37 Series · SOC 37-3011
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $39,150
- Median / year
- $56,730
- Top 10% earn
- +3.6%
- Growth '23–'33
- 952,640
- US workers
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers earn a median of $39,150 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $39,150, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $31,150 (10th percentile) to $56,730 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 952,640 US workers. District of Columbia pays the most ($48,790), since pay varies by state and metro area.
The pay verdict
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers earn a median of $39,150, putting them among the lower-paid US occupations and higher than 10% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance, it ranks #8 of 10 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 3.6% by 2033.
- $39,150
- Median annual wage
- Top 90%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #8 of 10
- in Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance
- 1.8×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: District of Columbia at $48,790. Typical entry-level education: No formal educational credential.
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (SOC 37-3011) pays a national median of $39,150 per year according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey released in May 2025. Full-range compensation stretches from $31,150 at the 10th percentile to $56,730 at the 90th, with a mean of $42,290 indicating a right-skew where top earners pull the average above the midpoint. An estimated 952,640 Americans work in this occupation across 54 reporting states and 527 metro areas.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +3.6% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which the agency classifies as slower than average relative to the 5% all-occupations baseline. About 158,200 openings are projected per year, combining new positions with replacement needs from retirements and occupation-switchers. Typical entry-level preparation is No formal educational credential and short-term on-the-job training of on-the-job training. The BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) and Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII) produce a workplace-safety grade of B for this role, with a fatality rate of 15 per 100,000 and injury rate of 3.5 per 100.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. District of Columbia pays the highest state median at $48,790, which is +25% above the national figure. The top metro is Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area at $49,810 - metro premiums typically reflect higher cost of living, industry concentration, or specialized employer demand. When using this page for negotiation or career planning, pair the national median with the state and metro rows below, remember that BLS wages exclude benefits, bonuses, and overtime, and revisit after each May OEWS release since percentiles shift with cost-of-living cycles and industry demand. See our methodology for exactly how these figures are sourced, computed, and verified.
BLS OEWS May 2025 952,640 jobs Median $39,150/yr
Median Salary
$39,150
per year
Median Hourly
$18.82/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$42,290
average
Employment
952,640
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$39,150 Bottom 10% higher than 10% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 37-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
Among 10 37-series occupations with growth data, Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers sits on the slower-growing side at +3.6% growth and $39,150 median pay.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+3.6%
Slower than average
Annual Openings
158,200
per year (projected)
Typical Education
No formal educational credential
On-the-Job Training
Short-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings → B
Safe
Safety Grade (BLS 2023)
Fatality Rate
15/100K
Injury Rate
3.5/100
Danger Index
21.5/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Operation and Control 3.1
Speaking 2.9
Critical Thinking 2.9
Active Listening 2.8
Coordination 2.8
Operations Monitoring 2.8
Time Management 2.6
Monitoring 2.5
Social Perceptiveness 2.5
Service Orientation 2.5
Knowledge Areas
English Language 3.4
Customer and Personal Service 3.2
Chemistry 3.0
Mechanical 2.9
Public Safety and Security 2.8
Administration and Management 2.7
Biology 2.6
Mathematics 2.5
Design 2.3
Transportation 2.3
Key Tasks
- ▸ Gather and remove litter.
- ▸ Use hand tools, such as shovels, rakes, pruning saws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers, or axes.
- ▸ Operate vehicles or powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chainsaws, electric clippers, sod cutters, or pruning saws.
- ▸ Water lawns, trees, or plants, using portable sprinkler systems, hoses, or watering cans.
- ▸ Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws.
- ▸ Mix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto grass, shrubs, or trees, using hand or automatic sprayers or spreaders.
- ▸ Use irrigation methods to adjust the amount of water consumption and to prevent waste.
- ▸ Provide proper upkeep of sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, fountains, planters, burial sites, or other grounds features.
- ▸ Shovel snow from walks, driveways, or parking lots, and spread salt in those areas.
