SOC 37-3011 · Boise City, ID metro

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Salary in Boise, ID

The average salary for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Boise, Idaho is $44,440 a year ($21.37 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $43,540: half of the 3,650 people in this job in the Boise City, ID metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($42,594).

$44,440average per year

$21.37 / hourMedian $43,540Take-home ≈ $36,640

  • $36K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $59K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

3,650people in this job
+4%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 6Idaho metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers pay range in Boise

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,480 a year or less, while the top 10% make $59,410 or more. The middle half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Boise earn between $37,930 and $48,270.

  • $36K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $59K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$44,440$3,703$21.37
Median$43,540$3,628$20.93
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,930$3,161$18.24
Experienced (75th percentile)$48,270$4,022$23.21

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

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary after taxes in Boise

On the average salary of $44,440, a single filer in Boise takes home about $36,640 a year, or $3,053 a month and $1,409 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). Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).

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

Prices in the Boise area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.4), so the average $44,440 buys what about $45,167 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Boise ($49,100). A typical home costs $496,288, or 11.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary in other Idaho cities

Boise ranks 1st of 6 Idaho metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salaries in Idaho

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 Boise: questions

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

$21.37 an hour on average, and $20.93 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,480 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,930, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $36,640 a year ($3,053 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $44,440. Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).

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

The average here is 4% 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 Boise City, ID (14260). 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). Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.52, this job is 1.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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