How much do Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other make in Alexandria, LA?

Percentile spread

For Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $29,870 and the 90th percentile is $46,480. The difference is $16,610, which is 48.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $33,030 to the 75th at $37,520, covers $4,490.

The mean annual wage is $37,710, which sits above the median of $34,100. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Alexandria, LA median is 27.2% lower than the national median of $46,860 for Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $39,796, which is 15.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.4% higher than the Louisiana median of $33,970.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Alexandria, LA is 85.686, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $34,100 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other at $39,796 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other. Alexandria, LA ranks 3rd of 7 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Lafayette, LA is 94 miles away, with a median of $33,810 and employment of 60. That median is 0.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,769, against $39,796 here.
• Monroe, LA is 97 miles away, with a median of $30,480 and employment of 100. That median is 10.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,461, against $39,796 here.
• Baton Rouge, LA is 101 miles away, with a median of $35,810. That median is 5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,447, against $39,796 here.

Employment share

Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Alexandria, LA (30 of 60,000). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (13,630 of 155,495,730). The local share is 5.70 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.