- ▸ Maintain irrigation systems, including winterizing the systems and starting them up in spring.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$31,150
25th Percentile
$36,190
Median
$39,150
75th Percentile
$46,830
90th Percentile
$56,730
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $48,790 | +25% above national |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $48,670 | +24% above national |
| 3 | Alaska | $47,690 | +22% above national |
| 4 | Washington | $46,950 | +20% above national |
| 5 | Minnesota | $46,610 | +19% above national |
| 6 | Vermont | $46,230 | +18% above national |
| 7 | Maine | $45,970 | +17% above national |
| 8 | Hawaii | $45,920 | +17% above national |
| 9 | Colorado | $45,760 | +17% above national |
| 10 | Connecticut | $45,740 | +17% above national |
| 11 | California | $45,560 | +16% above national |
| 12 | Montana | $45,350 | +16% above national |
| 13 | Oregon | $45,040 | +15% above national |
| 14 | New Hampshire | $44,890 | +15% above national |
| 15 | New York | $44,840 | +15% above national |
| 16 | Rhode Island | $44,730 | +14% above national |
| 17 | Illinois | $43,790 | +12% above national |
| 18 | Idaho | $41,600 | +6% above national |
| 19 | New Jersey | $41,360 | +6% above national |
| 20 | Wisconsin | $41,230 | +5% above national |
| 21 | North Dakota | $40,790 | +4% above national |
| 22 | Utah | $40,740 | +4% above national |
| 23 | Pennsylvania | $39,500 | +1% above national |
| 24 | Maryland | $39,380 | +1% above national |
| 25 | Kansas | $39,330 | same as national |
| 26 | Nebraska | $39,140 | same as national |
| 27 | Iowa | $38,920 | 1% below national |
| 28 | Arizona | $38,910 | 1% below national |
| 29 | Nevada | $38,820 | 1% below national |
| 30 | Missouri | $38,520 | 2% below national |
| 31 | Virginia | $38,410 | 2% below national |
| 32 | Wyoming | $38,310 | 2% below national |
| 33 | Ohio | $38,220 | 2% below national |
| 34 | Michigan | $38,120 | 3% below national |
| 35 | Indiana | $38,070 | 3% below national |
| 36 | Georgia | $37,970 | 3% below national |
| 37 | North Carolina | $37,910 | 3% below national |
| 38 | New Mexico | $37,560 | 4% below national |
| 39 | Delaware | $37,350 | 5% below national |
| 40 | Florida | $37,100 | 5% below national |
| 41 | Tennessee | $37,020 | 5% below national |
| 42 | Texas | $36,740 | 6% below national |
| 43 | South Carolina | $36,710 | 6% below national |
| 44 | Kentucky | $36,670 | 6% below national |
| 45 | Virgin Islands | $36,300 | 7% below national |
| 46 | Arkansas | $35,770 | 9% below national |
| 47 | Oklahoma | $35,770 | 9% below national |
| 48 | Alabama | $35,630 | 9% below national |
| 49 | South Dakota | $35,370 | 10% below national |
| 50 | Louisiana | $34,870 | 11% below national |
| 51 | West Virginia | $32,240 | 18% below national |
| 52 | Mississippi | $31,630 | 19% below national |
| 53 | Guam | $31,620 | 19% below national |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $21,910 | 44% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | $49,810 | +27% above national |
| 2 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $49,030 | +25% above national |
| 3 | Barnstable Town, MA | $49,010 | +25% above national |
| 4 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $48,810 | +25% above national |
| 5 | Kahului-Wailuku, HI | $48,570 | +24% above national |
| 6 | Napa, CA | $48,540 | +24% above national |
| 7 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $48,520 | +24% above national |
| 8 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $48,480 | +24% above national |
| 9 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $48,330 | +23% above national |
| 10 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $48,080 | +23% above national |
| 11 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $48,040 | +23% above national |
| 12 | Worcester, MA | $47,980 | +23% above national |
| 13 | Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $47,980 | +23% above national |
| 14 | Boulder, CO | $47,530 | +21% above national |
| 15 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $47,510 | +21% above national |
| 16 | Anchorage, AK | $47,450 | +21% above national |
| 17 | Yuba City, CA | $47,420 | +21% above national |
| 18 | Bozeman, MT | $47,320 | +21% above national |
| 19 | Carson City, NV | $47,160 | +20% above national |
| 20 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $47,160 | +20% above national |
| 21 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $46,740 | +19% above national |
| 22 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $46,730 | +19% above national |
| 23 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $46,670 | +19% above national |
| 24 | Salinas, CA | $46,550 | +19% above national |
| 25 | Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area | $46,550 | +19% above national |
| 26 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $46,450 | +19% above national |
| 27 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $46,430 | +19% above national |
| 28 | New Haven, CT | $46,330 | +18% above national |
| 29 | Bismarck, ND | $46,310 | +18% above national |
| 30 | Bend, OR | $46,300 | +18% above national |
| 31 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $46,270 | +18% above national |
| 32 | North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $46,220 | +18% above national |
| 33 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $46,210 | +18% above national |
| 34 | Pittsfield, MA | $46,190 | +18% above national |
| 35 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $46,180 | +18% above national |
| 36 | North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $46,140 | +18% above national |
| 37 | Omaha, NE-IA | $45,970 | +17% above national |
| 38 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $45,860 | +17% above national |
| 39 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $45,760 | +17% above national |
| 40 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $45,750 | +17% above national |
| 41 | Modesto, CA | $45,740 | +17% above national |
| 42 | Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | $45,710 | +17% above national |
| 43 | Helena, MT | $45,640 | +17% above national |
| 44 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $45,560 | +16% above national |
| 45 | Rochester, MN | $45,550 | +16% above national |
