SOC 37-3011 · Janesville-Beloit, WI metro

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Salary in Janesville, WI

The average salary for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Janesville, Wisconsin is $39,950 a year ($19.21 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $37,870: half of the 460 people in this job in the Janesville-Beloit, WI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 6% less than the U.S. average for this job ($42,290).

$39,950average per year

$19.21 / hourMedian $37,870Take-home ≈ $33,198

  • $29K10th
  • $33K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $50K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

460people in this job
-6%vs U.S. average
#11 of 13Wisconsin metros
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers pay range in Janesville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,710 a year or less, while the top 10% make $49,640 or more. The middle half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Janesville earn between $33,280 and $45,150.

  • $29K10th
  • $33K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $45K75th
  • $50K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$39,950$3,329$19.21
Median$37,870$3,156$18.21
Entry level (25th percentile)$33,280$2,773$16.00
Experienced (75th percentile)$45,150$3,762$21.71

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

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers pay in Janesville vs. Wisconsin and the U.S.

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Janesville earn 7% less than the Wisconsin average ($42,740) and 6% less than the U.S. average ($42,290). At the median the gap is -3% against the U.S. median of $39,150.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Janesville$39,950$37,870$28,710$49,640460
Wisconsin$42,740$41,230$29,820$58,35018,970
United States$42,290$39,150$31,150$56,730952,640

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary after taxes in Janesville

On the average salary of $39,950, a single filer in Janesville takes home about $33,198 a year, or $2,767 a month and $1,277 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Janesville area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.7), so the average $39,950 buys what about $42,635 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Janesville ($48,390). A typical home costs $296,342, or 7.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary in other Wisconsin cities

Janesville ranks 11th of 13 Wisconsin metro areas for this job; Kenosha pays the most ($45,200).

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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 Janesville: questions

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

$19.21 an hour on average, and $18.21 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,710 a year and the 25th percentile is $33,280, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $33,198 a year ($2,767 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $39,950.

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

The average here is 6% less than the U.S. average for this job ($42,290).

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 Janesville-Beloit, WI (27500). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.1%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.07, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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