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Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants earn $35,670 a year at the midpoint

Most automotive and watercraft service attendants are paid close to one another — the middle is $35,670, and even the ends, $28,630 and $46,060, are not far off.

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$35,670median a year · United States
$17.15an hour $36,780average 102,010people
Nine in ten people in this work earn between the two ends. The shaded part is the middle half — where most people are.
$31,30025th $35,670median $39,32075th
$28,63010th percentile $46,06090th percentile
$31,300a year at the 25th percentile, nearer a first job
$43,630best-paying state · Hawaii
$28,260lowest-paying state · West Virginia
+22%top state against the national median
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  • The annual figure is arithmetic. For hourly occupations the annual figure is the hourly rate times 2080 hours. It is a calculation, not observed earnings: part time is the norm in retail and food service.
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  • Not in these numbers. Growth and annual openings are not in this dataset. They come from the separate Employment Projections tables, where an opening is a modelled ten year average and not a posted vacancy.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025. Retrieved through the BLS Public Data API on 2026-08-13. bls.gov/oes “BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.”

Automotive and watercraft service attendant earnings, from starting pay to the top 10%

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Nearby work, and what it pays

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Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$35,670
Transportation Inspectors$92,100+$56,430 Traffic Technicians$59,090+$23,420 Bridge and Lock Tenders$57,700+$22,030 Passenger Attendants$37,720+$2,050 Parking Attendants$35,150−$520

Automotive and watercraft service attendant wages by state

The 43 states where the most people do this work, of 51 with a published figure: their medians range by 1.50 times. Figures are the 2025 survey.

State Median a year Where most start 10th to 90th Employed
Hawaii $43,630 $29,130 $29,130 — $64,980 270
California $41,770 $36,360 $36,360 — $50,200 10,190
Connecticut $41,600 $35,760 $35,760 — $58,170 420
Alaska $41,590 $32,620 $32,620 — $60,330 280
Washington $39,440 $34,950 $34,950 — $51,470 2,620
Montana $38,700 $30,390 $30,390 — $47,840 460
Colorado $38,370 $34,800 $34,800 — $47,890 2,980
Missouri $38,130 $33,800 $33,800 — $48,410 1,150
Maryland $37,580 $31,230 $31,230 — $64,890 1,060
Minnesota $37,470 $28,830 $28,830 — $45,000 1,230
New York $37,180 $33,090 $33,090 — $46,430 3,770
Utah $37,000 $26,280 $26,280 — $48,340 890
North Dakota $36,740 $28,400 $28,400 — $53,430 500
Wyoming $36,640 $29,300 $29,300 — $41,980 280
Wisconsin $36,550 $25,020 $25,020 — $43,910 2,770
Delaware $36,530 $31,200 $31,200 — $43,680 370
South Dakota $36,050 $29,370 $29,370 — $45,240 650
Illinois $36,010 $31,200 $31,200 — $49,360 1,940
Arizona $35,840 $31,200 $31,200 — $45,050 1,710
Indiana $35,700 $28,680 $28,680 — $44,660 3,090
Massachusetts $35,680 $32,780 $32,780 — $48,760 1,850
Idaho $35,560 $31,200 $31,200 — $44,430 480
Kansas $35,440 $27,950 $27,950 — $44,290 1,500
New Jersey $35,350 $32,220 $32,220 — $44,840 11,050
Ohio $34,990 $27,580 $27,580 — $42,040 2,930
Nebraska $34,940 $29,830 $29,830 — $44,120 910
Florida $34,860 $28,020 $28,020 — $47,210 5,150
Arkansas $34,750 $27,760 $27,760 — $46,750 870
Oregon $34,280 $30,290 $30,290 — $44,200 6,270
North Carolina $33,680 $28,920 $28,920 — $42,160 2,790
Texas $33,670 $27,040 $27,040 — $43,470 6,880
Maine $32,310 $30,470 $30,470 — $40,790 680
Tennessee $31,970 $25,450 $25,450 — $38,470 2,840
Oklahoma $31,760 $27,430 $27,430 — $52,950 1,270
Pennsylvania $31,550 $23,130 $23,130 — $45,490 1,580
Kentucky $31,410 $20,850 $20,850 — $38,200 1,220
Michigan $31,280 $26,650 $26,650 — $38,550 3,390
Georgia $30,950 $27,080 $27,080 — $45,150 4,210
Iowa $30,810 $28,220 $28,220 — $47,550 340
Mississippi $30,810 $24,170 $24,170 — $42,010 350
Virginia $30,350 $25,810 $25,810 — $43,950 4,060
Alabama $29,180 $23,900 $23,900 — $37,440 2,150
Louisiana $29,150 $24,460 $24,460 — $52,120 1,150

Resumes for automotive and watercraft service attendants

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  • Collected cash payments from customers, and made change or charge purchases to customers' credit cards, providing customers with receipts.
  • Checked tire pressure and levels of fuel, motor oil, transmission, radiator, battery, or other fluids, adding air or fluids as required.
  • Performed minor repairs, such as adjusting brakes, replacing spark plugs, or changing engine oil or filters.

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No. 757 of 788 by median pay

Better paid than 4% of the occupations in the survey.

  1. 755 Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products $35,730
  2. 756 Funeral Attendants $35,680
  3. 757 Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants $35,670
  4. 758 Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse $35,660
  5. 759 Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders $35,650

What people often ask

What is an automotive and watercraft service attendant’s yearly income?

An automotive and watercraft service attendant makes a median of $35,670 a year (2025 survey). The middle half earn between $31,300 and $39,320.

What is an automotive and watercraft service attendant’s hourly pay rate?

The median pay rate is $17.15 an hour; the average is $36,780 a year.

What is the starting pay for an automotive and watercraft service attendant?

Starting pay is usually near the 25th percentile, $31,300 a year, and sometimes as low as the 10th, $28,630.

Which state pays automotive and watercraft service attendants the most?

Hawaii, with a median of $43,630 a year.

How many people work as automotive and watercraft service attendants?

About 102,010 in the United States — number 757 of 788 occupations by median pay.

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