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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 $18.05 $21.58 $23.15
Yearly $37,537 $44,899 $48,149
    Champaign Area Hourly $17.41 $18.79 $23.03
Yearly $36,221 $39,091 $47,900
    Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area Hourly $15.86 $18.07 $21.23
Yearly $32,984 $37,586 $44,162
    Cook County Hourly $18.65 $22.30 $24.39
Yearly $38,796 $46,383 $50,737
    Decatur Area Hourly $15.52 $18.30 $22.61
Yearly $32,286 $38,065 $47,022
    Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area Hourly $18.65 $22.43 $23.24
Yearly $38,796 $46,673 $48,344
    Du Page County Hourly $18.81 $22.32 $23.09
Yearly $39,145 $46,422 $48,019
    Edwardsville Area Hourly $16.92 $18.62 $24.40
Yearly $35,183 $38,739 $50,765
    Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area Hourly $15.78 $17.93 $21.54
Yearly $32,823 $37,310 $44,812
    Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area Hourly $16.47 $18.63 $23.03
Yearly $34,251 $38,757 $47,909
    Lake County Hourly $19.22 $22.36 $23.32
Yearly $39,984 $46,511 $48,505
    McHenry County Hourly $18.93 $22.49 $23.55
Yearly $39,358 $46,780 $48,992
    Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area Hourly $15.78 $18.11 $23.06
Yearly $32,823 $37,668 $47,956
    Northwest Illinois Area Hourly $15.67 $17.95 $21.61
Yearly $32,580 $37,341 $44,956
    Peoria-Bloomington Area Hourly $16.93 $18.47 $22.89
Yearly $35,208 $38,413 $47,597
    Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area Hourly $15.40 $17.74 $21.60
Yearly $32,031 $36,888 $44,941
    Rock Island-Moline Area Hourly $15.38 $17.86 $22.50
Yearly $31,990 $37,145 $46,791
    Rockford Area Hourly $16.15 $18.55 $23.05
Yearly $33,587 $38,588 $47,952
    Shawnee National Forest Area Hourly $15.78 $18.30 $21.91
Yearly $32,823 $38,061 $45,575
    Springfield Area Hourly $16.92 $18.73 $23.66
Yearly $35,188 $38,963 $49,220
    St Louis-Belleville Area Hourly $16.92 $18.88 $23.40
Yearly $35,183 $39,270 $48,662
    Vermilion County Hourly $15.77 $15.78 $18.36
Yearly $32,808 $32,823 $38,199
    Will County Hourly $18.64 $22.23 $23.09
Yearly $38,766 $46,241 $48,019
United States Hourly $17.40 $18.82 $22.52
Yearly $36,190 $39,150 $46,830

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

Location
Pay Period
25%
Median
75%
Illinois Hourly $21.52 $23.80 $25.02
Yearly $44,766 $49,503 $52,046
    Champaign Area Hourly $23.27 $24.12 $28.39
Yearly $48,402 $50,159 $59,057
    Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area Hourly $23.83 $24.12 $25.25
Yearly $49,565 $50,157 $52,534
    Cook County Hourly $21.47 $22.83 $25.03
Yearly $44,664 $47,495 $52,059
    Decatur Area Hourly $20.07 $22.62 $23.77
Yearly $41,737 $47,052 $49,429
    Edwardsville Area Hourly $21.74 $23.94 $25.12
Yearly $45,220 $49,790 $52,247
    Peoria-Bloomington Area Hourly $20.12 $22.11 $23.23
Yearly $41,852 $45,986 $48,325
    Rock Island-Moline Area Hourly $21.95 $22.73 $26.82
Yearly $45,664 $47,291 $55,798
    Rockford Area Hourly $20.81 $23.89 $26.57
Yearly $43,296 $49,697 $55,252
    St Louis-Belleville Area Hourly $21.85 $23.76 $24.83
Yearly $45,445 $49,417 $51,648
United States Hourly $18.83 $22.28 $24.63
Yearly $39,160 $46,340 $51,240

Tree trimmers and pruners (SOC 37-3013)

Location
Pay Period
25%
Median
75%
Illinois Hourly $30.00 $31.77 $37.28
Yearly $62,402 $66,083 $77,546
    Champaign Area Hourly $30.78 $32.60 $38.39
Yearly $64,033 $67,799 $79,852
    Cook County Hourly $31.77 $36.27 $44.78
Yearly $66,081 $75,432 $93,136
    Du Page County Hourly $29.47 $32.33 $33.14
Yearly $61,295 $67,244 $68,924
    Edwardsville Area Hourly $30.62 $30.86 $37.68
Yearly $63,682 $64,198 $78,367
    Lake County Hourly $29.10 $32.33 $34.67
Yearly $60,529 $67,244 $72,108
    Rockford Area Hourly $30.60 $31.29 $37.00
Yearly $63,637 $65,089 $76,963
    Springfield Area Hourly $24.96 $31.12 $34.71
Yearly $51,911 $64,720 $72,191
    St Louis-Belleville Area Hourly $30.46 $30.62 $30.86
Yearly $63,352 $63,682 $64,202
United States Hourly $21.56 $24.50 $30.72
Yearly $44,840 $50,960 $63,900

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