SALARY · LANDSCAPING AND GROUNDSKEEPING WORKERS · NEW JERSEY

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary in New Jersey

If New Jersey is on your shortlist, start here. The median annual pay for landscaping and groundskeeping workers was $41,360. That one figure will not decide a move on its own, but it sets the range for everything else, from housing to how much you can save.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$41,360

$20 per hour at the median · That is $2,210 (5.6 percent) above the national median of $39,150 for this occupation.

$43,310Mean annual salary

$21Mean hourly wage

$30,470People employed in this job in New Jersey

Salary range

25th: $36,980Median: $41,36075th: $47,310

Measure	Annual
25th percentile	$36,980
Median (50th percentile)	$41,360
75th percentile	$47,310
Mean	$43,310

The middle half of workers earned from $36,980 to $47,310 a year. The gap between the mean and the median tells its own story. When the mean sits above the median, a smaller group at the top is pulling the average up. When the two are close, pay is more even across the field.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$34,675 a year

$2,890 a month

Federal tax $2,783 · FICA $3,164 · State tax $737

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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