| 46 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $45,530 | +16% above national |
| 47 | Redding, CA | $45,500 | +16% above national |
| 48 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $45,500 | +16% above national |
| 49 | Kenosha, WI | $45,490 | +16% above national |
| 50 | Vallejo, CA | $45,470 | +16% above national |
| 51 | Springfield, MA | $45,420 | +16% above national |
| 52 | Mankato, MN | $45,400 | +16% above national |
| 53 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $45,290 | +16% above national |
| 54 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $45,280 | +16% above national |
| 55 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $45,250 | +16% above national |
| 56 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $45,230 | +16% above national |
| 57 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $45,190 | +15% above national |
| 58 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $45,180 | +15% above national |
| 59 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $45,180 | +15% above national |
| 60 | Chico, CA | $45,150 | +15% above national |
| 61 | Grants Pass, OR | $45,130 | +15% above national |
| 62 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $45,110 | +15% above national |
| 63 | Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area | $45,080 | +15% above national |
| 64 | Fargo, ND-MN | $45,040 | +15% above national |
| 65 | Salem, OR | $45,040 | +15% above national |
| 66 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $45,020 | +15% above national |
| 67 | Reno, NV | $45,020 | +15% above national |
| 68 | Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $45,020 | +15% above national |
| 69 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $45,010 | +15% above national |
| 70 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $44,890 | +15% above national |
| 71 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $44,860 | +15% above national |
| 72 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $44,850 | +15% above national |
| 73 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $44,830 | +15% above national |
| 74 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $44,790 | +14% above national |
| 75 | Lexington Park, MD | $44,700 | +14% above national |
| 76 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $44,650 | +14% above national |
| 77 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $44,630 | +14% above national |
| 78 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $44,590 | +14% above national |
| 79 | Ames, IA | $44,580 | +14% above national |
| 80 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $44,540 | +14% above national |
| 81 | Bellingham, WA | $44,520 | +14% above national |
| 82 | Missoula, MT | $44,460 | +14% above national |
| 83 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $44,460 | +14% above national |
| 84 | Madison, WI | $44,440 | +14% above national |
| 85 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $44,440 | +14% above national |
| 86 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $44,400 | +13% above national |
| 87 | Appleton, WI | $44,380 | +13% above national |
| 88 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $44,370 | +13% above national |
| 89 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $44,360 | +13% above national |
| 90 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $44,280 | +13% above national |
| 91 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $44,280 | +13% above national |
| 92 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $44,260 | +13% above national |
| 93 | Billings, MT | $44,230 | +13% above national |
| 94 | Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $44,200 | +13% above national |
| 95 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $44,150 | +13% above national |
| 96 | Visalia, CA | $44,140 | +13% above national |
| 97 | Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area | $44,110 | +13% above national |
| 98 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $44,050 | +13% above national |
| 99 | Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $44,040 | +12% above national |
| 100 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $43,890 | +12% above national |
| 101 | El Centro, CA | $43,790 | +12% above national |
| 102 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $43,770 | +12% above national |
| 103 | St. Cloud, MN | $43,770 | +12% above national |
| 104 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $43,680 | +12% above national |
| 105 | Kingston, NY | $43,680 | +12% above national |
| 106 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $43,650 | +11% above national |
| 107 | Bangor, ME | $43,620 | +11% above national |
| 108 | Albany, OR | $43,590 | +11% above national |
| 109 | Boise City, ID | $43,540 | +11% above national |
| 110 | Colorado Springs, CO | $43,480 | +11% above national |
| 111 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $43,380 | +11% above national |
| 112 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $43,330 | +11% above national |
| 113 | Merced, CA | $43,230 | +10% above national |
| 114 | Greeley, CO | $43,220 | +10% above national |
| 115 | Santa Fe, NM | $43,220 | +10% above national |
| 116 | Medford, OR | $43,210 | +10% above national |
| 117 | Glens Falls, NY | $43,100 | +10% above national |
| 118 | Ithaca, NY | $42,720 | +9% above national |
| 119 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $42,700 | +9% above national |
| 120 | Minot, ND | $42,680 | +9% above national |
| 121 | Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $42,550 | +9% above national |
| 122 | Yakima, WA | $42,340 | +8% above national |
| 123 | Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $42,310 | +8% above national |
| 124 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $42,130 | +8% above national |
| 125 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $41,770 | +7% above national |
| 126 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $41,600 | +6% above national |
| 127 | Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area | $41,600 | +6% above national |
| 128 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $41,530 | +6% above national |
| 129 | Dubuque, IA | $41,450 | +6% above national |
| 130 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $41,450 | +6% above national |
| 131 | Great Falls, MT | $41,350 | +6% above national |
| 132 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $41,290 | +5% above national |
| 133 | Sheboygan, WI | $41,080 | +5% above national |
| 134 | Corvallis, OR | $40,720 | +4% above national |
| 135 | Fresno, CA | $40,710 | +4% above national |
| 136 | Walla Walla, WA | $40,550 | +4% above national |
| 137 | Flagstaff, AZ | $40,400 | +3% above national |
| 138 | Lewiston, ID-WA | $40,400 | +3% above national |
| 139 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $40,230 | +3% above national |
| 140 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $40,170 | +3% above national |
| 141 | Syracuse, NY | $40,010 | +2% above national |
| 142 | Grand Junction, CO | $39,970 | +2% above national |
| 143 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $39,880 | +2% above national |
| 144 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $39,830 | +2% above national |
| 145 | Ogden, UT | $39,690 | +1% above national |
| 146 | Rochester, NY | $39,680 | +1% above national |
| 147 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $39,620 | +1% above national |
| 148 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $39,610 | +1% above national |
| 149 | Iowa City, IA | $39,580 | +1% above national |
| 150 | West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $39,520 | +1% above national |
| 151 | Pueblo, CO | $39,410 | +1% above national |
| 152 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $39,350 | +1% above national |
| 153 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $39,250 | same as national |
| 154 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $39,230 | same as national |
| 155 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $39,220 | same as national |
| 156 | Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $39,180 | same as national |
| 157 | Lancaster, PA | $39,140 | same as national |
| 158 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $39,140 | same as national |
| 159 | Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $39,110 | same as national |
| 160 | Columbus, OH | $39,100 | same as national |
| 161 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area | $39,100 | same as national |
| 162 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $39,040 | same as national |
| 163 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $38,960 | same as national |
| 164 | Green Bay, WI | $38,940 | 1% below national |
| 165 | Columbus, IN | $38,900 | 1% below national |
| 166 | Utica-Rome, NY | $38,880 | 1% below national |
| 167 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $38,820 | 1% below national |
| 168 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $38,820 | 1% below national |
| 169 | Reading, PA | $38,780 | 1% below national |
| 170 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $38,770 | 1% below national |
| 171 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $38,750 | 1% below national |
| 172 | Ann Arbor, MI | $38,710 | 1% below national |
| 173 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $38,700 | 1% below national |
| 174 | Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area | $38,670 | 1% below national |
| 175 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $38,630 | 1% below national |
| 176 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $38,610 | 1% below national |
| 177 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $38,600 | 1% below national |
| 178 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $38,600 | 1% below national |
| 179 | Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $38,570 | 1% below national |
| 180 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $38,540 | 2% below national |
| 181 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $38,500 | 2% below national |
| 182 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $38,500 | 2% below national |
| 183 | Sherman-Denison, TX | $38,490 | 2% below national |
| 184 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $38,470 | 2% below national |
| 185 | Eau Claire, WI | $38,470 | 2% below national |
| 186 | Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area | $38,460 | 2% below national |
| 187 | Lawrence, KS | $38,440 | 2% below national |
| 188 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $38,370 | 2% below national |
| 189 | York-Hanover, PA | $38,350 | 2% below national |
| 190 | Bloomington, IN | $38,290 | 2% below national |
| 191 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $38,270 | 2% below national |
| 192 | Wichita, KS | $38,260 | 2% below national |
| 193 | Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area | $38,260 | 2% below national |
| 194 | Cleveland, OH | $38,230 | 2% below national |
| 195 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $38,230 | 2% below national |
| 196 | Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $38,190 | 2% below national |
| 197 | Duluth, MN-WI | $38,180 | 2% below national |
| 198 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $38,180 | 2% below national |
| 199 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $38,170 | 3% below national |
| 200 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $38,170 | 3% below national |
| 201 | Binghamton, NY | $38,140 | 3% below national |
| 202 | Salisbury, MD | $38,140 | 3% below national |
| 203 | Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $38,120 | 3% below national |
| 204 | Springfield, IL | $38,090 | 3% below national |
| 205 | Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $38,040 | 3% below national |
| 206 | Asheville, NC | $38,030 | 3% below national |
| 207 | Fort Wayne, IN | $38,010 | 3% below national |
| 208 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $38,010 | 3% below national |
| 209 | Wausau, WI | $38,000 | 3% below national |
| 210 | State College, PA | $37,990 | 3% below national |
| 211 | Traverse City, MI | $37,970 | 3% below national |
| 212 | Bloomington, IL | $37,960 | 3% below national |
| 213 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $37,950 | 3% below national |
| 214 | St. George, UT | $37,930 | 3% below national |
| 215 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $37,930 | 3% below national |
| 216 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $37,920 | 3% below national |
