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 salary by industry
Federal, State, and Local Government, excl. State & Local Schools & Hospitals & USPS
7,580 workers
$54,500
Local Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)
7,470 workers
$54,000
State Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)
900 workers
$51,000
Educational Services
840 workers
$47,000
Other Services (except Public Administration)
140 workers
$42,000
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
80 workers
$39,000
Health Care and Social Assistance
60 workers
$42,500
National sector-level figures, BLS OEWS May 2025, aged to 2026.
How this role compares
Parking Enforcement Worker pays 22% below the average across 24 roles in the Protective Service job family (family average $68,000).
