Highest-paying Cities for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

The top 100 highest paying cities for landscaping and groundskeeping workers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $52,500, Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts is the highest paying city for landscaping and groundskeeping workers. It is followed by Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts (average annual salary $47,610). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$52,500	$40,630	1,060
2	Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$47,610	$36,700	1,510
3	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$46,860	$36,390	10,310
4	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$45,620	$33,890	16,590
5	Boulder, Colorado	$45,510	$31,970	1,170
6	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$45,310	$38,560	5,710
7	New Haven, Connecticut	$45,120	$31,630	2,030
8	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$45,120	$38,090	12,520
9	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$44,580	$33,240	2,170
10	Anchorage, Alaska	$44,420	$28,770	600
11	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$44,090	$33,310	2,050
12	Napa, California	$43,490	$35,870	880
13	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$42,970	$35,410	2,220
14	Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, Hawaii	$41,320	$30,040	1,480
15	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$41,180	$35,050	6,140
16	Greeley, Colorado	$40,680	$32,720	1,130
17	Portsmouth, New Hampshire	$40,300	$29,980	800
18	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$40,000	$36,100	4,960
19	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$39,970	$26,000	180
20	Fairbanks, Alaska	$39,670	$28,460	90
21	Bismarck, North Dakota	$39,580	$29,410	310
22	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$39,480	$29,660	1,240
23	Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$39,480	$30,270	620
24	Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$39,090	$23,640	560
25	California-Lexington Park, Maryland	$39,020	$29,440	210
26	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$38,990	$33,470	9,960
27	Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$38,970	$30,250	330
28	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$38,940	$26,340	5,190
29	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$38,930	$30,670	1,670
30	Merced, California	$38,900	$29,950	350
31	Fargo, North Dakota	$38,870	$29,350	890
32	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$38,790	$26,220	520
33	Mankato-North Mankato, Minnesota	$38,780	$27,760	360
34	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$38,720	$31,000	47,710
35	Olympia, Washington	$38,720	$31,300	730
36	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$38,680	$34,470	4,510
37	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$38,660	$31,630	1,350
38	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$38,630	$33,690	430
39	Ithaca, New York	$38,620	$29,880	350
40	Grand Forks, North Dakota	$38,610	$27,670	270
41	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$38,610	$29,860	10,920
42	Salem, Oregon	$38,580	$31,110	1,320
43	Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$38,550	$25,550	50
44	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$38,510	$31,410	680
45	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$38,500	$32,720	1,070
46	Stockton, California	$38,470	$31,730	1,220
47	Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$38,330	$28,960	710
48	Lewiston-Auburn, Maine	$38,260	$29,280	260
49	Bellingham, Washington	$38,160	$30,830	610
50	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$38,150	$30,610	2,460
51	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$38,090	$28,370	3,440
52	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$38,060	$28,000	1,160
53	Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area, Utah	$38,040	$23,470	890
54	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$37,900	$30,950	15,580
55	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$37,880	$30,150	640
56	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$37,870	$33,440	7,920
57	Worcester, Massachusetts	$37,870	$31,140	2,050
58	Salt Lake City, Utah	$37,850	$28,230	4,870
59	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$37,850	$34,540	1,110
60	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$37,850	$32,690	2,210
61	Bend, Oregon	$37,770	$31,280	770
62	Manchester, New Hampshire	$37,760	$28,830	830
63	Salinas, California	$37,720	$34,320	1,310
64	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$37,720	$26,590	1,040
65	St Cloud, Minnesota	$37,680	$27,340	400
66	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$37,670	$30,570	1,110
67	Longview, Washington	$37,660	$31,150	210
68	Springfield, Massachusetts	$37,620	$30,480	2,140
69	Waterbury, Connecticut	$37,620	$31,170	390
70	Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area, Connecticut	$37,600	$30,640	600
71	Modesto, California	$37,570	$32,150	960
72	Kingston, New York	$37,540	$29,100	520
73	Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts	$37,520	$29,970	380
74	Spokane, Washington	$37,510	$31,060	1,760
75	Pittsfield, Massachusetts	$37,490	$29,980	350
76	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$37,470	$31,200	1,680
77	Western Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$37,450	$26,890	630
78	Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$37,440	$29,330	1,020
79	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$37,430	$31,610	860
80	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$37,420	$31,200	820
81	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$37,420	$32,180	27,080
82	Corvallis, Oregon	$37,420	$30,530	190
83	Missoula, Montana	$37,370	$26,590	360
84	Madison, Wisconsin	$37,370	$27,290	2,100
85	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$37,340	$29,470	810
86	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$37,340	$28,390	28,030
87	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$37,330	$33,420	11,110
88	Bangor, Maine	$37,320	$27,660	390
89	New Bedford, Massachusetts	$37,310	$32,100	480
90	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$37,280	$31,200	670
91	Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$37,250	$24,840	500
92	Rochester, Minnesota	$37,220	$25,380	490
93	East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$37,220	$24,420	310
94	Grand Island, Nebraska	$37,180	$24,010	240
95	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$37,170	$30,610	3,970
96	Fresno, California	$37,160	$30,930	1,940
97	Dover-Durham, New Hampshire	$37,110	$28,420	450
98	Albany, Oregon	$37,110	$29,510	190
99	Danbury, Connecticut	$37,080	$31,370	970
100	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$37,000	$30,580	460

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for landscaping and groundskeeping workers.