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Parking Attendants pay in Colorado Springs, CO and Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Parking Attendants is $47,320 per year in Colorado Springs, CO. It is $31,560 per year in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL. Colorado Springs, CO is 49.9% above Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 53-6021 and the same annual wage metric. Median means the middle of each area's published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. The larger median is not proof that one place gives a better job or a better result. It is one wage fact from one source period.
BLS lists 150 wage and salary jobs in Colorado Springs, CO and 70 in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL. Those are survey job counts, not open posts. Read pay, job scale, local share, and price level as separate facts before you make a choice.
Evidence: bls-oews-may-2025 · Rule: same-soc-same-metric-pair · nominal-median-gap · employment-not-openings