Garden Maintenance Salary in the United States

How much does a Garden Maintenance make in the United States?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Garden Maintenance in the United States is $43,342 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.

However, a Garden Maintenance's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

  • Top Earners (90th percentile): $51,172
  • Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $39,574 to $47,440
  • Entry-Level (10th percentile): $36,143
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Garden Maintenance Salaries by Percentile

Annual
Salary
Monthly
Pay
Weekly
Pay
Hourly
Wage
75th Percentile $47,440 $3,953 $912 $23
Average $43,342 $3,612 $833 $21
25th Percentile $39,574 $3,298 $761 $19
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Key Factors That Influence Garden Maintenance Salaries

A Garden Maintenance's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Garden Maintenance Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Garden Maintenance's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

  • Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $44,127
  • Early Career (1-2 years): $52,432
  • Mid-Level (2-4 years): $62,333
  • Senior-Level (5-8 years): $93,494
  • Expert (over 8 years): $103,387
Levels Salary
Garden Ma... Level Garden Maintenance$44,127
Productio... Level Garden Maintenance$52,432
Productio... Level Garden Maintenance$62,333
Productio... Level Garden Maintenance$93,494
Productio... Level Garden Maintenance$103,387
$44,127 0 yr
$52,432 < 2 yrs
$62,333 2-4 yrs
$93,494 5-8 yrs
$103,387 > 8 yrs
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How Do Garden Maintenance Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Garden Maintenances. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

  • District of Columbia: $47,988.
  • California: $47,806.
  • Massachusetts: $47,169.

Top Paying Cities for Garden Maintenances

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

  • San Jose: $54,667
  • San Francisco: $54,068
  • Oakland: $52,929

What Skills Can Increase a Garden Maintenance's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

  • Communication Skills (Mentioned in 4.8% Job Postings): Communication skills are your ability to share or understand information, ideas, and feelings successfully.
  • Continuous Improvement (Mentioned in 2.48% Job Postings): A continual improvement process, also often called a continuous improvement process (abbreviated as CIP or CI), is an ongoing effort to improve products, services, or processes. These efforts can seek "incremental" improvement over time or "breakthrough" improvement all at once. Delivery (customer valued) processes are constantly evaluated and improved in the light of their efficiency, effectiveness and flexibility. Some see CIPs as a meta-process for most management systems (such as business process management, quality management, project management, and program management). W. Edwards Deming, a pioneer of the field, saw it as part of the 'system' whereby feedback from the process and customer were evaluated against organisational goals. The fact that it can be called a management process does not mean that it needs to be executed by 'management'; but rather merely that it makes decisions about the implementation of the delivery process and the design of the delivery process itself.
  • Purchasing (Mentioned in 1.64% Job Postings): Purchasing refers to a business or organization attempting to acquire goods or services to accomplish its goals. Although there are several organizations that attempt to set standards in the purchasing process, processes can vary greatly between organizations. Typically the word “purchasing” is not used interchangeably with the word “procurement”, since procurement typically includes expediting, supplier quality, and transportation and logistics (T&L) in addition to purchasing.
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Skills Demand Percentage
Communication Skills 4.8%
Continuous Improvement 2.48%
Purchasing 1.64%
What skills can make your compensation higher?
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Garden Maintenance's salary.
  • Project Management: Can increase your salary by up to 36%.
  • Process Improvement: Can increase your salary by up to 22%.
  • Production Planning: Can increase your salary by up to 21%.
Skill Salary Salary % Increase
Project Management
$58,945
36%
Process Improvement
$52,877
22%
Production Planning
$52,444
21%
MRP
$52,444
21%
Supply Chain
$52,010
20%
Analysis
$51,577
19%
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Garden Maintenance Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Garden Maintenance roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 70% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Financial Services and Internet sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Garden Maintenance positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Garden Maintenance as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Garden Maintenance

Industry Sector Average Annual Salary Average Hourly Rate Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services$52,010$25.020%
Internet$52,010$25.020%
Software & Networking$52,010$25.020%
Biotechnology$49,843$24.015%
Healthcare$49,843$24.015%

How Education impacts a Garden Maintenance's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Garden Maintenances enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Garden Maintenance with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $45,578 and $48,929).

Garden Maintenance Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Garden Maintenance
Degree Level % of user with this level of education
No Diploma 3.3%
High School 38.2%
Associates 22.8%
Bachelors 30.9%
Masters 4.9%
Doctorate 0.0%
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Garden Maintenance Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Garden Maintenance's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

Salary Trends for Garden Maintenance

Salaries for a Garden Maintenance can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $42,732 in 2023 to around $39,904 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Garden Maintenance salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Garden Maintenance Over Time

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$42,732
2024
$41,116
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2024 $41,116
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