What are the main factors that influence a Grounds Manager's salary?

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

How does experience change A Grounds Manager's salary?

A Grounds Manager's salary grows with experience: starting around $82,849 for beginners, reaching about $84,663 at mid-level, and approach $88,640 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Grounds Manager?

Grounds Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Grounds Manager roles are District of Columbia $97,745, California $97,374, Massachusetts $96,077. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Grounds Manager roles make?

Salaries for Grounds Manager level roles vary by specialization: Building & Grounds Maintenance Supervisor III: $87,800; Building and Grounds Supervisor III: $87,710; Building & Grounds Maintenance Supervisor II: $79,300; Building and Grounds Supervisor II: $79,230; Grounds Maintenance Manager: $66,020.

How do different companies affect a Grounds Manager's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Grounds Manager roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Grounds Manager Salary in the United States

How much does a Grounds Manager make in the United States?

As of June 01, 2026, the average salary for a Grounds Manager in the United States is $88,281 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $111,556
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $76,316 to $100,464
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $65,421

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Grounds Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$100,464	$8,372	$1,932	$48
Average	$88,281	$7,357	$1,698	$42
25th Percentile	$76,316	$6,360	$1,468	$37

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Key Factors That Influence Grounds Manager Salaries

A Grounds Manager'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 Grounds Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Grounds Manager'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): $82,849
Early Career (1-2 years): $83,393
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $84,663
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $86,115
Expert (over 8 years): $88,640

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Grounds Manager	$82,849
Intermediate Level Grounds Manager	$83,393
Senior Level Grounds Manager	$84,663
Specialist Level Grounds Manager	$86,115
Expert Level Grounds Manager	$88,640

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How Do Grounds Manager 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 Grounds Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $97,745.
California: $97,374.
Massachusetts: $96,077.

District of Columbia $97,745 California $97,374 Massachusetts $96,077 Washington $95,723 New Jersey $95,688 Alaska $95,565 Connecticut $94,346 New York $93,852

Hawaii $92,272 Rhode Island $91,530 Maryland $91,027 Minnesota $90,338 Colorado $90,073 Illinois $89,985 Oregon $89,650 Delaware $89,402

New Hampshire $89,247 Virginia $88,899 Pennsylvania $87,884 Nevada $87,372 North Dakota $87,204 Michigan $86,939 Wisconsin $86,842 Vermont $86,648

Texas $86,110 Maine $86,074 Arizona $86,021 Ohio $85,960 Georgia $85,147 Indiana $84,741 Wyoming $84,662 Utah $84,538

Iowa $84,485 Kansas $84,061 Louisiana $83,938 North Carolina $83,894 Missouri $83,876 Florida $83,532 Montana $83,346 Nebraska $83,170

Kentucky $83,073 South Carolina $82,720 Tennessee $82,499 Idaho $82,411 New Mexico $81,766 Oklahoma $81,625 Alabama $81,104 South Dakota $80,230

Arkansas $79,753 West Virginia $79,497 Mississippi $78,729

Top Paying Cities for Grounds Managers

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: $111,349
San Francisco: $110,130
Oakland: $107,809

San Jose, CA $111,349

San Francisco, CA $110,130

Oakland, CA $107,809

New York, NY $101,646

Paramus, NJ $100,410

Queens Village, NY $100,406

Passaic, NJ $100,322

Bergenfield, NJ $100,314

Stamford, CT $100,120

Huntington, NY $100,084

Newark, NJ $99,431

Bridgeport, CT $99,245

Vallejo, CA $99,069

New Brunswick, NJ $99,034

Petaluma, CA $98,981

Middlesex, NJ $98,813

Somerset, NJ $98,751

Santa Cruz, CA $98,637

Boston, MA $98,098

Monterey, CA $97,788

Seattle, WA $97,586

Santa Rosa, CA $97,568

Los Angeles, CA $97,542

Juneau, AK $97,312

Washington, DC $97,215

Orange, CA $96,901

Santa Ana, CA $96,668

Long Beach, CA $96,580

Anaheim, CA $96,562

Anchorage, AK $96,518

Santa Maria, CA $96,253

Everett, WA $96,235

Danbury, CT $95,925

Bremerton, WA $95,803

Tacoma, WA $95,485

New Suffolk, NY $95,483

Sacramento, CA $95,459

Santa Barbara, CA $95,361

Trenton, NJ $95,264

San Diego, CA $95,264

Brockton, MA $95,167

Fairbanks, AK $94,951

Lompoc, CA $94,726

Lowell, MA $94,654

Ventura, CA $94,638

Nashua, NH $94,620

Stockton, CA $94,611

Modesto, CA $93,967

Poughkeepsie, NY $93,772

Olympia, WA $93,605

Kennewick, WA $93,605

New Haven, CT $93,569

Lawrence, MA $93,252

Hartford, CT $93,163

Riverside, CA $93,146

New Bedford, MA $93,057

Richland, WA $93,057

Bakersfield, CA $92,934

San Bernardino, CA $92,898

New Britain, CT $92,890

Atlantic City, NJ $92,890

New London, CT $92,854

Norwich, CT $92,828

Portsmouth, NH $92,810

Boulder, CO $92,623

Portland, OR $92,501

Worcester, MA $92,492

Minneapolis, MN $92,219

Philadelphia, PA $92,095

Honolulu, HI $91,804

Saint Paul, MN $91,761

Vineland, NJ $91,742

Providence, RI $91,486

Chicago, IL $91,230

Bellingham, WA $91,124

Springfield, MA $91,053

Baltimore, MD $91,027

Chico, CA $90,806

Pittsfield, MA $90,568

Manchester, NH $90,400

Spokane, WA $90,012

Denver, CO $90,003

Albany, NY $89,588

Troy, NY $89,553

Nassau, NY $89,458

Schenectady, NY $89,367

Wilmington, DE $89,297

Burlington, VT $89,173

Salem, OR $89,138

Portland, ME $88,864

Yakima, WA $88,776

Rochester, MN $88,502

Reno, NV $88,458

Fresno, CA $88,458

Milwaukee, WI $88,378

Detroit, MI $88,290

Ann Arbor, MI $88,275

Allentown, PA $88,264

Colorado Springs, CO $88,114

Syracuse, NY $88,069

Carson City, NV $88,069

Houston, TX $87,946

Eugene, OR $87,902

Gary, IN $87,796

Springfield, OR $87,725

Bismarck, ND $87,707

Galveston, TX $87,646

Medford, OR $87,513

Fort Collins, CO $87,478

Concord, NH $87,434

Austin, TX $87,407

Mesa, AZ $87,222

Reading, PA $87,213

Phoenix, AZ $87,204

Dallas, TX $87,178

Saint Cloud, MN $87,093

Madison, WI $86,975

Utica, NY $86,736

Rochester, NY $86,595

Des Moines, IA $86,586

Raleigh, NC $86,577

Atlanta, GA $86,445

Battle Creek, MI $86,419

Salt Lake City, UT $86,392

Lancaster, PA $86,260

Harrisburg, PA $86,136

Kansas City, MO $86,048

Champaign, IL $86,030

Kansas City, KS $86,030

Fort Worth, TX $86,021

Columbus, OH $86,006

Boca Raton, FL $85,986

Pittsburgh, PA $85,951

Richmond, VA $85,915

Indianapolis, IN $85,898

Cleveland, OH $85,889

Las Vegas, NV $85,783

Cincinnati, OH $85,783

Petersburg, VA $85,651

Huntsville, AL $85,518

Lansing, MI $85,459

Lebanon, PA $85,447

Pueblo, CO $85,439

Appleton, WI $85,412

Buffalo, NY $85,377

Dayton, OH $85,350

Racine, WI $85,333

Charlotte, NC $85,324

