What are the main factors that influence a Yard Helper's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Yard Helper's salary?

A Yard Helper's salary grows with experience: starting around $46,916 for beginners, reaching about $48,663 at mid-level, and approach $50,136 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Yard Helper?

Yard Helper salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Yard Helper roles are District of Columbia $53,246, California $53,044, Massachusetts $52,337. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Yard Helper roles make?

Salaries for Yard Helper level roles vary by specialization: Yard Foreman: $88,912; Yard Manager: $50,341; Yard Dog: $47,023; Yard Coordinator: $46,497; Yard Driver: $46,042.

How do different companies affect a Yard Helper's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Yard Helper roles. Large, established industry leaders like McDermott ($78,348) and DR Horton ($77,426) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $54,905.

Yard Helper Salary in the United States

How much does a Yard Helper make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Yard Helper in the United States is $48,090 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $58,720
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $43,790 to $53,655
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $39,874

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Yard Helper Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,655	$4,471	$1,032	$26
Average	$48,090	$4,008	$925	$23
25th Percentile	$43,790	$3,649	$842	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Yard Helper Salaries

A Yard Helper'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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Yard Helper Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Yard Helper'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): $46,916
Early Career (1-2 years): $47,554
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $48,663
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $49,727
Expert (over 8 years): $50,136

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Yard Helper	$46,916
Intermediate Level Yard Helper	$47,554
Senior Level Yard Helper	$48,663
Specialist Level Yard Helper	$49,727
Expert Level Yard Helper	$50,136

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How Do Yard Helper 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 Yard Helpers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $53,246.
California: $53,044.
Massachusetts: $52,337.

District of Columbia $53,246

California $53,044

Massachusetts $52,337

Washington $52,144

New Jersey $52,125

Alaska $52,058

Connecticut $51,394

New York $51,125

Hawaii $50,264

Rhode Island $49,860

Maryland $49,586

Minnesota $49,211

Colorado $49,067

Illinois $49,019

Oregon $48,836

Delaware $48,701

New Hampshire $48,617

Virginia $48,427

Pennsylvania $47,874

Nevada $47,595

North Dakota $47,504

Michigan $47,359

Wisconsin $47,307

Vermont $47,201

Texas $46,907

Maine $46,888

Arizona $46,859

Ohio $46,826

Georgia $46,383

Indiana $46,162

Wyoming $46,119

Utah $46,051

Iowa $46,023

Kansas $45,792

Louisiana $45,724

North Carolina $45,700

Missouri $45,691

Florida $45,503

Montana $45,402

Nebraska $45,306

Kentucky $45,253

South Carolina $45,061

Tennessee $44,940

Idaho $44,892

New Mexico $44,541

Oklahoma $44,464

Alabama $44,181

South Dakota $43,705

Arkansas $43,445

West Virginia $43,305

Mississippi $42,887

Top Paying Cities for Yard Helpers

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: $60,656
San Francisco: $60,060
Oakland: $58,728

