How much do Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers make in Trenton-Princeton, NJ?

Percentile spread

For Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers, the published 10th percentile is $34,960 and the 90th percentile is $55,130. The difference is $20,170, which is 50.2% 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 $35,960 to the 75th at $46,050, covers $10,090.

The mean annual wage is $42,670, which sits above the median of $40,170. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Trenton-Princeton, NJ median is 2.6% higher than the national median of $39,150 for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $38,932, which is 0.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.9% lower than the New Jersey median of $41,360.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Trenton-Princeton, NJ is 103.180, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $40,170 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers at $38,932 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

36 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. Trenton-Princeton, NJ ranks 17th of 37 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).).

• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 42 miles away, with a median of $42,130 and employment of 17,700. That median is 4.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $41,081, against $38,932 here.
• Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is 51 miles away, with a median of $39,350 and employment of 2,310. That median is 2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,363, against $38,932 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 57 miles away, with a median of $45,530 and employment of 50,410. That median is 13.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,448, against $38,932 here.