SOC 37-3011 · Anchorage, AK metro

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Salary in Anchorage, AK

The average salary for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Anchorage, Alaska is $45,740 a year ($21.99 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $47,450: half of the 750 people in this job in the Anchorage, AK metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($42,594).

$45,740average per year

$21.99 / hourMedian $47,450Take-home ≈ $38,932

  • $34K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $63K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

750people in this job
+7%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 2Alaska metros
105cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers pay range in Anchorage

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,550 a year or less, while the top 10% make $62,660 or more. The middle half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Anchorage earn between $38,420 and $48,420.

  • $34K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $63K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$45,740$3,812$21.99
Median$47,450$3,954$22.81
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,420$3,202$18.47
Experienced (75th percentile)$48,420$4,035$23.28

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

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary after taxes in Anchorage

On the average salary of $45,740, a single filer in Anchorage takes home about $38,932 a year, or $3,244 a month and $1,497 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Alaska's employee unemployment-insurance contribution is not included.

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

Prices in the Anchorage area are 5% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 105.4), so the average $45,740 buys what about $43,388 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Anchorage ($60,200). A typical home costs $422,103, or 9.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary in other Alaska cities

Anchorage ranks 2nd of 2 Alaska metro areas for this job; Fairbanks pays the most ($50,960).

All Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salaries in Alaska

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 Anchorage: questions

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

$21.99 an hour on average, and $22.81 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,550 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,420, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $38,932 a year ($3,244 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $45,740. Alaska has no state income tax; Alaska's employee unemployment-insurance contribution is not included.

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

The average here is 7% more 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 Anchorage, AK (11260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.8%.
  • 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 no state income tax. Alaska's employee unemployment-insurance contribution is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.69, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.69).

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