San Jose, CA $60,656

San Francisco, CA $60,060

Oakland, CA $58,728

New York, NY $55,732

Queens Village, NY $55,371

Paramus, NJ $54,987

Passaic, NJ $54,938

Bergenfield, NJ $54,890

Stamford, CT $54,818

Huntington, NY $54,770

Newark, NJ $54,458

Bridgeport, CT $54,361

New Brunswick, NJ $54,203

Vallejo, CA $54,102

Middlesex, NJ $54,073

Somerset, NJ $54,030

Petaluma, CA $53,919

Santa Cruz, CA $53,731

Boston, MA $53,635

Monterey, CA $53,395

Fairbanks, AK $53,361

Los Angeles, CA $53,270

Washington, DC $53,246

Seattle, WA $53,159

Santa Rosa, CA $53,150

Juneau, AK $53,010

Orange, CA $52,851

Anchorage, AK $52,765

Anaheim, CA $52,731

Santa Ana, CA $52,659

Nassau, NY $52,630

Long Beach, CA $52,611

Danbury, CT $52,596

Santa Maria, CA $52,433

Everett, WA $52,423

Bremerton, WA $52,188

Trenton, NJ $52,096

Sacramento, CA $52,077

San Diego, CA $52,053

Brockton, MA $52,034

Tacoma, WA $52,015

Santa Barbara, CA $51,947

Lowell, MA $51,755

New Suffolk, NY $51,736

Nashua, NH $51,678

Lompoc, CA $51,601

Ventura, CA $51,553

Stockton, CA $51,538

New Haven, CT $51,442

Atlantic City, NJ $51,317

Hartford, CT $51,211

Modesto, CA $51,187

Poughkeepsie, NY $51,082

New Britain, CT $51,058

Olympia, WA $50,990

Kennewick, WA $50,990

New London, CT $50,981

Norwich, CT $50,966

Lawrence, MA $50,942

Bakersfield, CA $50,808

Riverside, CA $50,740

New Bedford, MA $50,740

Richland, WA $50,692

Portsmouth, NH $50,654

Vineland, NJ $50,644

San Bernardino, CA $50,606

Boulder, CO $50,471

Worcester, MA $50,432

Portland, OR $50,389

Saint Paul, MN $50,331

Minneapolis, MN $50,331

Philadelphia, PA $50,264

Honolulu, HI $50,009

Springfield, MA $49,841

Providence, RI $49,836

Chicago, IL $49,697

Bellingham, WA $49,639

Baltimore, MD $49,586

Chico, CA $49,466

Wilmington, DE $49,384

Pittsfield, MA $49,336

Manchester, NH $49,245

Spokane, WA $49,033

Denver, CO $49,028

Albany, NY $48,802

Troy, NY $48,783

Schenectady, NY $48,682

Burlington, VT $48,576

Portland, ME $48,408

Salem, OR $48,369

Yakima, WA $48,360

Ann Arbor, MI $48,345

Rochester, MN $48,211

Fresno, CA $48,187

Reno, NV $48,187

Milwaukee, WI $48,143

Detroit, MI $48,095

Allentown, PA $48,081

Carson City, NV $48,076

Houston, TX $48,004

Colorado Springs, CO $47,999

Syracuse, NY $47,975

Eugene, OR $47,884

Bismarck, ND $47,826

Gary, IN $47,826

Galveston, TX $47,826

Springfield, OR $47,787

Medford, OR $47,672

Fort Collins, CO $47,653

Austin, TX $47,614

Mesa, AZ $47,513

Phoenix, AZ $47,504

Dallas, TX $47,489

Reading, PA $47,460

Saint Cloud, MN $47,441

Concord, NH $47,398

Madison, WI $47,379

Utica, NY $47,249

Raleigh, NC $47,210

Las Vegas, NV $47,206

Rochester, NY $47,172

Des Moines, IA $47,167

Atlanta, GA $47,090

Battle Creek, MI $47,076

Salt Lake City, UT $47,061

Lancaster, PA $46,989

Champaign, IL $46,980

Harrisburg, PA $46,922

Durham, NC $46,879

Kansas City, MO $46,874

Kansas City, KS $46,864

Fort Worth, TX $46,859

Boca Raton, FL $46,840

Cleveland, OH $46,835

Columbus, OH $46,826

Pittsburgh, PA $46,821

Richmond, VA $46,802

Indianapolis, IN $46,792

Cincinnati, OH $46,729

Petersburg, VA $46,657

Billings, MT $46,552

Lansing, MI $46,552

Huntsville, AL $46,552

Lebanon, PA $46,547

Dayton, OH $46,542

Pueblo, CO $46,542

Appleton, WI $46,527

Buffalo, NY $46,508

Racine, WI $46,484

Charlotte, NC $46,479

Saint Louis, MO $46,465

Springfield, IL $46,446

Elkhart, IN $46,436

York, PA $46,436

Gastonia, NC $46,431

Benton Harbor, MI $46,431

Beaumont, TX $46,402

Lorain, OH $46,393

Toledo, OH $46,374

Binghamton, NY $46,350

Rock Hill, SC $46,345

Rockford, IL $46,321

Fargo, ND $46,297

Elyria, OH $46,297

Flagstaff, AZ $46,263

Fort Lauderdale, FL $46,234

Miami, FL $46,205

Duluth, MN $46,128

Bangor, ME $46,066

Cedar Rapids, IA $46,013

Louisville, KY $45,989

Grand Rapids, MI $45,979

Hialeah, FL $45,974

Casper, WY $45,907

Scranton, PA $45,849

New Orleans, LA $45,835

Virginia Beach, VA $45,830

Akron, OH $45,806

Peoria, IL $45,744

Sarasota, FL $45,734

Green Bay, WI $45,700

Baton Rouge, LA $45,676

Charleston, SC $45,667

Nashville, TN $45,652

Jamestown, NY $45,643

Davenport, IA $45,643

Tucson, AZ $45,619

Cheyenne, WY $45,604

Saint Petersburg, FL $45,590

Tampa, FL $45,580

Omaha, NE $45,570

Port Arthur, TX $45,551

Evansville, IN $45,551

Bradenton, FL $45,532

Santa Fe, NM $45,445

Orlando, FL $45,397

Clearwater, FL $45,344

Canton, OH $45,243

La Crosse, WI $45,243

Grand Forks, ND $45,229

Albuquerque, NM $45,215

Tulsa, OK $45,215

Newport News, VA $45,210

High Point, NC $45,195

Ogden, UT $45,176

