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Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants Salary by City

Automotive and watercraft service attendants earn the most in San Francisco, CA (average $48,020 a year), followed by Honolulu, HI ($47,790) and San Jose, CA ($47,770), among the 305 metro areas we cover. Nationwide the average is $36,780 and the median $35,670, for 102,010 workers (May 2025).

$36,780U.S. average
$48Khighest: San Francisco, CA
$28Klowest: Hammond, LA
305metro areas
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Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

San Francisco, CA$48,020
Honolulu, HI$47,790
San Jose, CA$47,770
Baltimore, MD$46,240
Fairbanks, AK$45,950
Seattle, WA$44,620
Santa Rosa, CA$44,300
Bridgeport, CT$43,960
Norwich, CT$43,920
New Haven, CT$43,330
Bozeman, MT$42,980
San Diego, CA$42,940
Bellingham, WA$42,910
Modesto, CA$42,620
Sacramento, CA$42,580
Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants salary by state

Maryland pays automotive and watercraft service attendants the most statewide, $44,510 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

StateStatewide averageStatewide medianJobsMetrosHighest city averageLowest city average
Maryland$44,510$37,5801,0603$46,240$36,800
Washington, D.C.$44,070$41,750n/a1$38,130$38,130
Hawaii$43,400$43,6302701$47,790$47,790
Connecticut$42,960$41,6004204$43,960$41,740
New Hampshire$42,940$40,0302001$40,980$40,980
California$42,940$41,77010,19023$48,020$38,070
Alaska$42,920$41,5902802$45,950$42,160
Washington$42,230$39,4402,6209$44,620$38,590
Rhode Island$41,440$41,6901201$36,990$36,990
Missouri$40,860$38,1301,1503$40,450$38,560
Colorado$40,320$38,3702,9807$41,620$35,730
Montana$40,190$38,7004605$42,980$37,280
New York$39,550$37,1803,77010$39,130$37,720
Nevada$39,270$37,5502502$40,150$39,060
Vermont$39,200$38,7001701$38,570$38,570
Massachusetts$39,110$35,6801,8503$41,830$37,420
South Carolina$38,100$36,0002204$41,730$33,470
North Dakota$37,970$36,7405003$37,910$33,300
Illinois$37,940$36,0101,9405$40,580$33,650
Minnesota$37,750$37,4701,2304$40,080$37,620
Arizona$37,500$35,8401,7105$40,150$35,250
Utah$37,280$37,0008905$39,910$34,550
Idaho$37,190$35,5604804$38,230$34,990
New Jersey$37,050$35,35011,0503$36,330$35,000
Delaware$36,700$36,5303701$34,800$34,800
South Dakota$36,440$36,0506502$36,880$35,930
Oregon$36,160$34,2806,2708$38,170$34,400
Florida$36,080$34,8605,15019$38,240$32,400
Arkansas$36,050$34,7508705$38,530$31,920
Indiana$35,980$35,7003,09012$38,690$33,060
Nebraska$35,960$34,9409103$37,230$34,560
Wyoming$35,870$36,6402802$38,020$37,790
Wisconsin$35,660$36,5502,77012$38,830$33,600
Oklahoma$35,640$31,7601,2703$38,930$33,750
Kansas$34,980$35,4401,5004$36,660$33,470
Ohio$34,920$34,9902,9309$35,850$32,820
Maine$34,700$32,3106803$38,940$34,470
Texas$34,610$33,6706,88021$41,120$29,700
Iowa$34,360$30,8103401$33,300$33,300
North Carolina$34,210$33,6802,79013$36,180$31,680
Puerto Rico$33,730$22,250n/a1$34,100$34,100
Pennsylvania$33,660$31,5501,5809$35,760$29,780
New Mexico$33,540$30,880n/a2$38,080$31,150
Michigan$33,240$31,2803,39010$40,020$30,940
Louisiana$33,220$29,1501,1508$35,140$27,910
Georgia$33,210$30,9504,21012$37,070$29,350
Virginia$33,080$30,3504,0608$33,490$29,530
Tennessee$32,840$31,9702,8409$35,180$29,460
Mississippi$31,960$30,8103502$34,360$29,930
Kentucky$31,140$31,4101,2204$35,840$31,770
Alabama$30,650$29,1802,15011$32,290$28,520
West Virginia$29,310$28,2602002$30,770$27,980
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Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants salary in every city we cover

