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Parking Attendants pay in Colorado Springs, CO and Modesto, CA
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Parking Attendants is $47,320 per year in Colorado Springs, CO. It is $35,180 per year in Modesto, CA. Colorado Springs, CO is 34.5% above Modesto, CA 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 30 in Modesto, CA. 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