Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Salary in the US
A landscaping and groundskeeping workers earns a national median of $39,150 a year (mean $42,290) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #739 of 825.
How much does a landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn in the US?
A landscaping and groundskeeping workers in the United States earns a median of $39,150 a year (mean $42,290), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 23% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 952,640 people work in this occupation (SOC 37-3011), ranked #739 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$39,150
per year
Mean
$42,290
per year
Employment
952,640
US workers
National rank
#739
of 825 by median
What a landscaping and groundskeeping workers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a landscaping and groundskeeping workers (SOC 37-3011) earns a median annual wage of $39,150 and a mean (average) of $42,290. The median is the midpoint — half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn more and half earn less — and is 23% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a landscaping and groundskeeping workers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for landscaping and groundskeeping workers is $39,150, and the mean (average) is $42,290. The median is the midpoint — half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn more and half earn less.
- How does landscaping and groundskeeping workers pay compare to the US average?
- At $39,150, a landscaping and groundskeeping workers earns 23% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many landscaping and groundskeeping workers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 952,640 landscaping and groundskeeping workers employed nationally (SOC 37-3011), across all industries.
- Where does this landscaping and groundskeeping workers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 37-3011. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 37-3011 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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