SOC 37-3011 · Walla Walla, WA metro

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Salary in Walla Walla, WA

The average salary for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Walla Walla, Washington is $42,490 a year ($20.43 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $40,550: half of the 240 people in this job in the Walla Walla, WA 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).

$42,490average per year

$20.43 / hourMedian $40,550Take-home ≈ $36,321

  • $35K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $41KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $53K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

240people in this job
-0%vs U.S. metro average
#11 of 11Washington metros
99cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers pay range in Walla Walla

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,980 a year or less, while the top 10% make $52,770 or more. The middle half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Walla Walla earn between $36,790 and $44,980.

  • $35K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $41KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $53K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$42,490$3,541$20.43
Median$40,550$3,379$19.50
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,790$3,066$17.69
Experienced (75th percentile)$44,980$3,748$21.62

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

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary after taxes in Walla Walla

On the average salary of $42,490, a single filer in Walla Walla takes home about $36,321 a year, or $3,027 a month and $1,397 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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

Prices in the Walla Walla area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.5), so the average $42,490 buys what about $43,129 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Walla Walla ($53,100). A typical home costs $419,484, or 9.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary in other Washington cities

Walla Walla ranks 11th of 11 Washington metro areas for this job; Seattle pays the most ($51,910).

All Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salaries in Washington

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 Walla Walla: questions

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

$20.43 an hour on average, and $19.50 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,980 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,790, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $36,321 a year ($3,027 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $42,490. Washington has no state income tax; Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

Do landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn more in Walla Walla 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 Walla Walla, WA (47460). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.0%.
  • 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. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.54, this job is 1.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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