53 Series · SOC 53-6021
Parking Attendants Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $35,150
- Median / year
- $44,550
- Top 10% earn
- +3%
- Growth '23–'33
- 137,880
- US workers
Parking Attendants earn a median of $35,150 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $35,150, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $27,040 (10th percentile) to $44,550 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 137,880 US workers. Washington pays the most ($43,180), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Parking Attendants earn a median of $35,150, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 2% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Transportation and Material Moving, it ranks #50 of 50 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 3% by 2033.
- $35,150
- Median annual wage
- Top 98%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #50 of 50
- in Transportation and Material Moving
- 1.6×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Washington at $43,180. Typical entry-level education: No formal educational credential.
Parking Attendants (SOC 53-6021) pays a national median of $35,150 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $27,040 at the 10th percentile to $44,550 at the 90th, with a mean of $34,990 indicating a compressed distribution clustered near the median. An estimated 137,880 Americans work in this occupation across 52 reporting states and 258 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +3% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as slower than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 18,500 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is No formal educational credential and short-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of C for this role, with a fatality rate of 17.5 per 100,000 and injury rate of 4.8 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Washington pays the highest state median at $43,180, which is +23% above the national figure. The top metro is Colorado Springs, CO at $47,320 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
Median Salary
$35,150
per year
Median Hourly
$16.90/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$34,990
average
Employment
137,880
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Parking Attendants pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$35,150 Bottom 2% higher than 2% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 53-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Parking Attendants; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 24 53-series occupations with growth data, Parking Attendants sits on the slower-growing side at +3% growth and $35,150 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+3%
Slower than average
Annual Openings
18,500
per year (projected)
Typical Education
No formal educational credential
On-the-Job Training
Short-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Moderate Risk
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
17.5/100K
Injury Rate
4.8/100
Danger Index
28/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Parking Attendants roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key 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.
- ▸ Patrol parking areas to prevent vehicle damage and vehicle or property thefts.
- ▸ 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.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$27,040
25th Percentile
$29,960
Median
$35,150
75th Percentile
$37,670
90th Percentile
$44,550
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $43,180 | +23% above national |
| 2 | Colorado | $39,330 | +12% above national |
| 3 | Oregon | $38,730 | +10% above national |
| 4 | Vermont | $38,160 | +9% above national |
| 5 | California | $38,060 | +8% above national |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $37,360 | +6% above national |
| 7 | District of Columbia | $37,220 | +6% above national |
| 8 | Illinois | $36,730 | +4% above national |
| 9 | Alaska | $36,580 | +4% above national |
| 10 | New Hampshire | $36,010 | +2% above national |
| 11 | New York | $35,920 | +2% above national |
| 12 | Wyoming | $35,780 | +2% above national |
| 13 | North Dakota | $35,550 | +1% above national |
| 14 | Minnesota | $35,250 | same as national |
| 15 | Maryland | $35,210 | same as national |
| 16 | New Jersey | $35,100 | same as national |
| 17 | Utah | $34,630 | 1% below national |
| 18 | Rhode Island | $34,390 | 2% below national |
| 19 | Connecticut | $34,360 | 2% below national |
| 20 | Arizona | $34,230 | 3% below national |
| 21 | Delaware | $34,230 | 3% below national |
| 22 | South Dakota | $34,220 | 3% below national |
| 23 | Hawaii | $33,690 | 4% below national |
| 24 | Michigan | $33,690 | 4% below national |
| 25 | Nebraska | $32,880 | 6% below national |
| 26 | Idaho | $31,990 | 9% below national |
| 27 | Kentucky | $31,630 | 10% below national |
| 28 | South Carolina | $31,490 | 10% below national |
| 29 | Indiana | $31,360 | 11% below national |
| 30 | Wisconsin | $31,270 | 11% below national |
| 31 | Texas | $31,200 | 11% below national |
| 32 | Pennsylvania | $31,100 | 12% below national |
| 33 | Missouri | $31,050 | 12% below national |
| 34 | Maine | $30,860 | 12% below national |
| 35 | Tennessee | $30,780 | 12% below national |
| 36 | North Carolina | $30,540 | 13% below national |
| 37 | New Mexico | $30,530 | 13% below national |
| 38 | West Virginia | $30,460 | 13% below national |
| 39 | Alabama | $30,350 | 14% below national |
| 40 | Kansas | $30,320 | 14% below national |
| 41 | Virginia | $30,110 | 14% below national |
| 42 | Ohio | $30,100 | 14% below national |
| 43 | Iowa | $30,070 | 14% below national |
| 44 | Arkansas | $29,890 | 15% below national |
| 45 | Nevada | $29,750 | 15% below national |
| 46 | Florida | $29,650 | 16% below national |
| 47 | Georgia | $28,960 | 18% below national |
| 48 | Oklahoma | $27,230 | 23% below national |
| 49 | Montana | $27,100 | 23% below national |
| 50 | Mississippi | $26,420 | 25% below national |
| 51 | Louisiana | $23,920 | 32% below national |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $21,840 | 38% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Springs, CO | $47,320 | +35% above national |
| 2 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $45,030 | +28% above national |