| 217 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $37,920 | 3% below national |
| 218 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $37,910 | 3% below national |
| 219 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $37,900 | 3% below national |
| 220 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $37,880 | 3% below national |
| 221 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $37,870 | 3% below national |
| 222 | Charlottesville, VA | $37,860 | 3% below national |
| 223 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $37,830 | 3% below national |
| 224 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $37,820 | 3% below national |
| 225 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $37,810 | 3% below national |
| 226 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $37,810 | 3% below national |
| 227 | Lebanon, PA | $37,790 | 3% below national |
| 228 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $37,770 | 4% below national |
| 229 | Lincoln, NE | $37,770 | 4% below national |
| 230 | Rockford, IL | $37,770 | 4% below national |
| 231 | Albuquerque, NM | $37,760 | 4% below national |
| 232 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $37,760 | 4% below national |
| 233 | Idaho Falls, ID | $37,730 | 4% below national |
| 234 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $37,720 | 4% below national |
| 235 | Pittsburgh, PA | $37,690 | 4% below national |
| 236 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $37,680 | 4% below national |
| 237 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $37,680 | 4% below national |
| 238 | Topeka, KS | $37,670 | 4% below national |
| 239 | Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area | $37,670 | 4% below national |
| 240 | Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $37,670 | 4% below national |
| 241 | Akron, OH | $37,610 | 4% below national |
| 242 | Casper, WY | $37,580 | 4% below national |
| 243 | Chambersburg, PA | $37,560 | 4% below national |
| 244 | Midland, TX | $37,550 | 4% below national |
| 245 | Decatur, IL | $37,540 | 4% below national |
| 246 | Williamsport, PA | $37,540 | 4% below national |
| 247 | Huntsville, AL | $37,510 | 4% below national |
| 248 | Kokomo, IN | $37,490 | 4% below national |
| 249 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $37,470 | 4% below national |
| 250 | Midland, MI | $37,450 | 4% below national |
| 251 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $37,430 | 4% below national |
| 252 | Decatur, AL | $37,420 | 4% below national |
| 253 | Winston-Salem, NC | $37,420 | 4% below national |
| 254 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $37,420 | 4% below national |
| 255 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $37,400 | 4% below national |
| 256 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $37,390 | 4% below national |
| 257 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $37,380 | 5% below national |
| 258 | Battle Creek, MI | $37,360 | 5% below national |
| 259 | Fond du Lac, WI | $37,360 | 5% below national |
| 260 | Cheyenne, WY | $37,340 | 5% below national |
| 261 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $37,340 | 5% below national |
| 262 | Gettysburg, PA | $37,330 | 5% below national |
| 263 | Peoria, IL | $37,330 | 5% below national |
| 264 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $37,330 | 5% below national |
| 265 | Jacksonville, FL | $37,320 | 5% below national |
| 266 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $37,320 | 5% below national |
| 267 | Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $37,310 | 5% below national |
| 268 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $37,290 | 5% below national |
| 269 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $37,290 | 5% below national |
| 270 | Toledo, OH | $37,270 | 5% below national |
| 271 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $37,220 | 5% below national |
| 272 | Muncie, IN | $37,210 | 5% below national |
| 273 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $37,210 | 5% below national |
| 274 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $37,200 | 5% below national |
| 275 | Harrisonburg, VA | $37,180 | 5% below national |
| 276 | Vineland, NJ | $37,180 | 5% below national |
| 277 | Richmond, VA | $37,170 | 5% below national |
| 278 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $37,160 | 5% below national |
| 279 | Rocky Mount, NC | $37,150 | 5% below national |
| 280 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $37,150 | 5% below national |
| 281 | Farmington, NM | $37,130 | 5% below national |
| 282 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $37,130 | 5% below national |
| 283 | South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $37,120 | 5% below national |
| 284 | Kankakee, IL | $37,100 | 5% below national |
| 285 | Logan, UT-ID | $37,080 | 5% below national |
| 286 | Jefferson City, MO | $37,070 | 5% below national |
| 287 | Columbia, MO | $37,060 | 5% below national |
| 288 | Arizona nonmetropolitan area | $37,040 | 5% below national |
| 289 | Burlington, NC | $36,990 | 6% below national |
| 290 | Springfield, OH | $36,980 | 6% below national |
| 291 | Niles, MI | $36,970 | 6% below national |
| 292 | North Florida nonmetropolitan area | $36,970 | 6% below national |
| 293 | Sandusky, OH | $36,950 | 6% below national |
| 294 | Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $36,920 | 6% below national |
| 295 | Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $36,910 | 6% below national |
| 296 | Warner Robins, GA | $36,900 | 6% below national |
| 297 | Gainesville, GA | $36,880 | 6% below national |
| 298 | Savannah, GA | $36,880 | 6% below national |
| 299 | Las Cruces, NM | $36,850 | 6% below national |
| 300 | Spartanburg, SC | $36,850 | 6% below national |
| 301 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $36,850 | 6% below national |
| 302 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $36,840 | 6% below national |
| 303 | Tucson, AZ | $36,840 | 6% below national |
| 304 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $36,800 | 6% below national |
| 305 | Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $36,800 | 6% below national |
| 306 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $36,790 | 6% below national |
| 307 | Tulsa, OK | $36,780 | 6% below national |
