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Average Landscaping And Groundskeeping Workers Salary in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

Landscaping And Groundskeeping Workers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earn a median annual salary of $48,480, which is +23.8% compared to the national median. There are 11,780 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (metro area).

$48,480
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA median annual wage
$23/hour median
+23.8%
Difference vs national median
National median is $39,150
11,780
Local employment
5.6 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.92
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$40,470
25th
$46,430
Median
$48,480
75th
$58,050
90th
$62,890

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
111.1%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$43,623
Goods: 104.0%
Services: 92.8%
Rents: 151.3%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $49,030 Compare 15,120
Barnstable Town, MA $49,010 Compare 2,210
Kahului-Wailuku, HI $48,570 Compare 1,310
Napa, CA $48,540 Compare 940
Fairbanks-College, AK $48,520 Compare 130
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $48,330 Compare 6,000

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Cardiologists $662,760 0.57
Anesthesiologists $646,930 1.91
Dermatologists $641,210 N/A
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric $576,130 0.95
Surgeons, All Other $504,360 0.73
Emergency Medicine Physicians $380,870 N/A
Chief Executives $370,000 0.75
Obstetricians And Gynecologists $343,140 0.54

Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has salary data for 702 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Cardiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Landscaping And Groundskeeping Workers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Landscaping And Groundskeeping Workers are projected to change by +3.6% from 2024 to 2034, with 158,200 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.