SOC 37-3011 · Evansville, IN metro

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Salary in Evansville, IN

The average salary for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Evansville, Indiana is $36,940 a year ($17.76 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $36,700: half of the 770 people in this job in the Evansville, IN 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).

$36,940average per year

$17.76 / hourMedian $36,700Take-home ≈ $30,334

  • $23K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $37KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $48K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

770people in this job
-13%vs U.S. metro average
#11 of 12Indiana metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers pay range in Evansville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $23,390 a year or less, while the top 10% make $48,080 or more. The middle half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Evansville earn between $28,790 and $45,450.

  • $23K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $37KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $48K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$36,940$3,078$17.76
Median$36,700$3,058$17.64
Entry level (25th percentile)$28,790$2,399$13.84
Experienced (75th percentile)$45,450$3,788$21.85

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

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary after taxes in Evansville

On the average salary of $36,940, a single filer in Evansville takes home about $30,334 a year, or $2,528 a month and $1,167 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 (2025 rules). Includes Evansville's local income tax (1.25%).

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

Prices in the Evansville area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.5), so the average $36,940 buys what about $40,359 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Evansville ($46,540). A typical home costs $226,753, or 6.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary in other Indiana cities

Evansville ranks 11th of 12 Indiana metro areas for this job; Elkhart pays the most ($41,270).

All Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salaries in Indiana

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 Evansville: questions

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

$17.76 an hour on average, and $17.65 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $23,390 a year and the 25th percentile is $28,790, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $30,334 a year ($2,528 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $36,940. Includes Evansville's local income tax (1.25%).

Do landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn more in Evansville 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 Evansville, IN (21780). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.1%.
  • 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 (2025 rules). Includes Evansville's local income tax (1.25%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.93, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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