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Parking Attendants Salary in WA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Parking Attendants in WA have a median annual salary of $43,180, with 2,860 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $36,120 at the 10th percentile to $50,400 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$43,180

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$20.76

Employment

2,860

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$36,120
10th
$38,110
25th
$43,180
Median
$46,410
75th
$50,400
90th

Local compared with national

WA

$43,180

Median annual · 2025

United States

$35,150

Median annual · 2025

The WA median is 22.8% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $8,030).

Top skills

  1. 1.SpeakingImportance 3.5
  2. 2.Service OrientationImportance 3.4
  3. 3.Active ListeningImportance 3.3
  4. 4.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.0
  5. 5.Critical ThinkingImportance 2.9
  6. 6.WritingImportance 2.8
  7. 7.MathematicsImportance 2.8
  8. 8.MonitoringImportance 2.8
  9. 9.CoordinationImportance 2.8
  10. 10.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 2.8
  11. 11.Operation and ControlImportance 2.6
  12. 12.Reading ComprehensionImportance 2.5

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • CorePark Valet
  • Email software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Word
  • Payment processing software
  • SMS Valet

Common tasks

  • Take numbered tags from customers, locate vehicles, and deliver vehicles, or provide customers with instructions for locating vehicles.
  • Inspect vehicles to detect any damage.
  • Greet customers and open their car doors.
  • Issue ticket stubs or place numbered tags on windshields, log tags or attach tag to customers' keys, and give customers matching tags for locating parked vehicles.
  • Perform cash handling tasks, such as making change, balancing and recording cash drawer, or distributing tips.
  • Explain and calculate parking charges, collect fees from customers, and respond to customer complaints.
  • Park and retrieve automobiles for customers in parking lots, storage garages, or new car lots.
  • Provide customer assistance and information, such as giving directions or handling wheelchairs.
  • Keep parking areas clean and orderly to ensure that space usage is maximized.
  • Call emergency responders or the proper authorities and provide motorist assistance, such as giving directions or helping jump start a stalled vehicle.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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