| 308 | Oklahoma City, OK | $36,760 | 6% below national |
| 309 | Grand Island, NE | $36,750 | 6% below national |
| 310 | Punta Gorda, FL | $36,750 | 6% below national |
| 311 | Hinesville, GA | $36,740 | 6% below national |
| 312 | Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $36,730 | 6% below national |
| 313 | Evansville, IN | $36,700 | 6% below national |
| 314 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $36,700 | 6% below national |
| 315 | South Florida nonmetropolitan area | $36,690 | 6% below national |
| 316 | Wilmington, NC | $36,670 | 6% below national |
| 317 | Manhattan, KS | $36,660 | 6% below national |
| 318 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $36,650 | 6% below national |
| 319 | Flint, MI | $36,640 | 6% below national |
| 320 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $36,640 | 6% below national |
| 321 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $36,610 | 6% below national |
| 322 | Jacksonville, NC | $36,610 | 6% below national |
| 323 | Birmingham, AL | $36,600 | 7% below national |
| 324 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $36,600 | 7% below national |
| 325 | Erie, PA | $36,600 | 7% below national |
| 326 | Monroe, MI | $36,590 | 7% below national |
| 327 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $36,570 | 7% below national |
| 328 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $36,570 | 7% below national |
| 329 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $36,550 | 7% below national |
| 330 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $36,540 | 7% below national |
| 331 | Jackson, MI | $36,520 | 7% below national |
| 332 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $36,520 | 7% below national |
| 333 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $36,500 | 7% below national |
| 334 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $36,500 | 7% below national |
| 335 | Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $36,500 | 7% below national |
| 336 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $36,490 | 7% below national |
| 337 | Dover, DE | $36,480 | 7% below national |
| 338 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $36,480 | 7% below national |
| 339 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $36,470 | 7% below national |
| 340 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $36,460 | 7% below national |
| 341 | Goldsboro, NC | $36,420 | 7% below national |
| 342 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $36,410 | 7% below national |
| 343 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $36,410 | 7% below national |
| 344 | Springfield, MO | $36,410 | 7% below national |
| 345 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $36,400 | 7% below national |
| 346 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $36,400 | 7% below national |
| 347 | Dalton, GA | $36,390 | 7% below national |
| 348 | Odessa, TX | $36,390 | 7% below national |
| 349 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $36,360 | 7% below national |
| 350 | Tyler, TX | $36,350 | 7% below national |
| 351 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $36,310 | 7% below national |
| 352 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $36,300 | 7% below national |
| 353 | Lawton, OK | $36,290 | 7% below national |
| 354 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $36,280 | 7% below national |
| 355 | Mansfield, OH | $36,280 | 7% below national |
| 356 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $36,280 | 7% below national |
| 357 | Baton Rouge, LA | $36,260 | 7% below national |
| 358 | Saginaw, MI | $36,260 | 7% below national |
| 359 | Waco, TX | $36,260 | 7% below national |
| 360 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $36,250 | 7% below national |
| 361 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $36,240 | 7% below national |
| 362 | Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $36,240 | 7% below national |
| 363 | Joplin, MO-KS | $36,210 | 8% below national |
| 364 | Winchester, VA-WV | $36,210 | 8% below national |
| 365 | Lima, OH | $36,200 | 8% below national |
| 366 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $36,190 | 8% below national |
| 367 | Jonesboro, AR | $36,190 | 8% below national |
| 368 | East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $36,190 | 8% below national |
| 369 | Columbia, SC | $36,180 | 8% below national |
| 370 | Gainesville, FL | $36,170 | 8% below national |
| 371 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $36,160 | 8% below national |
| 372 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $36,150 | 8% below national |
| 373 | Elizabethtown, KY | $36,140 | 8% below national |
| 374 | Wildwood-The Villages, FL | $36,140 | 8% below national |
| 375 | Northwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $36,140 | 8% below national |
| 376 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $36,130 | 8% below national |
| 377 | Twin Falls, ID | $36,130 | 8% below national |
| 378 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $36,120 | 8% below national |
| 379 | Paducah, KY-IL | $36,120 | 8% below national |
| 380 | Yuma, AZ | $36,100 | 8% below national |
| 381 | Knoxville, TN | $36,040 | 8% below national |
| 382 | Pocatello, ID | $36,040 | 8% below national |
| 383 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $36,030 | 8% below national |
| 384 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $36,030 | 8% below national |
| 385 | Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $36,030 | 8% below national |
| 386 | Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $36,030 | 8% below national |
| 387 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $36,010 | 8% below national |
| 388 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $36,010 | 8% below national |
| 389 | West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $36,000 | 8% below national |
| 390 | Mobile, AL | $35,950 | 8% below national |
| 391 | Owensboro, KY | $35,950 | 8% below national |
| 392 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $35,940 | 8% below national |
| 393 | Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $35,930 | 8% below national |
| 394 | Johnson City, TN | $35,920 | 8% below national |
| 395 | Greenville, NC | $35,890 | 8% below national |
| 396 | Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $35,880 | 8% below national |