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Metro areaAverageMedianHourlyJobs
San Francisco, CA$48,020$45,760$23.091,100
Honolulu, HI$47,790$50,360$22.98170
San Jose, CA$47,770$45,020$22.97460
Baltimore, MD$46,240$37,950$22.23550
Fairbanks, AK$45,950$41,830$22.0940
Seattle, WA$44,620$43,300$21.451,220
Santa Rosa, CA$44,300$44,140$21.30150
Bridgeport, CT$43,960$40,210$21.14120
Norwich, CT$43,920$44,120$21.1170
New Haven, CT$43,330$43,330$20.8370
Bozeman, MT$42,980$41,300$20.6750
San Diego, CA$42,940$40,510$20.651,130
Bellingham, WA$42,910$43,430$20.6390
Modesto, CA$42,620$40,260$20.49160
Sacramento, CA$42,580$39,610$20.47680
Mount Vernon, WA$42,330$40,410$20.3590
Riverside, CA$42,320$37,920$20.351,290
Salinas, CA$42,170$42,090$20.28120
San Luis Obispo, CA$42,170$39,540$20.2780
Anchorage, AK$42,160$41,590$20.27190
Los Angeles, CA$42,080$39,070$20.232,830
Bremerton, WA$42,060$40,510$20.2280
Barnstable, MA$41,830$35,790$20.11100
Vallejo, CA$41,750$38,500$20.07170
Hartford, CT$41,740$38,090$20.07120
Charleston, SC$41,730$42,800$20.0640
Missoula, MT$41,650$41,600$20.0360
Boulder, CO$41,620$39,370$20.01200
Oxnard, CA$41,530$38,400$19.96310
Denver, CO$41,480$38,600$19.941,510
Santa Maria, CA$41,410$39,670$19.91110
Fresno, CA$41,230$38,480$19.82330
Lexington Park, MD$41,130$36,560$19.7830
Austin, TX$41,120$39,250$19.77420
Boston, MA$41,020$36,740$19.721,090
Manchester, NH$40,980$37,560$19.7070
Stockton, CA$40,940$37,980$19.68190
Merced, CA$40,820$36,940$19.6260
Santa Cruz, CA$40,660$40,240$19.5550
Chicago, IL$40,580$38,520$19.511,200
St. Louis, MO$40,450$37,880$19.45720
Wenatchee, WA$40,270$37,670$19.3650
Bakersfield, CA$40,160$37,380$19.31230
Prescott Valley, AZ$40,150$37,730$19.3050
Reno, NV$40,150$39,180$19.3050
Olympia, WA$40,110$36,850$19.2860
Rochester, MN$40,080$37,120$19.2740
Kennewick, WA$40,030$39,260$19.25160
Ann Arbor, MI$40,020$35,320$19.2490
Salt Lake City, UT$39,910$37,430$19.19320
Visalia, CA$39,810$38,180$19.14160
Redding, CA$39,740$38,040$19.11100
Yuba City, CA$39,640$38,170$19.0660
Greenville, SC$39,630$36,720$19.0540
Buffalo, NY$39,130$38,540$18.81400
Las Vegas, NV$39,060$37,530$18.78170
Billings, MT$39,030$37,750$18.77110
Kansas City, MO$38,950$37,360$18.73620
Portland, ME$38,940$37,210$18.72170
Oklahoma City, OK$38,930$33,360$18.72570
Kiryas Joel, NY$38,910$36,330$18.71120
Yakima, WA$38,900$35,960$18.70100
St. Cloud, MN$38,890$36,870$18.7070
Rochester, NY$38,880$37,680$18.69280
Madison, WI$38,830$38,020$18.67350
Chico, CA$38,800$37,230$18.65100
Ithaca, NY$38,800$36,590$18.6630
Hilton Head Island, SC$38,770$37,440$18.6430
Syracuse, NY$38,740$36,890$18.63160
Bloomington, IN$38,690$36,380$18.6050
Helena, MT$38,650$37,210$18.5850
Albany, NY$38,630$37,470$18.57180
Utica, NY$38,600$36,630$18.5670
Spokane, WA$38,590$36,700$18.55280
Burlington, VT$38,570$39,030$18.5480
Springfield, MO$38,560$36,920$18.54100
Fayetteville, AR$38,530$37,110$18.52160
Colorado Springs, CO$38,470$37,110$18.50360
New York, NY$38,390$36,440$18.469,370
San Antonio, TX$38,270$32,290$18.40810
Fort Collins, CO$38,260$37,430$18.39200
Greeley, CO$38,250$36,750$18.39160
