Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other
State pay geography leads here: Minnesota, New Jersey, Arizona top the published medians for Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other, unlike peer First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers.
Same-major-group titles next to Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other: First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers ($58K) , Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners ($36K) , Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers ($39K) , Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners ($37K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.
Highest-pay states for Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other
State names lead when O*NET tasks are absent for this SOC, geography mass differs by occupation even when peer titles overlap.
- 1. Minnesota $73,300
- 2. New Jersey $71,800
- 3. Arizona $72,550
- 4. Massachusetts $72,550
- 5. Oklahoma $73,300
- 6. Missouri $55,560
- 7. Indiana $78,580
- 8. New York $60,150
- 9. Iowa $57,030
- 10. Virginia $54,990
Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments
Other Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations titles
- 1. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $39,150
- 2. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $36,840
- 3. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $35,510
- 4. Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation $46,340
- 5. First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers $58,430
- 6. Pest Control Workers $45,250
State pay geography leads this card: Minnesota holds the highest published median ($73,300) among the listed states for Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other. National median is $46,860.
Employment Projections expect +2% change between 2024 and 2034 (about as fast as average vs baseline 3.1%). About 1,900 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns No formal educational credential as typical education needed for entry. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.
Highest published state median in this ranking: Minnesota at $73,300. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers at $58,430. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other pay-rank #4 in Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations
Among 10 detailed Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations with a published OEWS median, Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other is pay-rank #4, the upper third of that major group. The order is ROW_NUMBER on national median (title as tiebreak), not a worker-level percentile.
Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other next: salary map, states, and peers
SOC 37-3019 · national median $46,860 · upper third of Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations (#4/10). Open the full OEWS map or a named state before treating the card median as a local ask.
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other salary map
State, metro, and percentile for SOC 37-3019
Minnesota · top state for Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other
$73K published median
New Jersey · #2 state pay
$72K · behind Minnesota
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
Highest-pay peer vs Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other · $58K
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
Lower-pay peer beside Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other · $36K
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Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025
Federal sources on this Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other card
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 37-3019. bls.gov/oes
- O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other. onetcenter.org
- BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
- IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics