The annual salary statistics of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $22,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,120 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,980.
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 | $31,770 | 5.32% | 25.78% |
| 2021 | $30,080 | 11.50% | - |
| 2020 | $26,620 | -1.35% | - |
| 2019 | $26,980 | -0.41% | - |
| 2018 | $27,090 | 2.10% | - |
| 2017 | $26,520 | 6.94% | - |
| 2016 | $24,680 | -0.20% | - |
| 2015 | $24,730 | -10.92% | - |
| 2014 | $27,430 | 4.59% | - |
| 2013 | $26,170 | 9.90% | - |
| 2012 | $23,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,770 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 14.0 percent (14.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 16.7 percent (16.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.