SOC 37-3011 · Jonesboro, AR metro

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Salary in Jonesboro, AR

The average salary for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Jonesboro, Arkansas is $36,870 a year ($17.72 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $36,190: half of the 290 people in this job in the Jonesboro, AR metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($42,594).

$36,870average per year

$17.72 / hourMedian $36,190Take-home ≈ $30,928

  • $27K10th
  • $31K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $39K75th
  • $50K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

290people in this job
-13%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 5Arkansas metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers pay range in Jonesboro

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,310 a year or less, while the top 10% make $49,660 or more. The middle half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Jonesboro earn between $31,230 and $39,140.

  • $27K10th
  • $31K25th
  • $36KMedian
  • $39K75th
  • $50K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$36,870$3,072$17.73
Median$36,190$3,016$17.40
Entry level (25th percentile)$31,230$2,602$15.01
Experienced (75th percentile)$39,140$3,262$18.82

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

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary after taxes in Jonesboro

On the average salary of $36,870, a single filer in Jonesboro takes home about $30,928 a year, or $2,577 a month and $1,190 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Arkansas tax is estimated with the Department of Finance and Administration's 2026 withholding formula.

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

Prices in the Jonesboro area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 85.9), so the average $36,870 buys what about $42,934 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Jonesboro ($42,240). A typical home costs $205,822, or 5.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary in other Arkansas cities

Jonesboro ranks 2nd of 5 Arkansas metro areas for this job; Fayetteville pays the most ($38,700).

All Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salaries in Arkansas

Highest-paying cities for landscaping and groundskeeping workers

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

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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary in Jonesboro: questions

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

$17.72 an hour on average, and $17.40 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,310 a year and the 25th percentile is $31,230, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $30,928 a year ($2,577 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $36,870. Arkansas tax is estimated with the Department of Finance and Administration's 2026 withholding formula.

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

The average here is 13% 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 Jonesboro, AR (27860). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.1%.
  • 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). Arkansas tax is estimated with the Department of Finance and Administration's 2026 withholding formula.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.78, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.78).

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