Miami, FL$38,240$35,950$18.391,050
Boise, ID$38,230$35,790$18.38240
Lakeland, FL$38,210$34,740$18.37180
Portland, OR$38,170$36,420$18.352,870
Coeur d'Alene, ID$38,140$36,660$18.3460
Washington, DC$38,130$35,690$18.331,660
Albuquerque, NM$38,080$36,950$18.31n/a
Glens Falls, NY$38,070$38,200$18.3030
Hanford, CA$38,070$36,790$18.3050
Minneapolis, MN$38,040$37,880$18.29820
Cheyenne, WY$38,020$37,470$18.2850
Bismarck, ND$37,910$37,340$18.2390
Fargo, ND$37,900$37,720$18.22140
Sarasota, FL$37,840$35,720$18.19180
Sheboygan, WI$37,840$36,960$18.1930
Casper, WY$37,790$37,930$18.1730
Phoenix, AZ$37,760$35,840$18.161,170
Binghamton, NY$37,720$37,530$18.1350
Little Rock, AR$37,640$35,320$18.10300
Duluth, MN$37,620$38,600$18.0990
Kenosha, WI$37,500$37,260$18.03100
Provo, UT$37,430$37,650$18.00180
Springfield, MA$37,420$32,620$17.99120
Great Falls, MT$37,280$35,450$17.9240
Omaha, NE$37,230$35,440$17.90460
Fort Myers, FL$37,070$35,050$17.82190
Rome, GA$37,070$34,650$17.8230
Providence, RI$36,990$34,570$17.79360
Tucson, AZ$36,980$35,180$17.78290
Indianapolis, IN$36,970$36,790$17.771,210
Killeen, TX$36,880$37,300$17.7370
Sioux Falls, SD$36,880$36,570$17.73230
Fort Smith, AR$36,870$35,440$17.7360
Orlando, FL$36,840$35,250$17.71630
Hagerstown, MD$36,800$34,270$17.6940
Gainesville, FL$36,670$35,180$17.6360
Lawrence, KS$36,660$36,010$17.6350
Green Bay, WI$36,580$36,630$17.59210
La Crosse, WI$36,470$37,440$17.5470
Ogden, UT$36,420$36,340$17.51180
Naples, FL$36,400$36,510$17.50190
Athens, GA$36,390$36,160$17.4980
Atlantic City, NJ$36,330$35,210$17.47610
Raleigh, NC$36,180$34,750$17.39360
Trenton, NJ$36,170$35,430$17.39460
Punta Gorda, FL$36,150$34,260$17.3850
Idaho Falls, ID$36,130$34,720$17.3750
Salem, OR$36,080$34,100$17.34590
Appleton, WI$36,070$37,060$17.34160
Pueblo, CO$36,040$35,490$17.3370
Bend, OR$36,030$33,090$17.32380
Albany, OR$35,930$33,340$17.27180
Rapid City, SD$35,930$35,960$17.28130
Peoria, IL$35,890$35,340$17.2690
Homosassa Springs, FL$35,860$33,590$17.2440
Columbus, OH$35,850$35,490$17.24600
Louisville, KY$35,840$36,240$17.23450
Grand Island, NE$35,800$36,020$17.2140
Port St. Lucie, FL$35,790$34,460$17.21130
Philadelphia, PA$35,760$34,880$17.192,490
Grand Junction, CO$35,730$34,580$17.18130
Eau Claire, WI$35,690$36,410$17.1670
Lawton, OK$35,640$39,710$17.1430
South Bend, IN$35,630$34,420$17.1390
Charlotte, NC$35,630$35,080$17.13600
Cleveland, OH$35,550$35,230$17.09490
Toledo, OH$35,540$34,670$17.09190
Cincinnati, OH$35,530$35,240$17.08480
Lake Havasu City, AZ$35,530$35,160$17.0840
Durham, NC$35,520$33,960$17.08120
Evansville, IN$35,470$35,400$17.05150
Fort Wayne, IN$35,450$36,200$17.04260
Bangor, ME$35,420$35,600$17.0360
Logan, UT$35,420$37,000$17.0330
Medford, OR$35,360$32,970$17.00380
Dallas, TX$35,340$34,800$16.991,890
Eugene, OR$35,310$31,740$16.98510
Pittsburgh, PA$35,280$35,550$16.96330
Yuma, AZ$35,250$35,380$16.9540
Corvallis, OR$35,230$34,940$16.94120
Lansing, MI$35,220$33,890$16.93170
Nashville, TN$35,180$35,560$16.91920
Baton Rouge, LA$35,140$31,270$16.90210
New Orleans, LA$35,040$31,830$16.84210
Kokomo, IN$35,000$36,050$16.8350
