Tree Trimmers and Pruners Salary in the US
A tree trimmers and pruners earns a national median of $50,960 a year (mean $55,970) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #531 of 825.
How much does a tree trimmers and pruners earn in the US?
A tree trimmers and pruners in the United States earns a median of $50,960 a year (mean $55,970), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 0% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 55,160 people work in this occupation (SOC 37-3013), ranked #531 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$50,960
per year
Mean
$55,970
per year
Employment
55,160
US workers
National rank
#531
of 825 by median
What a tree trimmers and pruners earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a tree trimmers and pruners (SOC 37-3013) earns a median annual wage of $50,960 and a mean (average) of $55,970. The median is the midpoint — half of tree trimmers and pruners earn more and half earn less — and is 0% 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 tree trimmers and pruners in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for tree trimmers and pruners is $50,960, and the mean (average) is $55,970. The median is the midpoint — half of tree trimmers and pruners earn more and half earn less.
- How does tree trimmers and pruners pay compare to the US average?
- At $50,960, a tree trimmers and pruners earns 0% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many tree trimmers and pruners are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 55,160 tree trimmers and pruners employed nationally (SOC 37-3013), across all industries.
- Where does this tree trimmers and pruners 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 37-3013. 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 37-3013 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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