The annual salary statistics of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Lakeland-Winter Haven 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 | $24,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,960.
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 | $30,910 | 5.34% | 28.89% |
| 2021 | $29,260 | 4.48% | - |
| 2020 | $27,950 | 11.56% | - |
| 2019 | $24,720 | 5.30% | - |
| 2018 | $23,410 | 0.17% | - |
| 2017 | $23,370 | 3.21% | - |
| 2016 | $22,620 | -0.22% | - |
| 2015 | $22,670 | 9.26% | - |
| 2014 | $20,570 | -6.27% | - |
| 2013 | $21,860 | -0.55% | - |
| 2012 | $21,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,910 in Lakeland-Winter Haven is in the middle of salary range for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Lakeland-Winter Haven is 11.5 percent (11.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 34.7 percent (34.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Palm Coast.