2026 Edition · An annual reference on what work pays
United States
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
United States. Estimated employment 952,640, with pages for 102 metro areas below.
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$31,150 10th
$36,190 25th
$39,150 50th
$46,830 75th
$56,730 90th
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
Metro area Median Employment
Boston, MA $49,030 15,120 Barnstable Town, MA $49,010 2,210 Napa, CA $48,540 940 Seattle, WA $48,480 11,780 San Jose, CA $48,330 6,000 Bremerton, WA $48,080 730 San Francisco, CA $48,040 12,270 Worcester, MA $47,980 2,170 Boulder, CO $47,530 1,200 Amherst Town, MA $47,510 490 Yuba City, CA $47,420 340 Minneapolis, MN $47,160 11,820 Santa Rosa, CA $46,740 2,740 Salinas, CA $46,550 1,590 Denver, CO $46,270 10,900 Santa Cruz, CA $46,210 1,030 Pittsfield, MA $46,190 630 Kiryas Joel, NY $45,760 1,980 Modesto, CA $45,740 1,080 San Diego, CA $45,560 10,870 Rochester, MN $45,550 550 New York, NY $45,530 50,410 Springfield, MA $45,420 990 Mankato, MN $45,400 330 Chicago, IL $45,280 25,160 Kennewick, WA $45,190 970 Mount Vernon, WA $45,020 500 Olympia, WA $44,850 760 Los Angeles, CA $44,650 27,860 Spokane, WA $44,630 2,070 Bellingham, WA $44,520 650 Fort Collins, CO $44,370 1,610 Longview, WA $44,150 270 St. Cloud, MN $43,770 440 Kingston, NY $43,680 430 Riverside, CA $43,650 13,190 Colorado Springs, CO $43,480 2,410 Greeley, CO $43,220 1,360 Glens Falls, NY $43,100 460 Ithaca, NY $42,720 270 Washington, DC $42,700 17,140 Philadelphia, PA $42,130 17,700 Buffalo, NY $41,770 2,870 Albany, NY $41,290 2,400 Flagstaff, AZ $40,400 590 Syracuse, NY $40,010 1,670 Grand Junction, CO $39,970 560 Pueblo, CO $39,410 400 Allentown, PA $39,350 2,310 Sierra Vista, AZ $39,250 170 Phoenix, AZ $39,140 16,850 Lancaster, PA $39,140 1,650 Detroit, MI $38,820 12,990 Reading, PA $38,780 1,200 Ann Arbor, MI $38,710 1,270 Harrisburg, PA $38,700 1,630 Naples, FL $38,600 4,610 Atlanta, GA $38,500 15,300 Sherman, TX $38,490 310 Austin, TX $38,370 7,600 York, PA $38,350 1,100 Champaign, IL $38,270 660 Duluth, MN $38,180 550 Prescott Valley, AZ $38,170 560 Springfield, IL $38,090 680 State College, PA $37,990 490 Traverse City, MI $37,970 820 Bloomington, IL $37,960 710 Lebanon, PA $37,790 370 Rockford, IL $37,770 920 Lansing, MI $37,760 1,260 Dallas, TX $37,680 19,750 Midland, TX $37,550 390 Decatur, IL $37,540 210 Grand Rapids, MI $37,470 4,590 Midland, MI $37,450 230 Miami, FL $37,430 21,170 Battle Creek, MI $37,360 330 Peoria, IL $37,330 1,050 Jacksonville, FL $37,320 6,140 Kalamazoo, MI $37,320 860 Crestview, FL $37,220 1,520 Tampa, FL $37,210 9,860 North Port, FL $37,200 4,740 Kankakee, IL $37,100 220 Warner Robins, GA $36,900 370 Gainesville, GA $36,880 780 Savannah, GA $36,880 960 Tucson, AZ $36,840 2,710 Augusta, GA $36,840 1,770 Cape Coral, FL $36,790 5,080 Punta Gorda, FL $36,750 680 Hinesville, GA $36,740 100 Killeen, TX $36,470 630 Macon, GA $36,400 520 Odessa, TX $36,390 160 Dalton, GA $36,390 280 Tyler, TX $36,350 640 Orlando, FL $36,310 11,430 Houston, TX $36,280 14,840 Yuma, AZ $36,100 460 Lake Havasu City, AZ $36,010 350
Sources
How this page was made
Wage data Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
Employment 952,640 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
Occupation SOC 37-3011, Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. Mapped to our taxonomy as landscaping-and-groundskeeping-workers .
Percentiles are reported exactly as released and are never interpolated between published values. We take no payment from employers, recruiters or anyone else for how any figure is presented.