Colorado Springs, CO · SOC 37-1012
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers in Colorado Springs
Metro area salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)
Median Salary
$56,370
per year in Colorado Springs
4% below
National Median
$58,430
per year nationally
Hourly Rate
$27.10/hr
median hourly
Employment
480
jobs in Colorado Springs
BLS metro-level wage data places First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers pay in Colorado Springs, CO at a median of $56,370 per year ($27.10/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $58,430, Colorado Springs pays 4% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 480 first-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workerss are employed across the Colorado Springs MSA in SOC 37-1012.
The Colorado Springs pay distribution spans from $45,700 at the 10th percentile to $77,410 at the 90th — a 1.7× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $47,320 and the 75th at $67,330, so half of Colorado Springs-based first-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workerss earn within that middle band.
Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Colorado Springs, CO covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide CO data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.
Salary Range in Colorado Springs
Annual Salary Distribution
10th Percentile
$45,700
25th Percentile
$47,320
Median
$56,370
75th Percentile
$67,330
90th Percentile
$77,410
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