| 3 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $44,480 | +27% above national |
| 4 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $43,790 | +25% above national |
| 5 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $43,730 | +24% above national |
| 6 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $40,660 | +16% above national |
| 7 | Bellingham, WA | $39,520 | +12% above national |
| 8 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $39,480 | +12% above national |
| 9 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $39,020 | +11% above national |
| 10 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $38,620 | +10% above national |
| 11 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $38,520 | +10% above national |
| 12 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $38,480 | +9% above national |
| 13 | Napa, CA | $38,430 | +9% above national |
| 14 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $38,340 | +9% above national |
| 15 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $38,020 | +8% above national |
| 16 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $37,960 | +8% above national |
| 17 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $37,810 | +8% above national |
| 18 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $37,770 | +7% above national |
| 19 | Syracuse, NY | $37,710 | +7% above national |
| 20 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $37,650 | +7% above national |
| 21 | Bend, OR | $37,510 | +7% above national |
| 22 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $37,510 | +7% above national |
| 23 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $37,360 | +6% above national |
| 24 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $37,340 | +6% above national |
| 25 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $37,280 | +6% above national |
| 26 | Utica-Rome, NY | $37,200 | +6% above national |
| 27 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $37,100 | +6% above national |
| 28 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $37,070 | +5% above national |
| 29 | Salisbury, MD | $37,040 | +5% above national |
| 30 | Barnstable Town, MA | $37,010 | +5% above national |
| 31 | Greenville, NC | $36,960 | +5% above national |
| 32 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $36,930 | +5% above national |
| 33 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $36,900 | +5% above national |
| 34 | Salinas, CA | $36,890 | +5% above national |
| 35 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $36,810 | +5% above national |
| 36 | Battle Creek, MI | $36,800 | +5% above national |
| 37 | St. George, UT | $36,790 | +5% above national |
| 38 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $36,610 | +4% above national |
| 39 | Medford, OR | $36,410 | +4% above national |
| 40 | Salem, OR | $36,400 | +4% above national |
| 41 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $36,380 | +3% above national |
| 42 | Anchorage, AK | $36,320 | +3% above national |
| 43 | Worcester, MA | $36,240 | +3% above national |
| 44 | Madison, WI | $36,200 | +3% above national |
| 45 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $36,170 | +3% above national |
| 46 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $36,080 | +3% above national |
| 47 | Rochester, MN | $35,950 | +2% above national |
| 48 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $35,920 | +2% above national |
| 49 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $35,860 | +2% above national |
| 50 | Binghamton, NY | $35,840 | +2% above national |
| 51 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $35,770 | +2% above national |
| 52 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $35,750 | +2% above national |
| 53 | Ogden, UT | $35,740 | +2% above national |
| 54 | New Haven, CT | $35,710 | +2% above national |
| 55 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $35,690 | +2% above national |
| 56 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $35,620 | +1% above national |
| 57 | Rapid City, SD | $35,600 | +1% above national |
| 58 | Bloomington, IL | $35,500 | +1% above national |
| 59 | Fargo, ND-MN | $35,470 | +1% above national |
| 60 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $35,290 | same as national |
| 61 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $35,210 | same as national |
| 62 | Modesto, CA | $35,180 | same as national |
| 63 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $35,170 | same as national |
| 64 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $35,110 | same as national |
| 65 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $35,100 | same as national |
| 66 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $35,050 | same as national |
| 67 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $35,020 | same as national |
| 68 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $35,020 | same as national |
| 69 | Springfield, MA | $34,870 | 1% below national |
| 70 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $34,830 | 1% below national |
| 71 | Rochester, NY | $34,800 | 1% below national |
| 72 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $34,760 | 1% below national |
| 73 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $34,750 | 1% below national |
| 74 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $34,720 | 1% below national |
| 75 | Ann Arbor, MI | $34,670 | 1% below national |
| 76 | Asheville, NC | $34,670 | 1% below national |
| 77 | Fresno, CA | $34,670 | 1% below national |
| 78 | Peoria, IL | $34,580 | 2% below national |
| 79 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $34,530 | 2% below national |
| 80 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $34,500 | 2% below national |
| 81 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $34,450 | 2% below national |
| 82 | Boise City, ID | $34,390 | 2% below national |
| 83 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $34,390 | 2% below national |
| 84 | El Centro, CA | $34,350 | 2% below national |
| 85 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $34,320 | 2% below national |
| 86 | Lancaster, PA | $34,130 | 3% below national |
| 87 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $34,120 | 3% below national |
| 88 | Rockford, IL | $34,110 | 3% below national |
| 89 | Monroe, MI | $34,070 | 3% below national |
| 90 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $34,060 | 3% below national |
| 91 | Springfield, IL | $34,030 | 3% below national |
| 92 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $34,010 | 3% below national |
| 93 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $34,010 | 3% below national |
| 94 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $34,010 | 3% below national |
| 95 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $33,970 | 3% below national |
| 96 | Dubuque, IA | $33,940 | 3% below national |
| 97 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $33,930 | 3% below national |
| 98 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $33,910 | 4% below national |
| 99 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $33,880 | 4% below national |
| 100 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $33,690 | 4% below national |
| 101 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $33,550 | 5% below national |
| 102 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $33,480 | 5% below national |
| 103 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $33,430 | 5% below national |
| 104 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $33,380 | 5% below national |
| 105 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $33,350 | 5% below national |
| 106 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $33,350 | 5% below national |
| 107 | Omaha, NE-IA | $33,280 | 5% below national |
| 108 | Saginaw, MI | $33,280 | 5% below national |
| 109 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $33,270 | 5% below national |
| 110 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $33,180 | 6% below national |
| 111 | Vineland, NJ | $33,160 | 6% below national |
| 112 | St. Cloud, MN | $33,090 | 6% below national |
| 113 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $33,090 | 6% below national |
| 114 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $33,040 | 6% below national |
| 115 | Akron, OH | $32,770 | 7% below national |
| 116 | Gainesville, FL | $32,760 | 7% below national |
| 117 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $32,750 | 7% below national |
| 118 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $32,740 | 7% below national |
| 119 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $32,710 | 7% below national |
| 120 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $32,600 | 7% below national |
| 121 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $32,560 | 7% below national |
| 122 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $32,550 | 7% below national |
| 123 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $32,510 | 8% below national |
| 124 | Elizabethtown, KY | $32,480 | 8% below national |
| 125 | Glens Falls, NY | $32,420 | 8% below national |
| 126 | Kingston, NY | $32,240 | 8% below national |
| 127 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $32,220 | 8% below national |
| 128 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $32,130 | 9% below national |
| 129 | Fort Wayne, IN | $32,080 | 9% below national |
| 130 | Santa Fe, NM | $31,990 | 9% below national |
| 131 | Savannah, GA | $31,840 | 9% below national |
| 132 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $31,770 | 10% below national |
| 133 | Lubbock, TX | $31,770 | 10% below national |
| 134 | Spartanburg, SC | $31,770 | 10% below national |
| 135 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $31,760 | 10% below national |
| 136 | Huntsville, AL | $31,620 | 10% below national |
| 137 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $31,560 | 10% below national |
| 138 | Knoxville, TN | $31,540 | 10% below national |
| 139 | Tucson, AZ | $31,530 | 10% below national |
| 140 | Yuma, AZ | $31,530 | 10% below national |
| 141 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $31,520 | 10% below national |
| 142 | Toledo, OH | $31,510 | 10% below national |
| 143 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $31,470 | 10% below national |
| 144 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $31,390 | 11% below national |
| 145 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $31,330 | 11% below national |
| 146 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $31,270 | 11% below national |
| 147 | Iowa City, IA | $31,270 | 11% below national |
| 148 | Kankakee, IL | $31,270 | 11% below national |
| 149 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $31,260 | 11% below national |
| 150 | York-Hanover, PA | $31,250 | 11% below national |
| 151 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $31,230 | 11% below national |
| 152 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $31,200 | 11% below national |
| 153 | Duluth, MN-WI | $31,200 | 11% below national |
| 154 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $31,200 | 11% below national |
| 155 | Bowling Green, KY | $31,190 | 11% below national |
| 156 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $31,120 | 11% below national |
| 157 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $31,110 | 11% below national |
| 158 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $31,110 | 11% below national |
| 159 | Ames, IA | $31,070 | 12% below national |
| 160 | Columbia, MO | $31,050 | 12% below national |
| 161 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $31,050 | 12% below national |
| 162 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $31,010 | 12% below national |
| 163 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $30,990 | 12% below national |
| 164 | Wilmington, NC | $30,940 | 12% below national |
| 165 | Abilene, TX | $30,850 | 12% below national |
| 166 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $30,840 | 12% below national |
| 167 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $30,810 | 12% below national |
| 168 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $30,760 | 12% below national |
| 169 | Florence, SC | $30,740 | 13% below national |
| 170 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $30,720 | 13% below national |
| 171 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $30,700 | 13% below national |
| 172 | Corpus Christi, TX | $30,630 | 13% below national |
| 173 | Albuquerque, NM | $30,590 | 13% below national |
| 174 | Tyler, TX | $30,580 | 13% below national |