Vineland, NJ$35,000$34,280$16.83290
Sandusky, OH$34,990$33,870$16.82120
Twin Falls, ID$34,990$33,280$16.8230
Deltona, FL$34,930$34,300$16.79130
Jacksonville, FL$34,890$34,880$16.78500
Crestview, FL$34,860$31,740$16.76170
Houston, TX$34,840$34,140$16.751,350
Akron, OH$34,830$34,580$16.74170
Dover, DE$34,800$33,280$16.7360
Racine, WI$34,760$36,530$16.71100
Allentown, PA$34,750$32,220$16.71330
Dayton, OH$34,750$34,730$16.71250
Topeka, KS$34,730$34,230$16.70n/a
Tampa, FL$34,710$33,090$16.69860
Columbus, GA$34,690$29,170$16.6890
Milwaukee, WI$34,660$36,510$16.661,030
Springfield, IL$34,630$33,750$16.6570
Wilmington, NC$34,590$34,930$16.63160
Michigan City, IN$34,580$33,680$16.6360
Lincoln, NE$34,560$34,770$16.61150
St. George, UT$34,550$35,300$16.61130
Columbus, IN$34,520$34,660$16.6030
Canton, OH$34,480$33,800$16.5880
Lewiston, ME$34,470$33,090$16.5750
Muncie, IN$34,430$35,020$16.5560
Oshkosh, WI$34,410$36,480$16.5580
Grants Pass, OR$34,400$31,900$16.54140
Jonesboro, AR$34,370$35,170$16.5340
Jackson, MS$34,360$31,710$16.5290
Manhattan, KS$34,320$35,260$16.5060
Monroe, LA$34,310$29,800$16.5060
Fond du Lac, WI$34,290$35,020$16.4930
Kalamazoo, MI$34,250$33,950$16.4670
San Juan, PR$34,100$22,400$16.40n/a
Savannah, GA$34,100$31,200$16.40150
Sebastian, FL$34,080$34,300$16.3940
Asheville, NC$34,080$32,090$16.39170
Champaign, IL$33,990$31,200$16.3480
Hickory, NC$33,970$34,820$16.3380
College Station, TX$33,960$33,080$16.3340
Jacksonville, NC$33,940$30,240$16.3250
Greensboro, NC$33,900$32,700$16.30170
Memphis, TN$33,890$34,220$16.29420
Palm Bay, FL$33,840$32,710$16.27170
Tulsa, OK$33,750$31,210$16.22330
Tallahassee, FL$33,710$32,930$16.2170
Bloomington, IL$33,650$31,200$16.1850
Lexington, KY$33,610$33,700$16.16170
Gainesville, GA$33,610$31,200$16.16100
Wausau, WI$33,600$34,790$16.1550
Elkhart, IN$33,530$31,710$16.1270
Grand Rapids, MI$33,530$34,480$16.12490
Goldsboro, NC$33,520$30,490$16.1230
Winchester, VA$33,490$29,740$16.1070
Atlanta, GA$33,490$31,040$16.102,770
Lafayette, IN$33,470$32,300$16.0960
Columbia, SC$33,470$29,640$16.0940
Wichita, KS$33,470$32,230$16.09330
Odessa, TX$33,380$31,270$16.0560
Elizabethtown, KY$33,300$32,960$16.0130
Davenport, IA$33,300$31,200$16.0160
Grand Forks, ND$33,300$28,290$16.0170
Reading, PA$33,290$34,530$16.0050
Corpus Christi, TX$33,210$32,890$15.9760
Detroit, MI$33,210$31,270$15.971,510
Brownsville, TX$33,130$30,640$15.9340
Winston-Salem, NC$33,110$31,310$15.92170
Terre Haute, IN$33,060$34,230$15.9050
Burlington, NC$33,020$31,870$15.8790
Greenville, NC$33,020$30,380$15.8860
Monroe, MI$33,010$31,670$15.8760
Longview, TX$32,990$33,660$15.8680
Albany, GA$32,840$29,590$15.7940
Youngstown, OH$32,820$32,440$15.78120
Staunton, VA$32,800$30,640$15.7760
Midland, TX$32,770$30,260$15.76200
Virginia Beach, VA$32,700$30,240$15.72640
Ocala, FL$32,670$33,340$15.7170
Waco, TX$32,650$30,290$15.7050
Harrisburg, PA$32,550$29,260$15.65120
Chattanooga, TN$32,530$30,120$15.64260
Jackson, MI$32,490$33,310$15.6240
Lancaster, PA$32,450$34,310$15.6070
Pensacola, FL$32,400$30,410$15.58120
Lafayette, LA$32,400$27,620$15.58120
