Parking Attendants in Ohio
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$26,254
after federal, FICA and Ohio tax
Tax takes
$3,846
12.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$28,595
Ohio costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Ohio — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$30,100
Kept after tax
$26,254
Worth in national money
$28,595
State rank
42
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Ohio is among the lower-paying states for parking attendants. The middle earner takes $30,100, ranking 42 of 51 states — about 14.37% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Ohio, this one sits low: 479 of 494 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $30,100 you keep $26,254 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $28,595 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $32,210, since top earners drag the number up.
- Ohio ranks 42 of 51 for parking attendants, with a median of $30,100 — about 14.37% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Parking attendants occupies position 479 of 494 in Ohio's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Retained pay in Ohio is $26,254 after the full tax stack, from $30,100. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $28,595 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $32,210 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Parking Attendants
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $29,120 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $30,100 |
| Top tenth earn over | $37,560 |
| This salary | $30,100 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Ohio | $26,254 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $26,365 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,464 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $29,961 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,770 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of parking attendants in Ohio earn under $30,100 and half over. The published range runs $29,120 at the tenth percentile to $37,560 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Ohio the take-home figure of $26,254, from $30,100, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 479 of 494 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $28,595, the adjusted value of that $30,100 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Ohio. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 479 of 494 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for parking attendants in Ohio, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $29,120 to $37,560; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Ohio is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $26,254 from $30,100. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 479 of 494 locally.
- This $28,595 adjusted figure, worked from $30,100, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 479 of 494 in the state. The occupation ranks 479 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $32,210, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $29,120 at the bottom tenth to $37,560 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Ohio is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $28,595 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Ohio's own levy, $26,254 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Ohio is $32,210. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($29,120 to $37,560) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Ohio rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Ohio's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $28,595 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $26,254 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Ohio income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.