SOC 53-6021 · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro

Parking Attendants Salary in Virginia Beach, VA

The average salary for parking attendants in Virginia Beach, Virginia is $30,300 a year ($14.57 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $28,780: half of the 440 people in this job in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($35,101).

$30,300average per year

$14.57 / hourMedian $28,780Take-home ≈ $25,598

  • $26K10th
  • $26K25th
  • $29KMedian
  • $32K75th
  • $35K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

440people in this job
-14%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 3Virginia metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Parking Attendants pay range in Virginia Beach

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $25,810 a year or less, while the top 10% make $35,010 or more. The middle half of parking attendants in Virginia Beach earn between $25,810 and $32,250.

  • $26K10th
  • $26K25th
  • $29KMedian
  • $32K75th
  • $35K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$30,300$2,525$14.57
Median$28,780$2,398$13.84
Entry level (25th percentile)$25,810$2,151$12.41
Experienced (75th percentile)$32,250$2,688$15.50

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

Parking Attendants salary after taxes in Virginia Beach

On the average salary of $30,300, a single filer in Virginia Beach takes home about $25,598 a year, or $2,133 a month and $985 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

The Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in NC$25,826$2,152
Working in VA$25,598$2,133

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

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

Prices in the Virginia Beach area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 97.9), so the average $30,300 buys what about $30,937 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Virginia Beach ($49,430). A typical home costs $373,678, or 12.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Parking Attendants salary in other Virginia cities

Virginia Beach ranks 1st of 3 Virginia metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Parking Attendants salaries in Virginia

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 Virginia Beach: questions

How much do parking attendants make an hour in Virginia Beach?

$14.57 an hour on average, and $13.84 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level parking attendants salary in Virginia Beach?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $25,810 a year and the 25th percentile is $25,810, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the parking attendants take-home pay in Virginia Beach?

About $25,598 a year ($2,133 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $30,300.

Do parking attendants earn more in Virginia Beach than elsewhere?

The average here is 14% 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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC (47260). 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 (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.64, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.64).

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