37 Series · SOC 37-3013
Tree Trimmers and Pruners Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $50,960
- Median / year
- +1.1%
- 2024→2025
- $80,310
- Top 10% earn
- +3.3%
- Growth '24–'34
- 55,160
- Estimated US jobs
Tree Trimmers and Pruners earn a median of $50,960 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $50,960, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $37,940 (10th percentile) to $80,310 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 55,160 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is Minnesota ($77,460).
The pay verdict
Tree Trimmers and Pruners earn a median of $50,960, putting them below the typical US occupation and higher than 36% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance, it ranks #2 of 10 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 3.3% by 2034.
- $50,960
- Median annual wage
- Top 64%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #2 of 10
- in Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance
- 2.1×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: Minnesota at $77,460. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Observed pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025
- The published national median for Tree Trimmers and Pruners moved from $39,980 in May 2019 to $50,960 in May 2025 (+27.5%).
- Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
- Tree Trimmers and Pruners sits +3.0 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Tree Trimmers and Pruners (SOC 37-3013) has a national median of $50,960 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $37,940 to $80,310, and the published mean is $55,970. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 55,160 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 50 state or territory areas and 192 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $50,430 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $50,960 in May 2025, a rise of $530 (+1.1%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +3.3% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as about as fast as average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 7,400 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as typical education needed for entry, and BLS classifies its typical on-the-job preparation as short-term on-the-job training. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. Minnesota pays the highest state median at $77,460, which is +52% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI at $77,460. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.
Median Salary
$50,960
per year
Median Hourly
$24.50/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$55,970
average
Employment
55,160
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where Tree Trimmers and Pruners pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$50,960 Bottom 36% higher than 36% 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.
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| Band | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $0–$20,000 | 0 US occupations | 0% |
| $20,000–$40,000 | 98 US occupations | 12% |
| $40,000–$60,000 (this entry) | 298 US occupations | 36% |
| $60,000–$80,000 | 209 US occupations | 25% |
| $80,000–$100,000 | 82 US occupations | 10% |
| $100,000–$120,000 | 58 US occupations | 7% |
| $120,000–$140,000 | 32 US occupations | 4% |
| $140,000–$160,000 | 14 US occupations | 2% |
| $160,000–$180,000 | 9 US occupations | 1% |
| $180,000 and above | 25 US occupations | 3% |
$50,960 · 36th percentile of 825 US occupations
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 Tree Trimmers and Pruners; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
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- Janitors and Cleaner…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2%, Median annual wage $36840
- Landscaping and Grou…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.6%, Median annual wage $39150
- Maids and Housekeepi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.4%, Median annual wage $35510
- First-Line Superviso…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.5%, Median annual wage $49100
- First-Line Superviso…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.3%, Median annual wage $58430
- Pest Control Workers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 4.9%, Median annual wage $45250
- Tree Trimmers and Pr…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.3%, Median annual wage $50960
- Pesticide Handlers, …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.8%, Median annual wage $46340
- Building Cleaning Wo…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.5%, Median annual wage $44040
- Grounds Maintenance …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.4%, Median annual wage $46860
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+3.3%
About as fast as average
Annual Openings
7,400
per year (projected)
Employment Change
+2,000
60,100 (2024) → 62,100 (2034)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-Job Training
Short-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations context
Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade
Fatality Rate
6.2/100K
Injury Rate
2.8/100
Danger Index
14.3/100
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 Tree Trimmers and Pruners roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Operate shredding and chipping equipment, and feed limbs and brush into the machines.
- ▸ Operate boom trucks, loaders, stump chippers, brush chippers, tractors, power saws, trucks, sprayers, and other equipment and tools.
- ▸ Cut away dead and excess branches from trees, or clear branches around power lines, using climbing equipment or buckets of extended truck booms, or chainsaws, hooks, handsaws, shears, and clippers.
- ▸ Clean, sharpen, and lubricate tools and equipment.
- ▸ Hoist tools and equipment to tree trimmers, and lower branches with ropes or block and tackle.
- ▸ Climb trees, using climbing hooks and belts, or climb ladders to gain access to work areas.
- ▸ Supervise others engaged in tree trimming work and train lower-level employees.
- ▸ Trim, top, and reshape trees to achieve attractive shapes or to remove low-hanging branches.
- ▸ Plan and develop budgets for tree work, and estimate the monetary value of trees.
