The annual salary statistics of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $24,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $43,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $43,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,020.
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 | $33,710 | 9.94% | 32.51% |
| 2021 | $30,360 | -5.14% | - |
| 2020 | $31,920 | 5.58% | - |
| 2019 | $30,140 | 11.02% | - |
| 2018 | $26,820 | 0.71% | - |
| 2017 | $26,630 | 1.31% | - |
| 2016 | $26,280 | 6.20% | - |
| 2015 | $24,650 | 4.67% | - |
| 2014 | $23,500 | 1.32% | - |
| 2013 | $23,190 | 1.90% | - |
| 2012 | $22,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $33,710, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in state of Kentucky, followed by Evansville (median annual salary $31,860). In comparison, the median annual salary of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Louisville-Jefferson County is 5.5 percent (5.5%) higher than that in Evansville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Evansville | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Owensboro | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |