The annual salary statistics of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $36,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $53,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $66,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,390.
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 | $46,860 | 9.41% | 36.11% |
| 2021 | $42,450 | 6.86% | - |
| 2020 | $39,540 | 3.82% | - |
| 2019 | $38,030 | 2.92% | - |
| 2018 | $36,920 | 7.53% | - |
| 2017 | $34,140 | 6.03% | - |
| 2016 | $32,080 | 5.64% | - |
| 2015 | $30,270 | 2.58% | - |
| 2014 | $29,490 | -1.05% | - |
| 2013 | $29,800 | -0.47% | - |
| 2012 | $29,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $46,860, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the highest paying city for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in state of Washington, followed by Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro (median annual salary $41,180). In comparison, the median annual salary of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 12.1 percent (12.1%) higher than that in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro.