SOC 37-3011 · College Station-Bryan, TX metro

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Salary in College Station, TX

The average salary for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in College Station, Texas is $34,770 a year ($16.72 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $34,320: half of the 770 people in this job in the College Station-Bryan, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 18% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($42,594).

$34,770average per year

$16.72 / hourMedian $34,320Take-home ≈ $30,118

  • $27K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $34KMedian
  • $37K75th
  • $45K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

770people in this job
-18%vs U.S. metro average
#17 of 26Texas metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers pay range in College Station

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,030 a year or less, while the top 10% make $45,130 or more. The middle half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in College Station earn between $29,260 and $36,670.

  • $27K10th
  • $29K25th
  • $34KMedian
  • $37K75th
  • $45K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$34,770$2,898$16.72
Median$34,320$2,860$16.50
Entry level (25th percentile)$29,260$2,438$14.07
Experienced (75th percentile)$36,670$3,056$17.63

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

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary after taxes in College Station

On the average salary of $34,770, a single filer in College Station takes home about $30,118 a year, or $2,510 a month and $1,158 every two weeks. Taxes take 13% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the College Station area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.0), so the average $34,770 buys what about $38,229 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in College Station ($44,470). A typical home costs $310,961, or 8.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary in other Texas cities

College Station ranks 17th of 26 Texas metro areas for this job; Austin pays the most ($40,920).

All Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salaries in Texas

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 College Station: questions

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

$16.72 an hour on average, and $16.50 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,030 a year and the 25th percentile is $29,260, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $30,118 a year ($2,510 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $34,770. Texas has no state income tax.

Do landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn more in College Station than elsewhere?

The average here is 18% 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 College Station-Bryan, TX (17780). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.9%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.93, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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