| 175 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $30,540 | 13% below national |
| 176 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $30,480 | 13% below national |
| 177 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $30,470 | 13% below national |
| 178 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $30,470 | 13% below national |
| 179 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $30,400 | 14% below national |
| 180 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $30,360 | 14% below national |
| 181 | Green Bay, WI | $30,320 | 14% below national |
| 182 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $30,280 | 14% below national |
| 183 | Oklahoma City, OK | $30,230 | 14% below national |
| 184 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $30,220 | 14% below national |
| 185 | Reno, NV | $30,170 | 14% below national |
| 186 | Jackson, MS | $30,120 | 14% below national |
| 187 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $30,080 | 14% below national |
| 188 | Reading, PA | $30,070 | 14% below national |
| 189 | Pittsburgh, PA | $30,000 | 15% below national |
| 190 | Columbus, OH | $29,960 | 15% below national |
| 191 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $29,920 | 15% below national |
| 192 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $29,900 | 15% below national |
| 193 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $29,830 | 15% below national |
| 194 | Cleveland, OH | $29,810 | 15% below national |
| 195 | Montgomery, AL | $29,780 | 15% below national |
| 196 | Flint, MI | $29,760 | 15% below national |
| 197 | Jacksonville, FL | $29,720 | 15% below national |
| 198 | Birmingham, AL | $29,650 | 16% below national |
| 199 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $29,650 | 16% below national |
| 200 | Columbia, SC | $29,560 | 16% below national |
| 201 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $29,520 | 16% below national |
| 202 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $29,520 | 16% below national |
| 203 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $29,500 | 16% below national |
| 204 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $29,460 | 16% below national |
| 205 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $29,430 | 16% below national |
| 206 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $29,400 | 16% below national |
| 207 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $29,380 | 16% below national |
| 208 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $29,360 | 16% below national |
| 209 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $29,270 | 17% below national |
| 210 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $29,190 | 17% below national |
| 211 | Fayetteville, NC | $29,120 | 17% below national |
| 212 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $29,120 | 17% below national |
| 213 | Idaho Falls, ID | $29,080 | 17% below national |
| 214 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $29,060 | 17% below national |
| 215 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $28,990 | 18% below national |
| 216 | Amarillo, TX | $28,920 | 18% below national |
| 217 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $28,900 | 18% below national |
| 218 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $28,800 | 18% below national |
| 219 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $28,780 | 18% below national |
| 220 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $28,630 | 19% below national |
| 221 | Evansville, IN | $28,570 | 19% below national |
| 222 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $28,560 | 19% below national |
| 223 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $28,360 | 19% below national |
| 224 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $28,360 | 19% below national |
| 225 | Winston-Salem, NC | $28,310 | 19% below national |
| 226 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $28,200 | 20% below national |
| 227 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $28,140 | 20% below national |
| 228 | Johnstown, PA | $28,120 | 20% below national |
| 229 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $28,090 | 20% below national |
| 230 | Lincoln, NE | $28,080 | 20% below national |
| 231 | Erie, PA | $27,990 | 20% below national |
| 232 | El Paso, TX | $27,950 | 20% below national |
| 233 | Roanoke, VA | $27,910 | 21% below national |
| 234 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $27,840 | 21% below national |
| 235 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $27,670 | 21% below national |
| 236 | Tallahassee, FL | $27,550 | 22% below national |
| 237 | Pocatello, ID | $27,390 | 22% below national |
| 238 | Charleston, WV | $27,380 | 22% below national |
| 239 | Tulsa, OK | $27,230 | 23% below national |
| 240 | Baton Rouge, LA | $27,130 | 23% below national |
| 241 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $26,950 | 23% below national |
| 242 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $26,820 | 24% below national |
| 243 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $26,620 | 24% below national |
| 244 | Mobile, AL | $26,470 | 25% below national |
| 245 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $26,270 | 25% below national |
| 246 | Dothan, AL | $26,260 | 25% below national |
| 247 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $26,220 | 25% below national |
| 248 | Richmond, VA | $25,990 | 26% below national |
| 249 | Appleton, WI | $25,980 | 26% below national |
| 250 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $25,210 | 28% below national |
| 251 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $24,530 | 30% below national |
| 252 | Hot Springs, AR | $24,260 | 31% below national |
| 253 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $23,960 | 32% below national |
| 254 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $23,920 | 32% below national |
| 255 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $22,200 | 37% below national |
| 256 | Mayaguez, PR | $21,890 | 38% below national |
| 257 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $21,840 | 38% below national |
| 258 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $17,510 | 50% below national |
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