| 397 | Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | $35,870 | 8% below national |
| 398 | Terre Haute, IN | $35,850 | 8% below national |
| 399 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $35,820 | 9% below national |
| 400 | Bay City, MI | $35,820 | 9% below national |
| 401 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $35,810 | 9% below national |
| 402 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $35,810 | 9% below national |
| 403 | Fayetteville, NC | $35,800 | 9% below national |
| 404 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $35,740 | 9% below national |
| 405 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $35,740 | 9% below national |
| 406 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $35,730 | 9% below national |
| 407 | Altoona, PA | $35,680 | 9% below national |
| 408 | Montgomery, AL | $35,650 | 9% below national |
| 409 | Bowling Green, KY | $35,630 | 9% below national |
| 410 | Ocala, FL | $35,630 | 9% below national |
| 411 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $35,630 | 9% below national |
| 412 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $35,600 | 9% below national |
| 413 | Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $35,600 | 9% below national |
| 414 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $35,590 | 9% below national |
| 415 | East Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $35,590 | 9% below national |
| 416 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $35,560 | 9% below national |
| 417 | Tallahassee, FL | $35,540 | 9% below national |
| 418 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $35,540 | 9% below national |
| 419 | North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $35,540 | 9% below national |
| 420 | Hot Springs, AR | $35,530 | 9% below national |
| 421 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $35,500 | 9% below national |
| 422 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $35,490 | 9% below national |
| 423 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $35,440 | 9% below national |
| 424 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $35,410 | 10% below national |
| 425 | Enid, OK | $35,400 | 10% below national |
| 426 | Lynchburg, VA | $35,400 | 10% below national |
| 427 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $35,390 | 10% below national |
| 428 | Southern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $35,360 | 10% below national |
| 429 | Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $35,340 | 10% below national |
| 430 | Roanoke, VA | $35,330 | 10% below national |
| 431 | Johnstown, PA | $35,310 | 10% below national |
| 432 | Jackson, TN | $35,280 | 10% below national |
| 433 | North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | $35,280 | 10% below national |
| 434 | Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $35,270 | 10% below national |
| 435 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $35,200 | 10% below national |
| 436 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $35,180 | 10% below national |
| 437 | Victoria, TX | $35,180 | 10% below national |
| 438 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $35,140 | 10% below national |
| 439 | Elmira, NY | $35,080 | 10% below national |
| 440 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $35,080 | 10% below national |
| 441 | Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $35,080 | 10% below national |
| 442 | Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $35,050 | 10% below national |
| 443 | Rome, GA | $35,040 | 10% below national |
| 444 | Sebring, FL | $35,010 | 11% below national |
| 445 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $34,990 | 11% below national |
| 446 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $34,990 | 11% below national |
| 447 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $34,940 | 11% below national |
| 448 | Rapid City, SD | $34,840 | 11% below national |
| 449 | Morristown, TN | $34,830 | 11% below national |
| 450 | San Angelo, TX | $34,820 | 11% below national |
| 451 | Abilene, TX | $34,790 | 11% below national |
| 452 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $34,780 | 11% below national |
| 453 | Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $34,770 | 11% below national |
| 454 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $34,740 | 11% below national |
| 455 | South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $34,710 | 11% below national |
| 456 | Longview, TX | $34,680 | 11% below national |
| 457 | North Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $34,600 | 12% below national |
| 458 | West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $34,550 | 12% below national |
| 459 | Amarillo, TX | $34,510 | 12% below national |
| 460 | Florence, SC | $34,430 | 12% below national |
| 461 | Sumter, SC | $34,420 | 12% below national |
| 462 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $34,410 | 12% below national |
| 463 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $34,380 | 12% below national |
| 464 | Lubbock, TX | $34,330 | 12% below national |
| 465 | North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $34,330 | 12% below national |
| 466 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $34,320 | 12% below national |
| 467 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $34,320 | 12% below national |
| 468 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $34,320 | 12% below national |
| 469 | Columbus, GA-AL | $34,310 | 12% below national |
| 470 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $34,240 | 13% below national |
| 471 | Corpus Christi, TX | $34,220 | 13% below national |
| 472 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $34,170 | 13% below national |
| 473 | Cleveland, TN | $34,150 | 13% below national |
| 474 | Lake Charles, LA | $34,030 | 13% below national |
| 475 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $33,800 | 14% below national |
| 476 | Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $33,700 | 14% below national |
| 477 | East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | $33,690 | 14% below national |
| 478 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $33,630 | 14% below national |
| 479 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $33,550 | 14% below national |