Richmond, VA$32,370$29,720$15.56n/a
Huntsville, AL$32,290$30,250$15.52230
Tyler, TX$32,180$32,650$15.4760
Beaumont, TX$32,170$30,680$15.4680
Lake Charles, LA$32,030$28,550$15.4070
York, PA$32,020$31,420$15.4090
Augusta, GA$32,020$28,890$15.40140
Hot Springs, AR$31,920$30,650$15.3550
Macon, GA$31,920$28,450$15.3570
Flint, MI$31,860$30,160$15.32130
Birmingham, AL$31,790$29,320$15.29530
Clarksville, TN$31,780$31,570$15.28100
Paducah, KY$31,770$33,190$15.2740
Houma, LA$31,760$29,280$15.2750
Rocky Mount, NC$31,680$30,320$15.2370
Scranton, PA$31,660$30,570$15.22110
Johnson City, TN$31,640$30,710$15.2170
Knoxville, TN$31,630$30,720$15.21440
Abilene, TX$31,370$30,980$15.0870
Muskegon, MI$31,300$29,190$15.0560
Warner Robins, GA$31,180$29,940$14.9960
Farmington, NM$31,150$30,880$14.9830
Daphne, AL$31,120$30,090$14.96100
Kingsport, TN$31,110$29,520$14.96140
Saginaw, MI$30,940$29,390$14.8860
Texarkana, TX$30,930$30,020$14.8740
Dalton, GA$30,890$30,710$14.8530
Jackson, TN$30,850$31,140$14.8360
Huntington, WV$30,770$30,490$14.7940
Lubbock, TX$30,770$29,400$14.7980
Mobile, AL$30,740$29,000$14.78210
El Paso, TX$30,640$28,700$14.73210
Montgomery, AL$30,360$29,410$14.60180
Roanoke, VA$30,320$29,080$14.58150
Blacksburg, VA$30,310$29,080$14.57n/a
Harrisonburg, VA$30,130$28,490$14.49n/a
Anniston, AL$30,110$28,760$14.4860
Auburn, AL$30,090$28,580$14.4790
Gulfport, MS$29,930$28,390$14.3980
Decatur, AL$29,880$28,880$14.3750
McAllen, TX$29,830$27,350$14.34160
State College, PA$29,780$30,080$14.3250
Sherman, TX$29,730$29,220$14.2930
Laredo, TX$29,700$27,500$14.2860
Shreveport, LA$29,660$27,770$14.26100
Lynchburg, VA$29,530$28,650$14.20100
Tuscaloosa, AL$29,490$28,470$14.18110
Cleveland, TN$29,460$28,690$14.1640
Valdosta, GA$29,350$28,280$14.1150
Dothan, AL$28,590$27,380$13.7590
Florence, AL$28,520$27,390$13.7180
Charleston, WV$27,980$27,440$13.4540
Hammond, LA$27,910$27,560$13.4250

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Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants salary: questions

Where do automotive and watercraft service attendants make the most money?

In San Francisco, CA, with an average of $48,020 a year, among the 305 metro areas we cover.

What is the average automotive and watercraft service attendants salary in the U.S.?

$36,780 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $35,670, so half of automotive and watercraft service attendants earn more than that and half less.

What salary should automotive and watercraft service attendants ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of automotive and watercraft service attendants nationwide earn between $31,300 (25th percentile) and $39,320 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays automotive and watercraft service attendants the most?

Maryland, with a statewide average of $44,510 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is automotive and watercraft service attendants pay the lowest?

Hammond, LA, at $27,910 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

Sources and how to read this page

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