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Gardeners - Wages & Trends

Wages for landscapers and groundskeepers vary by the type of work they do. Wages also vary by employer and area of the country.

Some landscapers and groundskeepers who work full time receive benefits. Typical benefits include health insurance and sick leave.

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers (SOC 37-3011)
Location
Pay Period
25%
Median
75%
Illinois Hourly $17.87 $21.32 $23.49
Yearly $37,178 $44,346 $48,850
    Champaign Area Hourly $17.27 $18.64 $22.63
Yearly $35,906 $38,757 $47,054
    Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area Hourly $15.69 $17.86 $22.50
Yearly $32,653 $37,167 $46,799
    Cook County Hourly $18.28 $22.02 $23.83
Yearly $38,006 $45,809 $49,556
    Decatur Area Hourly $15.18 $18.58 $22.31
Yearly $31,565 $38,644 $46,393
    Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area Hourly $18.47 $22.02 $23.88
Yearly $38,414 $45,809 $49,677
    Du Page County Hourly $18.72 $22.00 $23.45
Yearly $38,935 $45,754 $48,776
    Edwardsville Area Hourly $17.03 $18.94 $22.89
Yearly $35,417 $39,410 $47,615
    Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area Hourly $15.03 $17.79 $21.62
Yearly $31,244 $37,007 $44,964
    Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area Hourly $16.03 $18.55 $23.14
Yearly $33,350 $38,587 $48,132
    Lake County Hourly $18.92 $22.02 $23.39
Yearly $39,358 $45,809 $48,654
    McHenry County Hourly $18.74 $22.43 $23.83
Yearly $38,978 $46,644 $49,557
    Northwest Illinois Area Hourly $14.85 $17.83 $21.66
Yearly $30,881 $37,083 $45,056
    Peoria-Bloomington Area Hourly $16.41 $18.56 $22.60
Yearly $34,146 $38,616 $47,028
    Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area Hourly $14.92 $17.20 $19.34
Yearly $31,028 $35,774 $40,237
    Rock Island-Moline Area Hourly $14.99 $17.90 $22.04
Yearly $31,197 $37,238 $45,852
    Rockford Area Hourly $15.99 $18.84 $22.52
Yearly $33,260 $39,189 $46,846
    Shawnee National Forest Area Hourly $15.43 $20.85 $27.58
Yearly $32,091 $43,362 $57,376
    Springfield Area Hourly $15.94 $18.77 $22.87
Yearly $33,157 $39,034 $47,568
    Vermilion County Hourly $15.16 $15.45 $20.43
Yearly $31,531 $32,133 $42,498
    Will County Hourly $18.81 $21.87 $23.63
Yearly $39,132 $45,491 $49,164
United States Hourly $16.95 $18.31 $22.05
Yearly $35,250 $38,090 $45,870

Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation (SOC 37-3012)

Location
Pay Period
25%
Median
75%
Illinois Hourly $20.07 $23.45 $26.60
Yearly $41,744 $48,758 $55,309
    Champaign Area Hourly $21.28 $24.45 $28.08
Yearly $44,251 $50,843 $58,397
    Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area Hourly $23.37 $23.63 $24.86
Yearly $48,608 $49,150 $51,701
    Cook County Hourly $21.27 $24.80 $27.75
Yearly $44,238 $51,577 $57,704
    Decatur Area Hourly $17.59 $19.11 $24.10
Yearly $36,586 $39,734 $50,115
    Peoria-Bloomington Area Hourly $19.26 $23.35 $25.20
Yearly $40,056 $48,553 $52,409
    Rock Island-Moline Area Hourly $19.61 $23.54 $26.49
Yearly $40,801 $48,975 $55,109
    Rockford Area Hourly $19.61 $23.24 $24.63
Yearly $40,792 $48,344 $51,222
    Shawnee National Forest Area Hourly $21.03 $23.04 $23.78
Yearly $43,744 $47,921 $49,450
United States Hourly $18.29 $21.73 $24.50
Yearly $38,040 $45,200 $50,960

Tree trimmers and pruners (SOC 37-3013)

Location
Pay Period
25%
Median
75%
Illinois Hourly $29.20 $31.91 $36.05
Yearly $60,739 $66,385 $74,962
    Champaign Area Hourly $29.88 $30.81 $37.24
Yearly $62,148 $64,077 $77,463
    Cook County Hourly $30.85 $32.32 $42.32
Yearly $64,170 $67,242 $88,025
    Edwardsville Area Hourly $29.86 $30.78 $39.08
Yearly $62,088 $64,028 $81,280
    Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area Hourly $14.40 $29.33 $38.56
Yearly $29,948 $60,999 $80,195
    Lake County Hourly $31.38 $32.17 $33.01
Yearly $65,276 $66,904 $68,663
    Rockford Area Hourly $29.81 $30.44 $36.00
Yearly $62,014 $63,318 $74,870
United States Hourly $21.00 $24.25 $30.35
Yearly $43,690 $50,430 $63,130

Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.