Saint Louis, MO $85,297

York, PA $85,244

Elkhart, IN $85,244

Gastonia, NC $85,228

Billings, MT $85,206

Beaumont, TX $85,183

Lorain, OH $85,165

Benton Harbor, MI $85,147

Toledo, OH $85,130

Binghamton, NY $85,086

Rock Hill, SC $85,077

Rockford, IL $85,033

Springfield, IL $84,997

Elyria, OH $84,988

Fargo, ND $84,988

Flagstaff, AZ $84,927

Fort Lauderdale, FL $84,874

Duluth, MN $84,821

Miami, FL $84,821

Cheyenne, WY $84,759

Grand Forks, ND $84,759

Bangor, ME $84,565

Cedar Rapids, IA $84,468

Durham, NC $84,430

Louisville, KY $84,423

Grand Rapids, MI $84,406

Hialeah, FL $84,397

Casper, WY $84,273

Scranton, PA $84,167

New Orleans, LA $84,141

Virginia Beach, VA $84,132

Akron, OH $84,088

Peoria, IL $83,973

Sarasota, FL $83,956

Nashville, TN $83,894

Omaha, NE $83,894

Green Bay, WI $83,894

Baton Rouge, LA $83,850

Charleston, SC $83,832

Jamestown, NY $83,788

Davenport, IA $83,788

Tucson, AZ $83,744

Saint Petersburg, FL $83,691

Tampa, FL $83,673

Evansville, IN $83,620

Port Arthur, TX $83,620

Bradenton, FL $83,585

Santa Fe, NM $83,426

Orlando, FL $83,267

Clearwater, FL $83,240

Canton, OH $83,055

La Crosse, WI $83,055

Albuquerque, NM $83,002

Newport News, VA $82,993

High Point, NC $82,967

Ogden, UT $82,931

Corpus Christi, TX $82,861

Norfolk, VA $82,808

Laramie, WY $82,808

Rock Island, IL $82,755

Saginaw, MI $82,737

Jacksonville, FL $82,728

Salisbury, NC $82,711

Boise, ID $82,693

Moline, IL $82,649

Fort Myers, FL $82,622

Memphis, TN $82,605

Tulsa, OK $82,561

Waterloo, IA $82,508

Spartanburg, SC $82,419

Lincoln, NE $82,375

Fort Wayne, IN $82,358

Provo, UT $82,349

Cedar Falls, IA $82,243

San Antonio, TX $82,208

Greensboro, NC $82,172

South Bend, IN $82,163

Savannah, GA $82,066

Muskegon, MI $82,031

Birmingham, AL $82,022

Winston Salem, NC $81,979

Lake Charles, LA $81,766

Anderson, IN $81,748

Lexington, KY $81,722

Augusta, GA $81,696

Greenville, SC $81,696

Lima, OH $81,625

Wichita, KS $81,616

Tuscaloosa, AL $81,616

Columbia, SC $81,537

Springfield, OH $81,519

Asheville, NC $81,378

Bloomington, IN $81,316

Knoxville, TN $80,998

Shreveport, LA $80,989

Wilmington, NC $80,874

Roanoke, VA $80,874

Topeka, KS $80,716

Frankfort, KY $80,706

Oklahoma City, OK $80,645

Chillicothe, OH $80,610

Longview, TX $80,601

Melbourne, FL $80,592

Sioux Falls, SD $80,451

Mobile, AL $80,442

Terre Haute, IN $80,407

Altoona, PA $80,354

Amarillo, TX $80,292

Killeen, TX $80,265

Fayetteville, AR $80,195

Chattanooga, TN $80,168

Sioux City, IA $80,089

Idaho Falls, ID $80,071

Lynchburg, VA $80,001

Gainesville, FL $79,886

Portsmouth, OH $79,842

Little Rock, AR $79,824

Lafayette, LA $79,789

Youngstown, OH $79,789

Daytona Beach, FL $79,736

Clarksville, TN $79,727

Pensacola, FL $79,718

Temple, TX $79,712

Hopkinsville, KY $79,453

Erie, PA $79,436

Florence, SC $79,400

Charleston, WV $79,259

Great Falls, MT $79,215

Macon, GA $79,091

Tallahassee, FL $79,082

Fayetteville, NC $79,065

Waco, TX $79,047

Helena, MT $78,985

Pine Bluff, AR $78,952

Vincennes, IN $78,844

Lubbock, TX $78,809

Alamogordo, NM $78,756

Twin Falls, ID $78,676

Rapid City, SD $78,650

Jackson, MS $78,491

Huntington, WV $78,485

Greenville, MS $78,482

Parkersburg, WV $78,392

Montgomery, AL $78,376

Wichita Falls, TX $78,288

