SOC 37-3011 · Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations · May 2025

How much do Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers make in Ann Arbor, MI?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in Ann Arbor, MI is $38,710. The 10th percentile is $32,190 and the 90th percentile is $53,580. Employment is 1,270.

Median annual wage

$38,710

10th percentile
$32,190
25th percentile
$37,080
Median
$38,710
75th percentile
$47,050
90th percentile
$53,580
Mean
$41,810

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers, the published 10th percentile is $32,190 and the 90th percentile is $53,580. The difference is $21,390, which is 55.3% 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 $37,080 to the 75th at $47,050, covers $9,970.

The mean annual wage is $41,810, which sits above the median of $38,710. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Ann Arbor, MI median is 1.1% lower than the national median of $39,150 for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $38,372, which is 2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.5% higher than the Michigan median of $38,120.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Ann Arbor, MI is 100.880, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $38,710 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers at $38,372 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

31 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. Ann Arbor, MI ranks 4th of 32 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).).

  • Jackson, MI is 30 miles away, with a median of $36,520 and employment of 440. That median is 5.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,791, against $38,372 here.
  • Monroe, MI is 30 miles away, with a median of $36,590 and employment of 230. That median is 5.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,137, against $38,372 here.
  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 46 miles away, with a median of $38,820 and employment of 12,990. That median is 0.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,705, against $38,372 here.

Employment share

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers accounts for 0.58% of wage-and-salary employment in Ann Arbor, MI (1,270 of 219,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.61% of employment (952,640 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.94 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Ann Arbor, MI · Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers make in Ann Arbor, MI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in Ann Arbor, MI is $38,710. The 10th percentile is $32,190 and the 90th percentile is $53,580. Employment is 1,270.

How does that compare with the national median for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers?

The local median is 1.1% lower than the national median of $39,150.

What is Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers pay in Ann Arbor, MI after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Ann Arbor, MI is 100.880, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $38,710 is $38,372. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Ann Arbor, MI compare with nearby metros for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers?

Jackson, MI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 30 miles away, at $36,520. Ann Arbor, MI ranks 4th of 32 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.