The annual salary statistics of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 | $27,240 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,240.
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 | $35,630 | 3.87% | 25.32% |
| 2021 | $34,250 | 6.36% | - |
| 2020 | $32,070 | 3.34% | - |
| 2019 | $31,000 | 8.23% | - |
| 2018 | $28,450 | 2.25% | - |
| 2017 | $27,810 | 0.47% | - |
| 2016 | $27,680 | 2.02% | - |
| 2015 | $27,120 | -0.04% | - |
| 2014 | $27,130 | -0.26% | - |
| 2013 | $27,200 | 2.17% | - |
| 2012 | $26,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $35,630, Durham-Chapel Hill is the highest paying city for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in state of North Carolina, followed by Raleigh-Cary (median annual salary $34,880). In comparison, the median annual salary of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Durham-Chapel Hill is 2.1 percent (2.1%) higher than that in Raleigh-Cary.