The annual salary statistics of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Lafayette-West Lafayette 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 | $22,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Lafayette-West Lafayette, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,010.
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 | $32,870 | 7.45% | 22.27% |
| 2021 | $30,420 | -12.00% | - |
| 2020 | $34,070 | 13.50% | - |
| 2019 | $29,470 | 11.84% | - |
| 2018 | $25,980 | -0.19% | - |
| 2017 | $26,030 | 1.84% | - |
| 2016 | $25,550 | 5.71% | - |
| 2015 | $24,090 | -6.06% | - |
| 2012 | $25,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,870 in Lafayette-West Lafayette is in the middle of salary range for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Lafayette-West Lafayette is 10.1 percent (10.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Elkhart-Goshen and 29.8 percent (29.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lafayette.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Bloomington | |
| Muncie | |
| Michigan City-La Porte | |
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Fort Wayne | |
| Columbus | |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kokomo | |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Terre Haute | |
| Gary | |
| Anderson | |
| Lafayette |