Gardeners


Architecture and Construction > Gardeners > Wages & Trends
110200
100352
Gardeners

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 $17.45 $21.05 $23.22
Yearly $36,302 $43,796 $48,301
    Champaign Area Hourly $16.85 $18.49 $22.81
Yearly $35,055 $38,466 $47,440
    Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area Hourly $15.46 $18.21 $22.57
Yearly $32,163 $37,874 $46,942
    Cook County Hourly $17.42 $21.33 $23.40
Yearly $36,250 $44,369 $48,679
    Decatur Area Hourly $14.22 $18.30 $21.93
Yearly $29,586 $38,059 $45,615
    Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area Hourly $17.80 $22.45 $23.40
Yearly $37,015 $46,676 $48,679
    Du Page County Hourly $18.41 $21.99 $23.29
Yearly $38,291 $45,736 $48,444
    Edwardsville Area Hourly $15.42 $18.76 $22.79
Yearly $32,074 $39,018 $47,395
    Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area Hourly $14.22 $18.11 $21.23
Yearly $29,589 $37,674 $44,154
    Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area Hourly $15.59 $18.37 $22.86
Yearly $32,438 $38,199 $47,548
    Lake County Hourly $18.66 $22.40 $23.26
Yearly $38,826 $46,592 $48,379
    McHenry County Hourly $18.39 $22.54 $23.41
Yearly $38,259 $46,887 $48,687
    Northwest Illinois Area Hourly $14.36 $18.46 $22.34
Yearly $29,886 $38,398 $46,466
    Peoria-Bloomington Area Hourly $15.12 $18.09 $22.16
Yearly $31,446 $37,631 $46,100
    Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area Hourly $13.97 $17.72 $22.32
Yearly $29,050 $36,861 $46,433
    Rock Island-Moline Area Hourly $13.58 $17.60 $21.05
Yearly $28,247 $36,592 $43,796
    Rockford Area Hourly $15.83 $18.25 $22.34
Yearly $32,929 $37,943 $46,466
    Shawnee National Forest Area Hourly $15.25 $18.90 $24.03
Yearly $31,716 $39,309 $49,990
    Springfield Area Hourly $15.11 $18.48 $21.79
Yearly $31,429 $38,446 $45,329
    Vermilion County Hourly $13.22 $15.28 $21.59
Yearly $27,487 $31,774 $44,903
    Will County Hourly $18.40 $22.34 $23.26
Yearly $38,276 $46,473 $48,373
United States Hourly $16.25 $17.96 $21.81
Yearly $33,810 $37,360 $45,350

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

Location
Pay Period
25%
Median
75%
Illinois Hourly $18.26 $22.13 $25.97
Yearly $37,984 $46,037 $54,016
    Champaign Area Hourly $17.07 $21.63 $26.30
Yearly $35,494 $44,995 $54,705
    Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area Hourly $19.25 $22.99 $24.68
Yearly $40,057 $47,827 $51,345
    Decatur Area Hourly $16.77 $17.59 $25.77
Yearly $34,888 $36,579 $53,592
    Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area Hourly $18.51 $23.09 $29.68
Yearly $38,511 $48,016 $61,732
    Northwest Illinois Area Hourly $21.18 $24.07 $25.34
Yearly $44,054 $50,059 $52,720
    Rock Island-Moline Area Hourly $21.86 $24.64 $25.32
Yearly $45,452 $51,253 $52,677
    Shawnee National Forest Area Hourly $20.11 $21.92 $22.03
Yearly $41,824 $45,590 $45,823
United States Hourly $17.89 $21.19 $23.62
Yearly $37,210 $44,070 $49,120

Tree trimmers and pruners (SOC 37-3013)

Location
Pay Period
25%
Median
75%
Illinois Hourly $24.28 $29.42 $38.35
Yearly $50,495 $61,191 $79,780
    Champaign Area Hourly $29.49 $39.30 $39.30
Yearly $61,332 $81,741 $81,741
    Cook County Hourly $29.42 $37.26 $41.46
Yearly $61,191 $77,491 $86,242
    Rockford Area Hourly $13.22 $29.53 $35.78
Yearly $27,487 $61,418 $74,417
United States Hourly $19.58 $23.59 $29.06
Yearly $40,720 $49,070 $60,450

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