Parking Attendants in Tennessee
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$26,912
after federal, FICA and Tennessee tax
Tax takes
$3,868
12.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$29,089
Tennessee costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Tennessee — 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
$30,780
Kept after tax
$26,912
Worth in national money
$29,089
State rank
35
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Tennessee is among the lower-paying states for parking attendants. The middle earner takes $30,780, ranking 35 of 51 states — about 12.43% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Tennessee, this one sits low: 468 of 491 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Tennessee is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $30,780 the take-home is $26,912; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $29,089 would nationally. The average lands at $30,600, below the middle of the range.
- Tennessee ranks 35 of 51 for parking attendants, with a median of $30,780 — about 12.43% 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 468 of 491 in Tennessee'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.
- Post-tax income for parking attendants in Tennessee, on $30,780, is $26,912 — equivalent to $29,089 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $30,600 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Parking Attendants
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $16,860 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $30,780 |
| Top tenth earn over | $36,090 |
| This salary | $30,780 |
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 Tennessee | $26,912 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $26,912 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,395 |
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 | $30,780 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,687 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 93 |
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 Tennessee earn under $30,780 and half over. The published range runs $16,860 at the tenth percentile to $36,090 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $26,912 take-home in Tennessee comes from $30,780. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 468 of 491.
- Two cautions on $29,089, the adjusted value of that $30,780 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Tennessee. 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 468 of 491 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for parking attendants in Tennessee, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $16,860 to $36,090; 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.
- Retained pay of $26,912, from $30,780, assumes a single Tennessee filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 468 of 491 locally, and the state ranks 35 of 51 for it.
- This $29,089 adjusted figure, worked from $30,780, 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 468 of 491 in the state. The occupation ranks 468 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $16,860 at the bottom tenth to $36,090 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Tennessee sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $29,089 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Is most of this wage taxed away?
No. $26,912 survives, because Tennessee levies no wage income tax. The federal share does not change with the state you work in.
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.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($16,860 to $36,090) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Tennessee rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Tennessee'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 $29,089 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
Why is the take-home ratio comparatively high in this state?
Tennessee levies no personal income tax on wages, so take-home of $26,912 reflects the federal layer and FICA alone. Federal income tax and FICA are unchanged; states without a wage income tax generally recover revenue through consumption and property bases instead.
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.