SOC 37-3011 · St. Louis, MO-IL metro

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Salary in St. Louis, MO

The average salary for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in St. Louis, Missouri is $42,640 a year ($20.50 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $39,040: half of the 9,600 people in this job in the St. Louis, MO-IL 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).

$42,640average per year

$20.50 / hourMedian $39,040Take-home ≈ $34,948

  • $34K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $55K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

9,600people in this job
+0%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 8Missouri metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers pay range in St. Louis

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,680 a year or less, while the top 10% make $55,280 or more. The middle half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in St. Louis earn between $37,180 and $46,070.

  • $34K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $55K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$42,640$3,553$20.50
Median$39,040$3,253$18.77
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,180$3,098$17.88
Experienced (75th percentile)$46,070$3,839$22.15

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

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary after taxes in St. Louis

On the average salary of $42,640, a single filer in St. Louis takes home about $34,948 a year, or $2,912 a month and $1,344 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

The St. Louis, MO-IL metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in MO$34,948$2,912
Working in IL$34,472$2,873

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Includes St. Louis's local income tax (1%); the 1% earnings tax applies to people who live or work in Kansas City or St. Louis itself, not in the suburbs.

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

Prices in the St. Louis area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.1), so the average $42,640 buys what about $44,843 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in St. Louis ($49,990). A typical home costs $276,878, or 6.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary in other Missouri cities

St. Louis ranks 2nd of 8 Missouri metro areas for this job; Kansas City pays the most ($42,950).

All Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salaries in Missouri

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 St. Louis: questions

How much do landscaping and groundskeeping workers make an hour in St. Louis?

$20.50 an hour on average, and $18.77 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level landscaping and groundskeeping workers salary in St. Louis?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,680 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,180, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the landscaping and groundskeeping workers take-home pay in St. Louis?

About $34,948 a year ($2,912 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $42,640. Includes St. Louis's local income tax (1%); the 1% earnings tax applies to people who live or work in Kansas City or St. Louis itself, not in the suburbs.

Do landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn more in St. Louis 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 St. Louis, MO-IL (41180). 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). Includes St. Louis's local income tax (1%); the 1% earnings tax applies to people who live or work in Kansas City or St. Louis itself, not in the suburbs.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.17, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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