How does Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers pay in California compare to the national average?

California Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salaries are 16% above the US national median of $38,090 per year.

What is the salary range for a Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in California?

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salaries in California range from $35,860 (10th percentile) to $60,240 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Salary in California

SOC 37-3011 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in California is $44,340 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $21.32 per hour. This is 16% above the national median of $38,090. 103,570 people work as Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in California. Wages have grown 33% since 2019, when the median was $33,300.

Median Annual Salary

$44,340

Mean Annual

$46,120

Median Hourly

$21.32

Total Employed

103,570

Salary Distribution

$36k

10th

$38k

25th

$44k

Median

$49k

75th

$60k

90th

How This Compares

California

$44,340

this metro

United States

$38,090

you earn +16% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$44,340	$46,120	103,570
2023	$40,800	$44,680	105,790
2022	$38,050	$42,370	105,040
2021	$37,230	$40,260	94,560
2020	$35,890	$38,850	100,760
2019	$33,300	$36,420	106,550

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Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$62,880
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First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$58,110
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	$45,640
Pest Control Workers	$45,370
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$44,540

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