The median hourly wage for grounds maintenance workers was $12.31 in May 2015.
The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $8.93, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $19.96.
Median hourly wages for grounds maintenance workers in May 2015 were as follows:
Tree trimmers and pruners
$16.10
Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
15.64
Grounds maintenance workers, all other
14.05
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
12.03
In May 2015, the median hourly wages for grounds maintenance workers in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:
Educational services; state, local, and private
$14.49
State and local government, excluding education and hospitals
13.65
Services to buildings and dwellings
12.34
Other amusement and recreation industries
10.96
Many grounds maintenance jobs are seasonal. Jobs are most common in the spring, summer, and fall, when planting, mowing, and trimming are most frequent. However, many also provide other seasonal services, such as snow removal and installation and removal of holiday décor.
Grounds Maintenance Workers
Median hourly wages, May 2015
Total, all occupations
$17.40
Grounds maintenance workers
$12.31
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
$11.47
Note: All Occupations includes all occupations in the U.S. Economy. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics