SOC 37-3011 · Urban Honolulu, HI metro

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Salary in Honolulu, HI

The average salary for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Honolulu, Hawaii is $43,320 a year ($20.83 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $44,540: half of the 3,330 people in this job in the Urban Honolulu, HI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($42,594).

$43,320average per year

$20.83 / hourMedian $44,540Take-home ≈ $35,436

  • $32K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $50K75th
  • $55K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

3,330people in this job
+2%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 2Hawaii metros
111cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers pay range in Honolulu

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,230 a year or less, while the top 10% make $54,800 or more. The middle half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Honolulu earn between $36,690 and $50,440.

  • $32K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $50K75th
  • $55K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$43,320$3,610$20.83
Median$44,540$3,712$21.41
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,690$3,058$17.64
Experienced (75th percentile)$50,440$4,203$24.25

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

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary after taxes in Honolulu

On the average salary of $43,320, a single filer in Honolulu takes home about $35,436 a year, or $2,953 a month and $1,363 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). Hawaii's top brackets above $125,000 follow Act 46 (2024).

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

Prices in the Honolulu area are 11% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 111.0), so the average $43,320 buys what about $39,041 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Honolulu ($57,220). A typical home costs $851,163, or 19.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary in other Hawaii cities

Honolulu ranks 2nd of 2 Hawaii metro areas for this job; Kahului pays the most ($47,590).

All Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salaries in Hawaii

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 Honolulu: questions

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

$20.83 an hour on average, and $21.41 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,230 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,690, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $35,436 a year ($2,953 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $43,320. Hawaii's top brackets above $125,000 follow Act 46 (2024).

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

The average here is about the same as 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 Urban Honolulu, HI (46520). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.5%.
  • 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). Hawaii's top brackets above $125,000 follow Act 46 (2024).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.22, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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