| 480 | Valdosta, GA | $33,390 | 15% below national |
| 481 | Dothan, AL | $33,280 | 15% below national |
| 482 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $33,060 | 16% below national |
| 483 | Alexandria, LA | $32,850 | 16% below national |
| 484 | Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | $32,760 | 16% below national |
| 485 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $32,750 | 16% below national |
| 486 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $32,660 | 17% below national |
| 487 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $32,240 | 18% below national |
| 488 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $32,170 | 18% below national |
| 489 | Laredo, TX | $32,150 | 18% below national |
| 490 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $32,140 | 18% below national |
| 491 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $32,140 | 18% below national |
| 492 | Eagle Pass, TX | $31,720 | 19% below national |
| 493 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $31,460 | 20% below national |
| 494 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $31,420 | 20% below national |
| 495 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $31,200 | 20% below national |
| 496 | Morgantown, WV | $31,200 | 20% below national |
| 497 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $31,200 | 20% below national |
| 498 | Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $31,200 | 20% below national |
| 499 | Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $31,200 | 20% below national |
| 500 | Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $31,200 | 20% below national |
| 501 | Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $31,180 | 20% below national |
| 502 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $31,170 | 20% below national |
| 503 | Beckley, WV | $30,790 | 21% below national |
| 504 | Jackson, MS | $30,770 | 21% below national |
| 505 | Wichita Falls, TX | $30,690 | 22% below national |
| 506 | El Paso, TX | $30,640 | 22% below national |
| 507 | Charleston, WV | $30,630 | 22% below national |
| 508 | Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $30,590 | 22% below national |
| 509 | Lafayette, LA | $30,530 | 22% below national |
| 510 | Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $30,530 | 22% below national |
| 511 | Albany, GA | $30,460 | 22% below national |
| 512 | Hammond, LA | $30,190 | 23% below national |
| 513 | Hattiesburg, MS | $29,590 | 24% below national |
| 514 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $29,590 | 24% below national |
| 515 | Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | $29,480 | 25% below national |
| 516 | Gadsden, AL | $29,460 | 25% below national |
| 517 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $29,180 | 25% below national |
| 518 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $29,060 | 26% below national |
| 519 | Monroe, LA | $29,010 | 26% below national |
| 520 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $28,100 | 28% below national |
| 521 | West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $27,990 | 29% below national |
| 522 | Arecibo, PR | $23,080 | 41% below national |
| 523 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $22,450 | 43% below national |
| 524 | Aguadilla, PR | $21,840 | 44% below national |
| 525 | Mayaguez, PR | $21,840 | 44% below national |
| 526 | Ponce, PR | $21,840 | 44% below national |
| 527 | Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area | $21,840 | 44% below national |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers make? ▼
The median annual salary for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers is $39,150 ($18.82/hour). The salary range spans from $31,150 at the 10th percentile to $56,730 at the 90th percentile.
What state pays Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers the most? ▼
District of Columbia pays the highest median salary for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers at $48,790/year, which is +25% above the national median.
What education do you need to become a Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers? ▼
The typical entry-level education for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers is No formal educational credential. On-the-job training: Short-term on-the-job training.
How dangerous is being a Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers? ▼
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers has a safety grade of B (Safe) based on BLS data. The fatality rate is 15 per 100,000 workers and the injury rate is 3.5 per 100 workers.
Is Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers a good career? ▼
Employment for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers is projected to grow 3.6% from 2024 to 2034, which is slower than average. About 158,200 openings are projected each year.
How does Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers pay vary by state? ▼
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salaries vary significantly by state. The highest-paying state is District of Columbia at $48,790/year, while Louisiana pays the least at $34,870/year. BLS data covers 54 states and territories.
Which metro areas pay the most for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers? ▼
The highest-paying metro area for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers is Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area at $49,810/year. BLS reports wage data for 527 metro areas for this occupation, with pay varying based on local demand and cost of living.
What to do with this data
How to use Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers pay figures in a real decision
- For an experienced offer, anchor on the 75th percentile (about $46,830/year), not the median. The median marks the middle worker; the upper quartile is the realistic target with strong experience. Salary calculator
- Location moves pay significantly: District of Columbia leads at $48,790/year for this role. Weigh state pay against local cost of living before relocating or negotiating remote. Pay by state
- Compare this occupation against similar roles before you decide, so you are reading the pay band in context rather than in isolation. Compare jobs
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