Corpus Christi, TX $45,138

Laramie, WY $45,109

Norfolk, VA $45,109

Rock Island, IL $45,080

Saginaw, MI $45,070

Jacksonville, FL $45,066

Salisbury, NC $45,056

Memphis, TN $45,046

Moline, IL $45,022

Fort Myers, FL $45,008

Waterloo, IA $44,945

Spartanburg, SC $44,897

Lincoln, NE $44,873

Fort Wayne, IN $44,864

Birmingham, AL $44,811

Cedar Falls, IA $44,801

Provo, UT $44,796

Springfield, OH $44,791

San Antonio, TX $44,782

Greensboro, NC $44,763

South Bend, IN $44,758

Winston Salem, NC $44,753

Boise, ID $44,738

Savannah, GA $44,705

Muskegon, MI $44,618

Lima, OH $44,561

Lake Charles, LA $44,541

Anderson, IN $44,532

Lexington, KY $44,517

Augusta, GA $44,503

Greenville, SC $44,503

Wichita, KS $44,460

Tuscaloosa, AL $44,460

Columbia, SC $44,416

Bloomington, IN $44,296

Roanoke, VA $44,267

Asheville, NC $44,205

Knoxville, TN $44,123

Shreveport, LA $44,118

Wilmington, NC $44,056

Frankfort, KY $43,964

Oklahoma City, OK $43,931

Chillicothe, OH $43,911

Longview, TX $43,907

Topeka, KS $43,892

Mobile, AL $43,820

Terre Haute, IN $43,801

Erie, PA $43,796

Altoona, PA $43,772

Melbourne, FL $43,757

Amarillo, TX $43,738

Killeen, TX $43,724

Fayetteville, AR $43,685

Sioux Falls, SD $43,652

Chattanooga, TN $43,623

Idaho Falls, ID $43,618

Gainesville, FL $43,517

Portsmouth, OH $43,493

Little Rock, AR $43,483

Lynchburg, VA $43,483

Lafayette, LA $43,464

Youngstown, OH $43,464

Temple, TX $43,445

Daytona Beach, FL $43,435

Clarksville, TN $43,430

Pensacola, FL $43,426

Hopkinsville, KY $43,281

Charleston, WV $43,277

Florence, SC $43,253

Sioux City, IA $43,224

Macon, GA $43,084

Tallahassee, FL $43,079

Fayetteville, NC $43,070

Waco, TX $43,060

Wichita Falls, TX $43,060

Pine Bluff, AR $43,041

Vincennes, IN $42,950

Lubbock, TX $42,930

Great Falls, MT $42,901

Alamogordo, NM $42,897

Abilene, TX $42,858

Rapid City, SD $42,796

Monroe, LA $42,796

Albany, GA $42,767

Huntington, WV $42,762

Jackson, MS $42,757

Greenville, MS $42,752

Parkersburg, WV $42,704

Montgomery, AL $42,695

Johnstown, PA $42,685

Springfield, MO $42,647

Biloxi, MS $42,623

Sumter, SC $42,522

Columbus, GA $42,517

Twin Falls, ID $42,488

Pascagoula, MS $42,425

Kingsport, TN $42,300

Gulfport, MS $42,286

Alexandria, LA $42,127

Fort Smith, AR $42,007

El Paso, TX $41,877

Helena, MT $41,815

Las Cruces, NM $41,661

Harlingen, TX $41,526

Pocatello, ID $41,483

Florence, AL $41,468

Brownsville, TX $41,459

Dothan, AL $41,382

Mcallen, TX $41,358

Columbus, MS $41,002

Altus, OK $40,781

Lawton, OK $40,689

Pierre, SD $40,516

What Skills Can Increase a Yard Helper's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Verbal Communication (Mentioned in 10.02% Job Postings): Verbal communication is defined as communication to express our views, information, and ideas in the form of sound and words.
Logistics (Mentioned in 6.4% Job Postings): In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of customers or corporations.
Consultative Services (Mentioned in 1.07% Job Postings): Consultative services means the provision of expert or professional advice to a client or other interested party with regard to therapeutic activities or approaches which may be utilized in order to improve the occupational performance of a client.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Verbal Communication	10.02%
Logistics	6.4%
Consultative Services	1.07%

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 Yard Helper's salary.

Waste Management: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Time Management: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Waste Management	$53,380	11%
Time Management	$51,457	7%
Commitment	$50,976	6%
Organizational Skills	$50,976	6%
Negotiating	$50,976	6%
Team Operations	$49,533	3%

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Yard Helper Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Yard Helper'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 April 01, 2026

$43,790

Average $48,090/year

$53,655

$3,649

Average $4,008/month

$4,471

$842

Average $925/week

$1,032

$21

Average $23/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,655	$4,471	$1,032	$26
Average	$48,090	$4,008	$925	$23
25th Percentile	$43,790	$3,649	$842	$21

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Salary Trends for Yard Helper

Salaries for a Yard Helper can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $49,266 in 2023 to around $47,634 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Yard Helper salary trends, .

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