The highest-paying states for other grounds maintenance 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 other grounds maintenance workers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $73,240, Arizona is the highest paying state for other grounds maintenance workers. It is followed by Michigan (average annual salary $63,340). 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 other grounds maintenance workers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona | $73,240 |
$42,120 | 50 |
| 2 | Michigan | $63,340 |
$25,060 | 70 |
| 3 | Minnesota | $58,450 |
$28,020 | 80 |
| 4 | Hawaii | $52,640 |
$46,820 | 30 |
| 5 | Nevada | $47,900 |
$36,310 | 410 |
| 6 | Montana | $47,190 |
$36,470 | 90 |
| 7 | Missouri | $46,550 |
$27,870 | 190 |
| 8 | Virginia | $46,510 |
$24,550 | 130 |
| 9 | North Carolina | $46,050 |
$22,620 | 80 |
| 10 | Massachusetts | $45,950 |
$35,920 | 120 |
| 11 | California | $45,220 |
$29,720 | 5,620 |
| 12 | North Dakota | $45,110 |
$30,530 | 90 |
| 13 | Colorado | $45,110 |
$35,530 | 380 |
| 14 | Alabama | $44,740 |
$22,230 | 50 |
| 15 | Connecticut | $44,580 |
$22,770 | 50 |
| 16 | Washington | $42,970 |
$32,930 | 180 |
| 17 | Pennsylvania | $42,170 |
$31,440 | 260 |
| 18 | Texas | $41,720 |
$28,060 | 300 |
| 19 | New Mexico | $41,540 |
$33,210 | 50 |
| 20 | Maryland | $41,460 |
$36,440 | 390 |
| 21 | Indiana | $41,240 |
$30,620 | 90 |
| 22 | Kansas | $40,880 |
$32,850 | 60 |
| 23 | South Carolina | $40,680 |
$22,200 | 40 |
| 24 | Oklahoma | $40,560 |
$19,350 | 50 |
| 25 | Ohio | $39,520 |
$29,570 | 350 |
| 26 | District of Columbia | $39,350 |
$34,220 | 60 |
| 27 | Wisconsin | $38,530 |
$36,400 | 320 |
| 28 | Kentucky | $38,480 |
$28,560 | 230 |
| 29 | West Virginia | $38,120 |
$31,030 | 80 |
| 30 | Oregon | $37,750 |
$30,930 | 890 |
| 31 | Idaho | $37,270 |
$17,680 | 60 |
| 32 | Florida | $36,670 |
$29,100 | 340 |
| 33 | Alaska | $36,640 |
$22,960 | 70 |
| 34 | New Jersey | $36,030 |
$29,870 | 270 |
| 35 | Maine | $35,840 |
$32,170 | 90 |
| 36 | New Hampshire | $35,650 |
$28,240 | 40 |
| 37 | Illinois | $34,800 |
$24,960 | 190 |
| 38 | Vermont | $34,530 |
$27,840 | 170 |
| 39 | Georgia | $33,800 |
$25,810 | 1,030 |
| 40 | Louisiana | $33,620 |
$23,310 | 510 |
| 41 | Mississippi | $33,310 |
$19,500 | 50 |
| 42 | New York | $33,090 |
$31,020 | 930 |
| 43 | Arkansas | $32,860 |
$31,470 | 120 |
| 44 | Iowa | $32,370 |
$30,590 | 130 |
| 45 | Utah | $30,270 |
$23,130 | 220 |
| 46 | Puerto Rico | $29,220 |
$17,650 | 190 |
| 47 | Virgin Islands | $29,080 |
$22,670 | 40 |
| 48 | Tennessee | $28,150 |
$22,780 | 650 |
| 49 | Wyoming | $27,040 |
$24,960 | 60 |
| 50 | Guam | $22,710 |
$19,470 | 40 |