Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, aged to 2026 using compounded market movement. State selections show BLS state-level figures where published. Actual pay varies with experience, industry, and organization size.
Parking Enforcement Worker is a professional role in the Protective Service job family, focused on Parking Enforcement Worker work. Pay for this title reflects both its level and its scope; see our Title Level and Organization Responsibility guides for how WePayFairly defines them.
What Parking Enforcement Workers do
Typical education: High School Diploma
Enter and retrieve information pertaining to vehicle registration, identification, and status, using hand-held computers.
Patrol an assigned area by vehicle or on foot to ensure public compliance with existing parking ordinance.
Write warnings and citations for illegally parked vehicles.
Appear in court at hearings regarding contested traffic citations.
Maintain assigned equipment and supplies, such as hand-held citation computers, citation books, rain gear, tire-marking chalk, and street cones.
Top skills:SpeakingMonitoringSocial PerceptivenessCritical ThinkingActive ListeningTime Management
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Parking Enforcement Worker pay by experience level
Entry level$36,500
Typical starting pay (about the 10th percentile)
Early career$41,500
A few years in (about the 25th percentile)
Experienced$48,500
Mid-career median pay
Senior$62,500
Seasoned professionals (about the 75th percentile)
Top earners$78,000
Highest earners (about the 90th percentile)
Experience tiers are derived from the BLS wage percentile distribution for this occupation, aged to 2026. Actual pay varies by employer, location, and specialization.
Job outlook
-1.5%
projected change in jobs, 2024–2034
700
projected openings per year
Declining
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program (2024–2034). Openings include growth and replacement needs.
Parking Enforcement Worker salary by industry
Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Schools and Hospitals and USPS
7,580 workers
$54,500
Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)
7,400 workers
$54,500
Educational Services
840 workers
$47,000
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
760 workers
$47,500
Educational Services, State Government Owned
690 workers
$47,500
State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)
180 workers
$67,000
Personal and Laundry Services
130 workers
$42,000
Other Personal Services
130 workers
$42,000
Educational Services, Privately Owned
80 workers
$46,000
Junior Colleges
70 workers
$43,000
National sector-level figures, BLS OEWS May 2025, aged to 2026.
How this role compares
Parking Enforcement Worker pays 25% below the average across 28 roles in the Protective Service job family (family average $70,500).
