SOC 53-6021 · Champaign-Urbana, IL metro

Parking Attendants Salary in Champaign, IL

The average salary for parking attendants in Champaign, Illinois is $37,700 a year ($18.13 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $35,690: half of the 80 people in this job in the Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($35,101).

$37,700average per year

$18.13 / hourMedian $35,690Take-home ≈ $30,747

  • $31K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $37K75th
  • $49K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

80people in this job
+7%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 7Illinois metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Parking Attendants pay range in Champaign

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,200 a year or less, while the top 10% make $49,220 or more. The middle half of parking attendants in Champaign earn between $32,030 and $36,690.

  • $31K10th
  • $32K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $37K75th
  • $49K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$37,700$3,142$18.12
Median$35,690$2,974$17.16
Entry level (25th percentile)$32,030$2,669$15.40
Experienced (75th percentile)$36,690$3,058$17.64

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Parking Attendants salary after taxes in Champaign

On the average salary of $37,700, a single filer in Champaign takes home about $30,747 a year, or $2,562 a month and $1,183 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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Is Champaign a good place for parking attendants? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Champaign area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.7), so the average $37,700 buys what about $40,667 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Champaign ($50,700). A typical home costs $237,290, or 6.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Parking Attendants salary in other Illinois cities

Champaign ranks 2nd of 7 Illinois metro areas for this job; Chicago pays the most ($39,520).

All Parking Attendants salaries in Illinois

Highest-paying cities for parking attendants

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($46,810).

Parking Attendants salary by city

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Parking Attendants salary in Champaign: questions

How much do parking attendants make an hour in Champaign?

$18.13 an hour on average, and $17.16 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level parking attendants salary in Champaign?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $31,200 a year and the 25th percentile is $32,030, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the parking attendants take-home pay in Champaign?

About $30,747 a year ($2,562 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $37,700.

Do parking attendants earn more in Champaign than elsewhere?

The average here is 7% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($35,101).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 53-6021; area Champaign-Urbana, IL (16580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.7%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.83, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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