What are the main factors that influence a Yard Attendant's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Yard Attendant's salary?

A Yard Attendant's salary grows with experience: starting around $44,901 for beginners, reaching about $46,575 at mid-level, and approach $47,982 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Yard Attendant?

Yard Attendant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Yard Attendant roles are District of Columbia $49,511, California $49,323, Massachusetts $48,666. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Yard Attendant roles make?

Salaries for Yard Attendant level roles vary by specialization: Yard Foreman: $88,907; Yard Manager: $50,342; Yard Switcher: $47,085; Yard Dog: $47,023; Yard Coordinator: $46,498.

How do different companies affect a Yard Attendant's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Yard Attendant roles. Large, established industry leaders like McDermott ($78,348) and DR Horton ($77,426) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $54,905.

Yard Attendant Salary in the United States

How much does a Yard Attendant make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Yard Attendant in the United States is $44,717 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

However, a Yard Attendant's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $53,793
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $40,300 to $49,468
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $36,278

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Yard Attendant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,468	$4,122	$951	$24
Average	$44,717	$3,726	$860	$21
25th Percentile	$40,300	$3,358	$775	$19

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Key Factors That Influence Yard Attendant Salaries

A Yard Attendant's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Yard Attendant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Yard Attendant's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $44,901
Early Career (1-2 years): $45,515
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $46,575
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $47,592
Expert (over 8 years): $47,982

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Yard Attendant	$44,901
Intermediate Level Yard Attendant	$45,515
Senior Level Yard Attendant	$46,575
Specialist Level Yard Attendant	$47,592
Expert Level Yard Attendant	$47,982

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How Do Yard Attendant Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Yard Attendants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $49,511.
California: $49,323.
Massachusetts: $48,666.

District of Columbia $49,511

California $49,323

Massachusetts $48,666

Washington $48,487

New Jersey $48,469

Alaska $48,406

Connecticut $47,789

New York $47,539

Hawaii $46,738

Rhode Island $46,363

Maryland $46,108

Minnesota $45,759

Colorado $45,625

Illinois $45,580

Oregon $45,410

Delaware $45,285

New Hampshire $45,206

Virginia $45,030

Pennsylvania $44,516

Nevada $44,257

North Dakota $44,172

Michigan $44,037

Wisconsin $43,988

Vermont $43,890

Texas $43,617

Maine $43,599

Arizona $43,572

Ohio $43,541

Georgia $43,130

Indiana $42,924

Wyoming $42,884

Utah $42,821

Iowa $42,794

Kansas $42,580

Louisiana $42,517

North Carolina $42,495

Missouri $42,486

Florida $42,311

Montana $42,217

Nebraska $42,128

Kentucky $42,079

South Carolina $41,900

Tennessee $41,788

Idaho $41,743

New Mexico $41,417

Oklahoma $41,345

Alabama $41,082

South Dakota $40,639

Arkansas $40,397

West Virginia $40,268

Mississippi $39,879

Top Paying Cities for Yard Attendants

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $56,402
San Francisco: $55,784
Oakland: $54,609

San Jose, CA $56,402

San Francisco, CA $55,784

Oakland, CA $54,609

New York, NY $51,487

Paramus, NJ $50,861

Queens Village, NY $50,859

Passaic, NJ $50,816

Bergenfield, NJ $50,812

Stamford, CT $50,714

Huntington, NY $50,695

Newark, NJ $50,365

Bridgeport, CT $50,271

Vallejo, CA $50,182

New Brunswick, NJ $50,164

Petaluma, CA $50,137

Middlesex, NJ $50,052

Somerset, NJ $50,021

Santa Cruz, CA $49,962

Boston, MA $49,690

Monterey, CA $49,533

Seattle, WA $49,430

Santa Rosa, CA $49,421

Los Angeles, CA $49,408

Juneau, AK $49,292

Washington, DC $49,242

Orange, CA $49,083

Santa Ana, CA $48,965

Long Beach, CA $48,921

Anaheim, CA $48,912

Anchorage, AK $48,889

Santa Maria, CA $48,755

Everett, WA $48,746

Danbury, CT $48,589

Bremerton, WA $48,527

Tacoma, WA $48,366

New Suffolk, NY $48,365

Sacramento, CA $48,353

Santa Barbara, CA $48,303

Trenton, NJ $48,254

San Diego, CA $48,254

Brockton, MA $48,205

Fairbanks, AK $48,095

Lompoc, CA $47,981

Lowell, MA $47,945

Ventura, CA $47,937

Nashua, NH $47,928

Stockton, CA $47,923

Modesto, CA $47,597

Poughkeepsie, NY $47,499

Olympia, WA $47,414

Kennewick, WA $47,414

New Haven, CT $47,396

Lawrence, MA $47,235

Hartford, CT $47,190

Riverside, CA $47,181

New Bedford, MA $47,136

Richland, WA $47,136

Bakersfield, CA $47,074

San Bernardino, CA $47,056

New Britain, CT $47,051

Atlantic City, NJ $47,051

New London, CT $47,033

Norwich, CT $47,020

Portsmouth, NH $47,011

Boulder, CO $46,916

Portland, OR $46,855

Worcester, MA $46,850

Minneapolis, MN $46,711

Philadelphia, PA $46,649

Honolulu, HI $46,501

Saint Paul, MN $46,480

Vineland, NJ $46,470

Providence, RI $46,340

Chicago, IL $46,211

Bellingham, WA $46,157

Springfield, MA $46,121

Baltimore, MD $46,108

Chico, CA $45,996

Pittsfield, MA $45,875

Manchester, NH $45,790

Spokane, WA $45,594

Denver, CO $45,589

Albany, NY $45,379

Troy, NY $45,361

Nassau, NY $45,313

Schenectady, NY $45,267

Wilmington, DE $45,231

Burlington, VT $45,169

Salem, OR $45,151

Portland, ME $45,012

Yakima, WA $44,968

Rochester, MN $44,829

Reno, NV $44,807

Fresno, CA $44,807

Milwaukee, WI $44,766

Detroit, MI $44,722

Ann Arbor, MI $44,714

Allentown, PA $44,708

Colorado Springs, CO $44,632

Syracuse, NY $44,610

Carson City, NV $44,610

Houston, TX $44,547

Eugene, OR $44,525

Gary, IN $44,471

Springfield, OR $44,435

Bismarck, ND $44,426

Galveston, TX $44,395

Medford, OR $44,328

Fort Collins, CO $44,310

Concord, NH $44,288

Austin, TX $44,274

Mesa, AZ $44,180

Reading, PA $44,176

Phoenix, AZ $44,172

Dallas, TX $44,158

Saint Cloud, MN $44,115

Madison, WI $44,055

Utica, NY $43,935

Rochester, NY $43,863

Des Moines, IA $43,859

Raleigh, NC $43,854

Atlanta, GA $43,787

Battle Creek, MI $43,774

Salt Lake City, UT $43,760

Lancaster, PA $43,693

Harrisburg, PA $43,630

Kansas City, MO $43,586

Champaign, IL $43,577

Kansas City, KS $43,577

Fort Worth, TX $43,572

Columbus, OH $43,565

Boca Raton, FL $43,554

Pittsburgh, PA $43,537

Richmond, VA $43,519

Indianapolis, IN $43,510

Cleveland, OH $43,505

Las Vegas, NV $43,452

Cincinnati, OH $43,452

Petersburg, VA $43,385

Huntsville, AL $43,317

Lansing, MI $43,287

Lebanon, PA $43,282

Pueblo, CO $43,277

Appleton, WI $43,264

Buffalo, NY $43,246

Dayton, OH $43,232

Racine, WI $43,224

Charlotte, NC $43,219

Saint Louis, MO $43,206

York, PA $43,179

Elkhart, IN $43,179

Gastonia, NC $43,170

Billings, MT $43,160

Beaumont, TX $43,148

Lorain, OH $43,139

Benton Harbor, MI $43,130

Toledo, OH $43,121

Binghamton, NY $43,098

Rock Hill, SC $43,094

Rockford, IL $43,072

Springfield, IL $43,054

Elyria, OH $43,049

Fargo, ND $43,049

Flagstaff, AZ $43,018

Fort Lauderdale, FL $42,991

Duluth, MN $42,964

Miami, FL $42,964

Cheyenne, WY $42,933

Grand Forks, ND $42,933

Bangor, ME $42,835

Cedar Rapids, IA $42,785

Durham, NC $42,767

Louisville, KY $42,763

Grand Rapids, MI $42,754

Hialeah, FL $42,750

Casper, WY $42,687

Scranton, PA $42,633

New Orleans, LA $42,620

Virginia Beach, VA $42,615

Akron, OH $42,593

Peoria, IL $42,535

Sarasota, FL $42,526

Nashville, TN $42,495

Omaha, NE $42,495

Green Bay, WI $42,495

Baton Rouge, LA $42,472

Charleston, SC $42,463

Jamestown, NY $42,441

Davenport, IA $42,441

Tucson, AZ $42,419

Saint Petersburg, FL $42,392

Tampa, FL $42,383

Evansville, IN $42,356

Port Arthur, TX $42,356

Bradenton, FL $42,338

Santa Fe, NM $42,258

Orlando, FL $42,177

Clearwater, FL $42,164

Canton, OH $42,070

La Crosse, WI $42,070

Albuquerque, NM $42,043

Newport News, VA $42,039

High Point, NC $42,025

Ogden, UT $42,007

Corpus Christi, TX $41,971

