The annual salary statistics of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Michigan City-La Porte 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 | $23,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $42,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $42,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,890.
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 | $35,270 | 16.30% | 38.50% |
| 2021 | $29,520 | 4.95% | - |
| 2020 | $28,060 | 5.81% | - |
| 2019 | $26,430 | 17.22% | - |
| 2018 | $21,880 | -11.20% | - |
| 2017 | $24,330 | 0.41% | - |
| 2016 | $24,230 | 6.07% | - |
| 2015 | $22,760 | 5.18% | - |
| 2014 | $21,580 | 0.83% | - |
| 2013 | $21,400 | -1.36% | - |
| 2012 | $21,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,270 in Michigan City-La Porte 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 Michigan City-La Porte is 3.6 percent (3.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Elkhart-Goshen and 34.6 percent (34.6%) 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 |