The annual salary statistics of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 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 | $21,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,950 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,450.
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 | $28,750 | -3.93% | 26.12% |
| 2021 | $29,880 | 10.98% | - |
| 2020 | $26,600 | 4.02% | - |
| 2019 | $25,530 | 5.84% | - |
| 2018 | $24,040 | 1.37% | - |
| 2017 | $23,710 | 2.19% | - |
| 2016 | $23,190 | 2.93% | - |
| 2015 | $22,510 | 5.24% | - |
| 2014 | $21,330 | 2.25% | - |
| 2013 | $20,850 | -1.87% | - |
| 2012 | $21,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,750 in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is in the middle of salary range for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 6.5 percent (6.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Baton Rouge and 24.9 percent (24.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Hammond nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Baton Rouge | |
| Hammond | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Lafayette | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Monroe | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Alexandria | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hammond nonmetropolitan area |