BLS metro-level wage data places First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers pay in Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area at a median of $61,580 per year ($29.61/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $58,430, Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area pays +5% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 100 first-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workerss are employed across the Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area MSA in SOC 37-1012.

The Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area pay distribution spans from $39,290 at the 10th percentile to $98,210 at the 90th — a 2.5× 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 $47,430 and the 75th at $78,870, so half of Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area-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 Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 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 CA data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.