- ▸ Load debris and refuse onto trucks and haul it away for disposal.
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
Tree Trimmers and Pruners pay history, 2015–2025
Published national median across 11 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.
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| Period | National median |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $33,500 |
| 2016 | $35,030 |
| 2017 | $36,460 |
| 2018 | $38,190 |
| 2019 | $39,980 |
| 2020 | $41,340 |
| 2021 | $46,970 |
| 2022 | $47,080 |
| 2023 | $49,070 |
| 2024 | $50,430 |
| 2025 | $50,960 |
2015 median
$33,500
2025 median
$50,960
2019–2025 change (same SOC)
+$10,980 (+27.5%)
Avg/year (same SOC)
+4.1%
| Release | Median | Change | Estimated jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | $33,500 | First banked release | 40,160 |
| May 2016 | $35,030 | +4.6% | 40,680 |
| May 2017 | $36,460 | +4.1% | 41,140 |
| May 2018 | $38,190 | +4.7% | 42,440 |
| May 2019 | $39,980 | Classification break | 47,210 |
| May 2020 | $41,340 | +3.4% | 52,040 |
| May 2021 | $46,970 | +13.6% | 41,920 |
| May 2022 | $47,080 | +0.2% | 48,150 |
| May 2023 | $49,070 | +4.2% | 50,270 |
| May 2024 | $50,430 | +2.8% | 47,870 |
| May 2025 | $50,960 | +1.1% | 55,160 |
Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $33,500 in May 2015 to $50,960 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +4.1% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 47,210 in May 2019 to 55,160 in May 2025.
Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2019 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
Lowest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | $77,460 | +52% above national |
| 2 | Oregon | $75,440 | +48% above national |
| 3 | New Jersey | $71,940 | +41% above national |
| 4 | Illinois | $64,450 | +26% above national |
| 5 | Washington | $63,850 | +25% above national |
| 6 | California | $62,550 | +23% above national |
| 7 | Massachusetts | $62,550 | +23% above national |
| 8 | New York | $62,400 | +22% above national |
| 9 | Vermont | $62,170 | +22% above national |
| 10 | Missouri | $61,140 | +20% above national |
| 11 | Rhode Island | $61,040 | +20% above national |
| 12 | New Hampshire | $59,660 | +17% above national |
| 13 | Montana | $59,580 | +17% above national |
| 14 | Pennsylvania | $58,200 | +14% above national |
| 15 | Wisconsin | $57,930 | +14% above national |
| 16 | Michigan | $57,550 | +13% above national |
| 17 | Hawaii | $56,990 | +12% above national |
| 18 | Utah | $56,890 | +12% above national |
| 19 | Colorado | $51,390 | +1% above national |
| 20 | Nevada | $51,210 | same as national |
| 21 | Puerto Rico | $50,770 | same as national |
| 22 | Arizona | $50,680 | 1% below national |
| 23 | South Dakota | $50,430 | 1% below national |
| 24 | Ohio | $49,650 | 3% below national |
| 25 | Delaware | $49,330 | 3% below national |
| 26 | West Virginia | $49,140 | 4% below national |
| 27 | Connecticut | $48,930 | 4% below national |
| 28 | Virginia | $48,550 | 5% below national |
| 29 | North Carolina | $48,480 | 5% below national |
| 30 | Kansas | $48,400 | 5% below national |
| 31 | Louisiana | $47,350 | 7% below national |
| 32 | Tennessee | $47,350 | 7% below national |
| 33 | New Mexico | $47,330 | 7% below national |
| 34 | Maryland | $47,210 | 7% below national |
| 35 | Oklahoma | $46,950 | 8% below national |
| 36 | Georgia | $46,910 | 8% below national |
| 37 | Maine | $46,430 | 9% below national |
| 38 | Wyoming | $46,210 | 9% below national |
| 39 | Florida | $46,070 | 10% below national |
| 40 | Indiana | $46,050 | 10% below national |
| 41 | Arkansas | $45,650 | 10% below national |
| 42 | North Dakota | $44,820 | 12% below national |
| 43 | Kentucky | $44,410 | 13% below national |
| 44 | Idaho | $43,840 | 14% below national |
| 45 | South Carolina | $43,660 | 14% below national |
| 46 | Iowa | $42,890 | 16% below national |
| 47 | Mississippi | $41,560 | 18% below national |
| 48 | Alabama | $41,500 | 19% below national |
| 49 | Texas | $39,880 | 22% below national |
| 50 | Nebraska | $39,380 | 23% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $77,460 | +52% above national |
| 2 | New Haven, CT | $76,450 | +50% above national |
| 3 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $75,980 | +49% above national |
| 4 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $75,570 | +48% above national |
| 5 | Syracuse, NY | $75,140 | +47% above national |
| 6 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $74,580 | +46% above national |
| 7 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $73,570 | +44% above national |
| 8 | Salem, OR | $71,190 | +40% above national |
| 9 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $70,550 | +38% above national |
| 10 | Bend, OR | $70,250 | +38% above national |
| 11 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $68,290 | +34% above national |
| 12 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $68,110 | +34% above national |
| 13 | Kingston, NY | $66,160 | +30% above national |
| 14 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $65,130 | +28% above national |
| 15 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $64,260 | +26% above national |
| 16 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $63,630 | +25% above national |
| 17 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $63,530 | +25% above national |
| 18 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $63,500 | +25% above national |
| 19 | Rockford, IL | $63,480 | +25% above national |
| 20 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $63,410 | +24% above national |
| 21 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $62,950 | +24% above national |
| 22 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $62,940 | +24% above national |
| 23 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $62,780 | +23% above national |
| 24 | Reno, NV | $62,710 | +23% above national |
| 25 | Green Bay, WI | $62,590 | +23% above national |
| 26 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $62,520 | +23% above national |
| 27 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $61,990 | +22% above national |
| 28 | Barnstable Town, MA | $61,360 | +20% above national |
| 29 | Modesto, CA | $61,270 | +20% above national |
| 30 | Springfield, MO | $61,140 | +20% above national |
| 31 | Greeley, CO | $61,050 | +20% above national |
| 32 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $61,040 | +20% above national |
| 33 | Springfield, MA | $60,980 | +20% above national |
| 34 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $60,860 | +19% above national |
| 35 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $60,610 | +19% above national |
| 36 | Ann Arbor, MI | $60,520 | +19% above national |
| 37 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $60,440 | +19% above national |
| 38 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $60,260 | +18% above national |
| 39 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $60,100 | +18% above national |
| 40 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $60,080 | +18% above national |
| 41 | Salinas, CA | $60,070 | +18% above national |
| 42 | Fresno, CA | $59,990 | +18% above national |
| 43 | Bozeman, MT | $59,580 | +17% above national |
| 44 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $59,460 | +17% above national |
| 45 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $59,370 | +17% above national |
| 46 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $59,150 | +16% above national |
| 47 | Appleton, WI | $59,120 | +16% above national |
| 48 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $59,020 | +16% above national |
| 49 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $58,480 | +15% above national |
| 50 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $58,350 | +15% above national |
| 51 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $58,210 | +14% above national |
| 52 | Akron, OH | $57,450 | +13% above national |
| 53 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $56,900 | +12% above national |
| 54 | Asheville, NC | $56,720 | +11% above national |
| 55 | Sheboygan, WI | $54,850 | +8% above national |
| 56 | York-Hanover, PA | $53,960 | +6% above national |
| 57 | Worcester, MA | $53,620 | +5% above national |
| 58 | Binghamton, NY | $53,230 | +4% above national |
| 59 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $52,970 | +4% above national |
| 60 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $52,390 | +3% above national |
| 61 | Boise City, ID | $52,000 | +2% above national |
| 62 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $51,700 | +1% above national |
| 63 | Columbia, MO | $51,470 | +1% above national |
| 64 | Madison, WI | $51,290 | +1% above national |
| 65 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $51,200 | same as national |
| 66 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $50,960 | same as national |
| 67 | Cleveland, OH | $50,900 | same as national |
| 68 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $50,770 | same as national |
| 69 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $50,680 | 1% below national |
| 70 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $50,670 | 1% below national |
| 71 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $50,350 | 1% below national |
| 72 | Columbus, OH | $50,330 | 1% below national |
| 73 | Oklahoma City, OK | $50,330 | 1% below national |
| 74 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $50,280 | 1% below national |
| 75 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $50,190 | 2% below national |
| 76 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $50,040 | 2% below national |
| 77 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $49,870 | 2% below national |
| 78 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $49,870 | 2% below national |
| 79 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $49,760 | 2% below national |
| 80 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $49,750 | 2% below national |
| 81 | Traverse City, MI | $49,620 | 3% below national |
| 82 | Colorado Springs, CO | $49,550 | 3% below national |
| 83 | Chambersburg, PA | $49,350 | 3% below national |
| 84 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $49,130 | 4% below national |
| 85 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $48,830 | 4% below national |
| 86 | Knoxville, TN | $48,780 | 4% below national |
| 87 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $48,680 | 4% below national |
| 88 | Jacksonville, FL | $48,580 | 5% below national |
| 89 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $48,540 | 5% below national |
| 90 | Topeka, KS | $48,370 | 5% below national |
| 91 | Wausau, WI | $48,270 | 5% below national |
| 92 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $48,140 | 6% below national |
| 93 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $47,960 | 6% below national |
| 94 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $47,920 | 6% below national |
| 95 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $47,850 | 6% below national |
| 96 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $47,830 | 6% below national |
| 97 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $47,720 | 6% below national |
| 98 | Pittsburgh, PA | $47,710 | 6% below national |
| 99 | Winston-Salem, NC | $47,570 | 7% below national |
| 100 | Tulsa, OK | $47,410 | 7% below national |
| 101 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $47,340 | 7% below national |
| 102 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $47,210 | 7% below national |
| 103 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $46,960 | 8% below national |
| 104 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $46,910 | 8% below national |
| 105 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $46,890 | 8% below national |
| 106 | Wichita, KS | $46,820 | 8% below national |
| 107 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $46,750 | 8% below national |
| 108 | Visalia, CA | $46,160 | 9% below national |
| 109 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $46,130 | 9% below national |
| 110 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $46,050 | 10% below national |
| 111 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $45,810 | 10% below national |
| 112 | Cheyenne, WY | $45,760 | 10% below national |
| 113 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $45,660 | 10% below national |
| 114 | Gainesville, FL | $45,620 | 10% below national |
| 115 | Richmond, VA | $45,600 | 11% below national |
| 116 | Albuquerque, NM | $45,540 | 11% below national |
| 117 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $45,200 | 11% below national |
| 118 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $44,990 | 12% below national |
| 119 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $44,470 | 13% below national |
| 120 | Fargo, ND-MN | $44,430 | 13% below national |
| 121 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $43,870 | 14% below national |
| 122 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $43,730 | 14% below national |
| 123 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $43,570 | 15% below national |
| 124 | Harrisonburg, VA | $43,360 | 15% below national |
| 125 | Lubbock, TX | $42,680 | 16% below national |
| 126 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $42,080 | 17% below national |
| 127 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $42,020 | 18% below national |
| 128 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $41,960 | 18% below national |
| 129 | Huntsville, AL | $41,000 | 20% below national |
| 130 | Montgomery, AL | $40,860 | 20% below national |
| 131 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $40,520 | 20% below national |
| 132 | Birmingham, AL | $40,500 | 21% below national |
| 133 | Columbia, SC | $40,190 | 21% below national |
| 134 | Lincoln, NE | $40,060 | 21% below national |
| 135 | Cleveland, TN | $39,950 | 22% below national |
| 136 | Evansville, IN | $39,890 | 22% below national |
| 137 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $39,800 | 22% below national |
| 138 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $39,660 | 22% below national |
| 139 | Mobile, AL | $39,480 | 23% below national |
| 140 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $38,990 | 23% below national |
| 141 | Omaha, NE-IA | $38,650 | 24% below national |
| 142 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $36,490 | 28% below national |
| 143 | Columbus, GA-AL | $34,410 | 32% below national |
| 144 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $27,040 | 47% below national |
Same SOC major group
Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 37 (Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other
SOC 37-2019
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers
SOC 37-1011
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
SOC 37-1012
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other
SOC 37-3019
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
SOC 37-2011
Showing 5 of 9 detailed occupations BLS assigns to this SOC major group.
Nationwide occupations with similar pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($50,960 here) and reported employment (55,160 jobs here).
Similar median pay
Nearest other detailed occupations by BLS OEWS national median annual wage.
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (floor 1,000 national jobs), distinct from the pay column.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS national median annual wage and reported employment. Employment peers exclude occupations already listed in the pay column so the two link sets stay distinct.
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- The 75th-percentile wage is about $63,900/year. Treat it as the upper-quartile market boundary, not an automatic target for experience alone; role scope, location, industry, credentials, performance, and employer context still need separate evidence. Salary calculator
- Location moves pay significantly: Minnesota leads at $77,460/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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