Salary by Metro

SOC 37-3011 · Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers wages by metro

National median annual wage

$39,150

10th percentile
$31,150
25th percentile
$36,190
Median
$39,150
75th percentile
$46,830
90th percentile
$56,730
Mean
$42,290

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 952,640.

That median is 23.2% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH15,120$37,940$49,030$62,370
Barnstable Town, MA2,210$38,160$49,010$62,040
Kahului-Wailuku, HI1,310$36,280$48,570$59,470
Napa, CA940$38,930$48,540$62,460
Fairbanks-College, AK130$33,400$48,520$65,450
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA11,780$40,470$48,480$62,890
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA6,000$42,350$48,330$73,980
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA730$36,400$48,080$59,690
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA12,270$40,260$48,040$77,750
Worcester, MA2,170$38,120$47,980$64,620
Boulder, CO1,200$36,660$47,530$70,840
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA490$37,280$47,510$60,330
Anchorage, AK750$33,550$47,450$62,660
Yuba City, CA340$35,630$47,420$58,930
Bozeman, MT910$37,960$47,320$61,380
Carson City, NV210$32,760$47,160$65,040
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI11,820$32,020$47,160$62,140
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA2,740$39,330$46,740$61,940
Burlington-South Burlington, VT600$36,520$46,730$62,200
Portland-South Portland, ME3,180$35,320$46,670$58,260

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers jobs in the May 2025 tables.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ50,410$35,450$45,530$59,570
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA27,860$37,120$44,650$59,430
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN25,160$34,200$45,280$61,250
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL21,170$30,920$37,430$48,220
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX19,750$30,330$37,680$47,640
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD17,700$34,310$42,130$55,700
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV17,140$37,000$42,700$56,090
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ16,850$36,880$39,140$49,420
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA15,300$30,200$38,500$48,040
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH15,120$37,940$49,030$62,370
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX14,840$29,660$36,280$46,700
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA13,190$36,370$43,650$58,230
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI12,990$30,730$38,820$52,870
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA12,270$40,260$48,040$77,750
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI11,820$32,020$47,160$62,140
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA11,780$40,470$48,480$62,890
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL11,430$30,460$36,310$46,210
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO10,900$37,840$46,270$60,060
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA10,870$37,250$45,560$58,360
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL9,860$30,840$37,210$47,360

States and territories

State estimates for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
District of Columbia800$38,980$48,790$66,500
Massachusetts22,880$37,800$48,670$62,170
Alaska1,080$33,550$47,690$62,800
Washington22,550$37,510$46,950$61,030
Minnesota17,610$30,510$46,610$61,290
Vermont2,700$36,590$46,230$61,950
Maine6,410$34,800$45,970$57,620
Hawaii7,040$34,220$45,920$56,190
Colorado21,990$36,280$45,760$60,200
Connecticut13,490$35,850$45,740$58,660
California106,180$36,780$45,560$61,200
Montana4,270$32,170$45,350$59,340
Oregon11,870$35,870$45,040$58,940
New Hampshire6,050$34,540$44,890$59,400
New York47,600$34,950$44,840$59,920
Rhode Island4,040$36,600$44,730$57,880
Illinois34,780$32,010$43,790$61,190
Idaho7,980$30,960$41,600$58,100
New Jersey30,470$35,450$41,360$55,050
Wisconsin18,970$29,820$41,230$58,350
North Dakota2,100$31,480$40,790$57,600
Utah12,850$32,140$40,740$57,180
Pennsylvania34,850$29,780$39,500$53,320
Maryland17,440$35,990$39,380$55,490
Kansas9,480$29,680$39,330$49,300
Nebraska7,280$29,670$39,140$57,960
Iowa8,800$28,480$38,920$58,420
Arizona22,450$35,520$38,910$48,500
Nevada9,980$31,800$38,820$60,290
Missouri18,310$30,610$38,520$50,430
Virginia25,180$31,200$38,410$49,980
Wyoming1,790$29,760$38,310$47,270
Ohio34,420$28,670$38,220$49,070
Michigan32,330$29,970$38,120$49,670
Indiana19,260$28,870$38,070$49,820
Georgia25,510$28,710$37,970$47,610
North Carolina32,730$30,580$37,910$47,490
New Mexico5,030$29,860$37,560$48,860
Delaware4,130$32,910$37,350$46,620
Florida86,040$30,660$37,100$47,390
Tennessee18,250$29,480$37,020$47,650
Texas63,430$28,810$36,740$47,910
South Carolina15,600$28,590$36,710$47,010
Kentucky8,920$27,930$36,670$49,250
Virgin Islands280$27,740$36,300$46,840
Arkansas6,610$26,710$35,770$45,310
Oklahoma9,280$28,040$35,770$46,740
Alabama12,020$26,370$35,630$47,270
South Dakota2,980$29,100$35,370$46,700
Louisiana8,510$24,700$34,870$42,670
West Virginia3,340$25,330$32,240$42,610
Mississippi4,940$24,380$31,630$45,390
Guam690$20,960$31,620$37,200
Puerto Rico6,430$21,840$21,910$34,640

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers is $39,150. Employment is 952,640.

How does Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers is 23.2% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is highest on this page's list at $49,030.