$1,417	$1,667	$1,917	$2,333
Maine	$1,917	$1,917	$2,250	$2,417	$2,917
Maryland	$1,750	$1,833	$2,083	$2,250	$2,500
Massachusetts	$2,083	$2,250	$2,667	$3,083	$3,500
Michigan	$1,667	$1,667	$2,000	$2,250	$2,667
Minnesota	$1,750	$1,917	$2,250	$2,500	$3,083
Mississippi	$1,333	$1,417	$1,583	$1,750	$2,000
Missouri	$1,417	$1,500	$2,000	$2,250	$2,917
Montana	$1,583	$1,667	$2,167	$2,500	$3,000
Nebraska	$1,667	$1,667	$2,333	$2,583	$3,833
Nevada	$1,500	$1,750	$2,083	$2,417	$2,917
New Hampshire	$1,417	$1,750	$2,083	$2,417	$2,833
New Jersey	$1,500	$1,583	$2,000	$2,250	$2,833
New Mexico	$1,417	$1,583	$2,000	$2,333	$2,583
New York	$1,917	$2,000	$2,417	$2,583	$3,083
North Carolina	$1,417	$1,583	$2,000	$2,250	$2,583
North Dakota	$1,750	$2,000	$2,250	$2,500	$2,667
Ohio	$1,500	$1,583	$1,833	$2,083	$2,417
Oklahoma	$1,417	$1,583	$1,833	$2,000	$2,417
Oregon	$2,000	$2,083	$2,333	$2,500	$2,750
Pennsylvania	$1,500	$1,667	$2,083	$2,417	$2,833
Rhode Island	$1,750	$1,833	$2,083	$2,167	$2,833
South Carolina	$1,333	$1,500	$1,917	$2,250	$2,833
South Dakota	$1,667	$1,833	$2,083	$2,333	$2,500
Tennessee	$1,417	$1,583	$2,000	$2,333	$2,750
Texas	$1,417	$1,583	$1,917	$2,167	$2,583
Utah	$1,583	$1,750	$2,083	$2,333	$2,667
Vermont	$1,917	$2,083	$2,417	$2,583	$3,000
Virginia	$1,500	$1,667	$2,083	$2,333	$2,667
Washington	$2,083	$2,167	$2,667	$3,000	$3,333
West Virginia	$1,583	$1,583	$1,833	$1,917	$2,500
Wisconsin	$1,333	$1,500	$1,917	$2,167	$2,583
Wyoming	$1,917	$2,167	$2,500	$2,833	$3,333
Guam	$1,500	$1,583	$1,750	$1,917	$2,083
Puerto Rico	$1,333	$1,417	$1,500	$1,583	$1,667

Monthly Average Salary: Top 5 States

The top earning state in the field is Massachusetts, where the average salary is $2,667.

These are the top 5 earning states in the field:

Massachusetts - $2,667

Washington - $2,667

District of Columbia - $2,500

Wyoming - $2,500

New York - $2,417

Hourly Salary by State

State	10% Hourly	25% Hourly	Avg. Hourly	75% Hourly	90% Hourly
Alabama	$8.03	$8.57	$10.37	$11.6	$14.1
Alaska	$10.5	$11.2	$13.36	$14.6	$17.8
Arizona	$11.1	$11.5	$12.98	$14.0	$16.4
Arkansas	- NA -	- NA -	- NA -	- NA -	- NA -
California	$11.4	$12.0	$14.24	$15.2	$18.5
Colorado	$10.6	$10.9	$13.43	$14.7	$18.1
Connecticut	$10.3	$10.9	$13.01	$13.5	$18.3
Delaware	$9.04	$9.54	$11.81	$13.7	$15.0
District of Columbia	$13.5	$13.6	$14.56	$14.8	$15.3
Florida	$8.84	$9.20	$11.24	$12.7	$15.1
Georgia	$8.04	$8.68	$10.29	$11.5	$13.3
Hawaii	$10.6	$11.0	$13.16	$13.8	$17.2
Idaho	$8.16	$8.93	$10.90	$12.4	$14.3
Illinois	$9.03	$9.81	$13.88	$17.3	$22.2
Indiana	$8.02	$8.90	$10.80	$11.7	$14.6
Iowa	$8.57	$9.81	$13.76	$13.5	$15.4
Kansas	$7.95	$8.67	$10.59	$12.0	$14.2
Kentucky	$8.44	$9.53	$11.60	$13.3	$14.7
Louisiana	$7.97	$8.48	$10.00	$11.1	$13.5
Maine	$11.0	$11.3	$12.98	$14.2	$17.1
Maryland	$10.3	$10.7	$12.14	$13.0	$14.5
Massachusetts	$12.1	$13.1	$15.77	$17.8	$20.4
Michigan	$9.65	$9.88	$11.95	$13.0	$15.5
Minnesota	$10.4	$11.2	$13.37	$14.7	$18.1
Mississippi	$7.83	$8.30	$9.60	$10.5	$12.0
Missouri	$8.56	$9.06	$11.61	$13.0	$16.9
Montana	$9.20	$10.0	$12.63	$14.4	$17.3
Nebraska	$9.75	$10.0	$13.59	$15.1	$22.2
Nevada	$8.85	$10.3	$12.50	$14.3	$17.1
New Hampshire	$8.55	$10.3	$12.41	$14.1	$16.8
New Jersey	$9.04	$9.35	$11.86	$13.0	$16.5
New Mexico	$8.58	$9.61	$11.84	$13.6	$15.3
New York	$11.3	$11.9	$13.94	$15.2	$17.7
North Carolina	$8.28	$9.27	$11.60	$13.3	$15.3
North Dakota	$10.4	$11.6	$13.12	$14.6	$15.5
Ohio	$8.87	$9.31	$11.00	$12.0	$14.1
Oklahoma	$8.23	$9.17	$10.89	$11.9	$14.2
Oregon	$11.5	$12.2	$13.58	$14.5	$16.0
Pennsylvania	$8.69	$9.89	$12.13	$14.0	$16.6
Rhode Island	$10.5	$10.8	$12.49	$12.9	$16.4
South Carolina	$8.16	$8.82	$11.21	$13.2	$16.7
South Dakota	$9.76	$10.6	$12.13	$13.5	$14.8
Tennessee	$8.31	$9.46	$11.77	$13.7	$16.2
Texas	$8.27	$9.26	$11.27	$12.6	$15.0
Utah	$9.46	$10.5	$12.32	$13.8	$15.4
Vermont	$11.2	$12.1	$14.05	$15.1	$17.5
Virginia	$8.92	$10.0	$12.08	$13.7	$15.4
Washington	$12.1	$12.9	$15.46	$17.5	$19.4
West Virginia	$9.35	$9.58	$11.03	$11.5	$14.6
Wisconsin	$8.13	$9.12	$11.22	$12.9	$14.9
Wyoming	$11.1	$12.7	$14.73	$16.5	$19.5
Guam	$8.81	$9.24	$10.15	$11.1	$12.0
Puerto Rico	$7.86	$8.23	$8.86	$9.42	$9.99

Hourly Average Salary: Top 5 States

The top earning state in the field is Massachusetts, where the average salary is $15.77.

These are the top 5 earning states in the field:

Massachusetts - $15.77

Washington - $15.46

Wyoming - $14.73

District of Columbia - $14.56

California - $14.24

Parking Attendants: Salary Overview

Parking attendants park vehicles or issue tickets for customers in a parking lot or garage.

They may also park vehicles in car dealerships or rental car facilities.

A parking attendant may also be responsible for keeping track of positions with a parking grid and car keys.

Their job description also includes contacting the police or towing companies when a car is not parked properly and to report debris, hazards, and other concerns to the appropriate institutions.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual wage for parking attendants was $25,140 per year which means that half of all workers in this profession earned less than this amount while half earned more.

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Parking Attendant Salary by Industry

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the biggest employers for parking attendants were the field of other personal services, automobile dealers, and the field of travel accommodation.

Parking attendants who worked in the field of other personal services reportedly earned $26,500 per year while those who worked for automobile dealers earned $26,630 per year, on average.

In the field of travel accommodation, parking attendants earned, on average, $25,070.

Parking attendants in the field of employment services reportedly earned $25,650 per year, on average while those in real estate earned $28,510.

The report shows that the top-paying industries for this occupation were death care services, merchant wholesalers of machinery, equipment, and supplies, and companies that provide support activities for air transportation.

Parking attendants hired by death care services companies reportedly earned $40,430 per year on average, while those who worked for wholesalers earned $35,960 per year on average.

Companies that provide support activities for air transportation reportedly paid parking attendants with $34,310 per year on average.

Salaries for parking attendants also vary depending on the region and the state of employment.

Parking attendants in Massachusetts reported the highest average annual wage.

Other top-paying states were Washington, Wyoming, and the District of Columbia.

In these top-paying states, the average annual wages reported by parking attendants were over $30,000 per year.

Lower salaries were reported by parking attendants in Mississippi and Louisiana, where the average annual wages for these occupations were $19,960 and 20,800 respectively.

Parking Attendant Salary by Experience Level

Salaries for parking assistants also vary depending on experience level.

According to a report published by payscale.com, parking assistants who had less than 1 year of experience earned $10.45 per hour on average while those with more than 20 years of experience reported, on average, a wage of $16.50 per hour.

Parking assistants who had between 1 and 4 years of experience reportedly earned $12.02 per hour on average while those who had between 5-9 years of experience earned $10.83 per hour.

The average hourly rate was $12.19 for parking assistants with 10-19 years of experience.

Your skills may also help you earn a higher-than-average salary as a parking assistant.

Having customer service skills, communication abilities, and speaking more than one language can help increase your earning prospects.

* Based on information from the May 2019 salary report from the BLS. The figures represent accumulated data for all states of employment for Parking Attendants. BLS data represents averages and medians for workers at all levels of education and experience. This data doesn't represent starting salaries.

* Employment conditions in your area may vary.