Best Cities for Parking Attendantss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where parking attendantss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	WashingtonState	1.14	$43,180	$40,242	53%
2	North DakotaState	1.09	$35,550	$38,391	33%
3	WyomingState	1.09	$35,780	$38,473	33%
4	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.09	$35,020	$38,399	42%
5	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.09	$43,790	$38,311	60%
6	IllinoisState	1.07	$36,730	$37,710	43%
7	OregonState	1.07	$38,730	$37,602	49%
8	South DakotaState	1.07	$34,220	$37,687	34%
9	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.07	$45,030	$37,463	84%
10	ColoradoState	1.06	$39,330	$37,315	56%
11	VermontState	1.06	$38,160	$37,229	45%
12	MichiganState	1.04	$33,690	$36,501	40%
13	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.04	$39,480	$36,623	54%
14	West VirginiaState	1.03	$30,460	$36,176	33%
15	KentuckyState	1.02	$31,630	$35,740	36%
16	MinnesotaState	1.02	$35,250	$35,969	44%
17	NebraskaState	1.02	$32,880	$35,934	38%
18	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.02	$35,750	$35,930	50%
19	AlaskaState	1.00	$36,580	$35,072	45%
20	MissouriState	1.00	$31,050	$35,045	40%
21	AlabamaState	0.99	$30,350	$34,845	38%
22	ArkansasState	0.99	$29,890	$34,635	35%
23	IndianaState	0.99	$31,360	$34,652	40%
24	CaliforniaState	0.98	$38,060	$34,381	71%
25	MassachusettsState	0.98	$37,360	$34,433	72%
26	UtahState	0.98	$34,630	$34,561	52%
27	ArizonaState	0.97	$34,230	$33,925	53%
28	New HampshireState	0.97	$36,010	$33,972	53%
29	Rhode IslandState	0.97	$34,390	$34,219	53%
30	South CarolinaState	0.97	$31,490	$34,228	48%
31	DelawareState	0.96	$34,230	$33,891	48%
32	IowaState	0.96	$30,070	$33,711	38%
33	KansasState	0.96	$30,320	$33,689	41%
34	TennesseeState	0.96	$30,780	$33,639	49%
35	WisconsinState	0.96	$31,270	$33,879	42%
36	OhioState	0.95	$30,100	$33,296	42%
37	IdahoState	0.94	$31,990	$33,150	45%
38	New MexicoState	0.94	$30,530	$33,185	41%
39	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.94	$37,360	$32,916	82%
40	District of ColumbiaState	0.93	$37,220	$32,563	68%
41	TexasState	0.93	$31,200	$32,636	53%
42	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	0.93	$31,470	$32,850	57%
43	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.93	$31,770	$32,685	60%
44	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.93	$36,930	$32,739	65%
45	MarylandState	0.92	$35,210	$32,244	57%
46	New JerseyState	0.92	$35,100	$32,261	61%
47	North CarolinaState	0.92	$30,540	$32,352	51%
48	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.92	$30,000	$32,432	47%
49	ConnecticutState	0.91	$34,360	$31,933	55%
50	New YorkState	0.91	$35,920	$31,929	62%
51	PennsylvaniaState	0.91	$31,100	$32,062	50%
52	Columbus, OHMetro	0.91	$29,960	$32,043	52%
53	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.91	$37,280	$32,000	73%
54	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.91	$29,460	$32,022	53%
55	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.90	$33,480	$31,645	60%
56	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.90	$30,400	$31,601	61%
57	MississippiState	0.89	$26,420	$31,156	41%
58	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.89	$29,190	$31,455	53%
59	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.89	$32,220	$31,130	59%
60	GeorgiaState	0.88	$28,960	$31,006	59%
61	MaineState	0.88	$30,860	$30,922	50%
62	OklahomaState	0.88	$27,230	$30,768	43%
63	HawaiiState	0.87	$33,690	$30,627	85%
64	NevadaState	0.84	$29,750	$29,691	59%
65	FloridaState	0.83	$29,650	$29,212	70%
66	VirginiaState	0.83	$30,110	$29,092	63%
67	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.83	$28,200	$29,132	69%
68	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.83	$28,900	$29,340	71%
69	MontanaState	0.80	$27,100	$28,112	50%
70	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.78	$29,650	$27,327	83%
71	LouisianaState	0.76	$23,920	$26,548	53%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).