Norfolk, VA $41,945

Laramie, WY $41,945

Rock Island, IL $41,918

Saginaw, MI $41,909

Jacksonville, FL $41,904

Salisbury, NC $41,895

Boise, ID $41,887

Moline, IL $41,864

Fort Myers, FL $41,851

Memphis, TN $41,842

Tulsa, OK $41,819

Waterloo, IA $41,793

Spartanburg, SC $41,748

Lincoln, NE $41,726

Fort Wayne, IN $41,717

Provo, UT $41,712

Cedar Falls, IA $41,658

San Antonio, TX $41,641

Greensboro, NC $41,623

South Bend, IN $41,618

Savannah, GA $41,569

Muskegon, MI $41,551

Birmingham, AL $41,547

Winston Salem, NC $41,525

Lake Charles, LA $41,417

Anderson, IN $41,408

Lexington, KY $41,395

Augusta, GA $41,381

Greenville, SC $41,381

Lima, OH $41,345

Wichita, KS $41,341

Tuscaloosa, AL $41,341

Columbia, SC $41,301

Springfield, OH $41,292

Asheville, NC $41,220

Bloomington, IN $41,189

Knoxville, TN $41,028

Shreveport, LA $41,023

Wilmington, NC $40,965

Roanoke, VA $40,965

Topeka, KS $40,885

Frankfort, KY $40,880

Oklahoma City, OK $40,849

Chillicothe, OH $40,831

Longview, TX $40,827

Melbourne, FL $40,822

Sioux Falls, SD $40,751

Mobile, AL $40,746

Terre Haute, IN $40,728

Altoona, PA $40,702

Amarillo, TX $40,670

Killeen, TX $40,657

Fayetteville, AR $40,621

Chattanooga, TN $40,608

Sioux City, IA $40,567

Idaho Falls, ID $40,558

Lynchburg, VA $40,523

Gainesville, FL $40,465

Portsmouth, OH $40,442

Little Rock, AR $40,433

Lafayette, LA $40,415

Youngstown, OH $40,415

Daytona Beach, FL $40,388

Clarksville, TN $40,384

Pensacola, FL $40,380

Temple, TX $40,376

Hopkinsville, KY $40,245

Erie, PA $40,236

Florence, SC $40,219

Charleston, WV $40,147

Great Falls, MT $40,125

Macon, GA $40,062

Tallahassee, FL $40,058

Fayetteville, NC $40,049

Waco, TX $40,040

Helena, MT $40,008

Pine Bluff, AR $39,991

Vincennes, IN $39,937

Lubbock, TX $39,919

Alamogordo, NM $39,892

Twin Falls, ID $39,852

Rapid City, SD $39,838

Jackson, MS $39,758

Huntington, WV $39,755

Greenville, MS $39,754

Parkersburg, WV $39,708

Montgomery, AL $39,700

Wichita Falls, TX $39,655

Springfield, MO $39,655

Biloxi, MS $39,633

Monroe, LA $39,588

Johnstown, PA $39,557

Sumter, SC $39,539

Columbus, GA $39,534

Pascagoula, MS $39,449

Abilene, TX $39,449

Kingsport, TN $39,333

Albany, GA $39,333

Gulfport, MS $39,320

Alexandria, LA $39,172

Fort Smith, AR $39,060

El Paso, TX $38,940

Las Cruces, NM $38,738

Harlingen, TX $38,625

Pocatello, ID $38,618

Florence, AL $38,560

Brownsville, TX $38,551

Mcallen, TX $38,457

Dothan, AL $38,394

Columbus, MS $38,128

Altus, OK $37,920

Lawton, OK $37,835

Pierre, SD $37,674

What Skills Can Increase a Yard Attendant's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Verbal Communication (Mentioned in 10.02% Job Postings): Verbal communication is defined as communication to express our views, information, and ideas in the form of sound and words.
Logistics (Mentioned in 6.4% Job Postings): In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of customers or corporations.
Consultative Services (Mentioned in 1.07% Job Postings): Consultative services means the provision of expert or professional advice to a client or other interested party with regard to therapeutic activities or approaches which may be utilized in order to improve the occupational performance of a client.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Verbal Communication	10.02%
Logistics	6.4%
Consultative Services	1.07%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Yard Attendant's salary.

Waste Management: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Time Management: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Waste Management	$49,636	11%
Time Management	$47,847	7%
Commitment	$47,400	6%
Organizational Skills	$47,400	6%
Negotiating	$47,400	6%
Team Operations	$46,059	3%

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Yard Attendant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Yard Attendant's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$40,300

Average $44,717/year

$49,468

$3,358

Average $3,726/month

$4,122

$775

Average $860/week

$951

$19

Average $21/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$49,468	$4,122	$951	$24
Average	$44,717	$3,726	$860	$21
25th Percentile	$40,300	$3,358	$775	$19

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Salary Trends for Yard Attendant

Salaries for a Yard Attendant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $47,153 in 2023 to around $45,591 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Yard Attendant salary trends, .

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2024

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