SOC 37-3011 · Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Salary in Elkhart, IN

The average salary for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Elkhart, Indiana is $41,270 a year ($19.84 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $39,180: half of the 530 people in this job in the Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 3% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($42,594).

$41,270average per year

$19.84 / hourMedian $39,180Take-home ≈ $33,327

  • $29K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $53K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

530people in this job
-3%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 12Indiana metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers pay range in Elkhart

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,290 a year or less, while the top 10% make $53,160 or more. The middle half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Elkhart earn between $36,400 and $47,150.

  • $29K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $53K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$41,270$3,439$19.84
Median$39,180$3,265$18.84
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,400$3,033$17.50
Experienced (75th percentile)$47,150$3,929$22.67

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

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary after taxes in Elkhart

On the average salary of $41,270, a single filer in Elkhart takes home about $33,327 a year, or $2,777 a month and $1,282 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Elkhart's local income tax (2%).

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

Prices in the Elkhart area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.3), so the average $41,270 buys what about $45,691 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Elkhart ($48,070). A typical home costs $265,734, or 6.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary in other Indiana cities

Elkhart ranks 1st of 12 Indiana metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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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 Elkhart: questions

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

$19.84 an hour on average, and $18.84 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,290 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,400, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $33,327 a year ($2,777 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $41,270. Includes Elkhart's local income tax (2%).

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

The average here is 3% 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 Elkhart-Goshen, IN (21140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.6%.
  • 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 (2025 rules). Includes Elkhart's local income tax (2%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.67, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.67).

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