SOC 37-3011 · Mobile, AL metro

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Salary in Mobile, AL

The average salary for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Mobile, Alabama is $36,080 a year ($17.35 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $35,950: half of the 840 people in this job in the Mobile, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 15% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($42,594).

$36,080average per year

$17.35 / hourMedian $35,950Take-home ≈ $29,714

  • $28K10th
  • $30K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $39K75th
  • $46K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

840people in this job
-15%vs U.S. metro average
#6 of 12Alabama metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers pay range in Mobile

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,200 a year or less, while the top 10% make $45,960 or more. The middle half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Mobile earn between $29,700 and $38,600.

  • $28K10th
  • $30K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $39K75th
  • $46K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$36,080$3,007$17.35
Median$35,950$2,996$17.28
Entry level (25th percentile)$29,700$2,475$14.28
Experienced (75th percentile)$38,600$3,217$18.56

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary after taxes in Mobile

On the average salary of $36,080, a single filer in Mobile takes home about $29,714 a year, or $2,476 a month and $1,143 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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Is Mobile a good place for landscaping and groundskeeping workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Mobile area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.1), so the average $36,080 buys what about $40,954 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Mobile ($47,000). A typical home costs $197,857, or 5.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary in other Alabama cities

Mobile ranks 6th of 12 Alabama metro areas for this job; Huntsville pays the most ($40,080).

All Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salaries in Alabama

Highest-paying cities for landscaping and groundskeeping workers

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($54,470).

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary by city

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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary in Mobile: questions

How much do landscaping and groundskeeping workers make an hour in Mobile?

$17.35 an hour on average, and $17.29 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level landscaping and groundskeeping workers salary in Mobile?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,200 a year and the 25th percentile is $29,700, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the landscaping and groundskeeping workers take-home pay in Mobile?

About $29,714 a year ($2,476 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $36,080. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn more in Mobile than elsewhere?

The average here is 15% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($42,594).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 37-3011; area Mobile, AL (33660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.8%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.79, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.79).

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