SOC 53-6021 · Bowling Green, KY metro

Parking Attendants Salary in Bowling Green, KY

The average salary for parking attendants in Bowling Green, Kentucky is $32,950 a year ($15.84 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $31,190: half of the 60 people in this job in the Bowling Green, KY metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 6% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($35,101).

$32,950average per year

$15.84 / hourMedian $31,190Take-home ≈ $26,961

  • $25K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $31KMedian
  • $36K75th
  • $45K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

60people in this job
-6%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 4Kentucky metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Parking Attendants pay range in Bowling Green

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $25,100 a year or less, while the top 10% make $45,240 or more. The middle half of parking attendants in Bowling Green earn between $29,190 and $36,400.

  • $25K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $31KMedian
  • $36K75th
  • $45K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$32,950$2,746$15.84
Median$31,190$2,599$15.00
Entry level (25th percentile)$29,190$2,432$14.03
Experienced (75th percentile)$36,400$3,033$17.50

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

Parking Attendants salary after taxes in Bowling Green

On the average salary of $32,950, a single filer in Bowling Green takes home about $26,961 a year, or $2,247 a month and $1,037 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 (2026 rules). Includes Bowling Green's local income tax (2%).

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

Prices in the Bowling Green area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.2), so the average $32,950 buys what about $36,538 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Bowling Green ($45,040). A typical home costs $267,047, or 8.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Parking Attendants salary in other Kentucky cities

Bowling Green ranks 1st of 4 Kentucky metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Parking Attendants salaries in Kentucky

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 Bowling Green: questions

How much do parking attendants make an hour in Bowling Green?

$15.84 an hour on average, and $15.00 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level parking attendants salary in Bowling Green?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $25,100 a year and the 25th percentile is $29,190, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the parking attendants take-home pay in Bowling Green?

About $26,961 a year ($2,247 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $32,950. Includes Bowling Green's local income tax (2%).

Do parking attendants earn more in Bowling Green than elsewhere?

The average here is 6% less 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 Bowling Green, KY (14540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.1%.
  • 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 (2026 rules). Includes Bowling Green's local income tax (2%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.81, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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