How much do Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers make in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?

Percentile spread

For Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers, the published 10th percentile is $36,880 and the 90th percentile is $49,420. The difference is $12,540, which is 32.0% 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 $37,940 to the 75th at $45,320, covers $7,380.

The mean annual wage is $42,180, which sits above the median of $39,140. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ median is about the same as the national median of $39,150 for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $37,884, which is 3.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.6% higher than the Arizona median of $38,910.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 103.316, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $39,140 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers at $37,884 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ ranks 4th of 8 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).).

• Tucson, AZ is 75 miles away, with a median of $36,840 and employment of 2,710. That median is 5.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,020, against $37,884 here.
• Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ is 104 miles away, with a median of $38,170 and employment of 560. That median is 2.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,848, against $37,884 here.
• Yuma, AZ is 111 miles away, with a median of $36,100 and employment of 460. That median is 7.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,940, against $37,884 here.

Employment share

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers accounts for 0.71% of wage-and-salary employment in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ (16,850 of 2,375,760). Nationally the occupation is 0.61% of employment (952,640 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.16 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.