The annual salary statistics of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage information of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford 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 | $30,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $55,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $55,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,670.
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 | $38,930 | 2.72% | 30.39% |
| 2021 | $37,870 | 3.22% | - |
| 2020 | $36,650 | 6.11% | - |
| 2019 | $34,410 | 5.61% | - |
| 2018 | $32,480 | 4.74% | - |
| 2017 | $30,940 | 4.40% | - |
| 2016 | $29,580 | 2.20% | - |
| 2015 | $28,930 | 0.38% | - |
| 2014 | $28,820 | 2.05% | - |
| 2013 | $28,230 | 4.00% | - |
| 2012 | $27,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $38,930, Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is the highest paying city for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in state of Maine, followed by Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $38,330). In comparison, the median annual salary of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is 1.5 percent (1.5%) higher than that in Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lewiston-Auburn | |
| Bangor | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area |