The annual salary statistics of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Auburn-Opelika, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Auburn-Opelika is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $23,690 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $40,610 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Auburn-Opelika, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $40,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,690.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of landscaping and groundskeeping workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $32,110 | 7.94% | 40.42% |
| 2021 | $29,560 | 4.53% | - |
| 2020 | $28,220 | 2.41% | - |
| 2019 | $27,540 | 8.86% | - |
| 2018 | $25,100 | 1.35% | - |
| 2017 | $24,760 | 3.03% | - |
| 2016 | $24,010 | 1.62% | - |
| 2015 | $23,620 | 12.02% | - |
| 2014 | $20,780 | 6.69% | - |
| 2013 | $19,390 | 1.34% | - |
| 2012 | $19,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,110 in Auburn-Opelika is in the middle of salary range for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Auburn-Opelika is .5 percent (.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Decatur and 19.9 percent (19.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anniston-Oxford.