Springfield, MO $78,288

Biloxi, MS $78,244

Monroe, LA $78,155

Johnstown, PA $78,094

Sumter, SC $78,058

Columbus, GA $78,049

Pascagoula, MS $77,882

Abilene, TX $77,882

Kingsport, TN $77,652

Albany, GA $77,652

Gulfport, MS $77,626

Alexandria, LA $77,334

Fort Smith, AR $77,114

El Paso, TX $76,875

Las Cruces, NM $76,478

Harlingen, TX $76,254

Pocatello, ID $76,240

Florence, AL $76,125

Brownsville, TX $76,107

Mcallen, TX $75,922

Dothan, AL $75,798

Columbus, MS $75,274

Altus, OK $74,863

Lawton, OK $74,695

Pierre, SD $74,377

What Skills Can Increase a Grounds Manager's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

People Management (Mentioned in 7.2% Job Postings): People management refers to the practice of recruiting, training, engaging and retaining employees to optimize their talent and maximize their productivity.
Container (Mentioned in 3.51% Job Postings): Container is an object used for or capable of holding, esp for transport or storage, such as a carton, box, etc.
Plumbing (Mentioned in 2.4% Job Postings): Plumbing is any system that conveys fluids for a wide range of applications. Plumbing uses pipes, valves, plumbing fixtures, tanks, and other apparatuses to convey fluids. Heating and cooling (HVAC), waste removal, and potable water delivery are among the most common uses for plumbing, but it is not limited to these applications. The word derives from the Latin for lead, plumbum, as the first effective pipes used in the Roman era were lead pipes. In the developed world, plumbing infrastructure is critical to public health and sanitation. Boilermakers and pipefitters are not plumbers although they work with piping as part of their trade and their work can include some plumbing.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
People Management	7.2%
Container	3.51%
Plumbing	2.4%

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 Grounds Manager's salary.

Design Thinking: Can increase your salary by up to 19%.
Kubernetes: Can increase your salary by up to 16%.
Docker: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Design Thinking	$105,055	19%
Kubernetes	$102,406	16%
Docker	$98,875	12%
Insight	$97,109	10%
Coaching	$93,578	6%
Budgeting	$93,578	6%

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How Education impacts a Grounds Manager's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Grounds Managers 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 Grounds Manager with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $90,385 and $98,227).

Grounds Manager Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Grounds Manager

No Diploma 5.1%

High School 47.4%

Associates 20.5%

Bachelors 20.5%

Masters 5.1%

Doctorate 1.3%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	5.1%
High School	47.4%
Associates	20.5%
Bachelors	20.5%
Masters	5.1%
Doctorate	1.3%

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Grounds Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Grounds Manager'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 June 01, 2026

$76,316

Average $88,281/year

$100,464

$6,360

Average $7,357/month

$8,372

$1,468

Average $1,698/week

$1,932

$37

Average $42/hour

$48

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$100,464	$8,372	$1,932	$48
Average	$88,281	$7,357	$1,698	$42
25th Percentile	$76,316	$6,360	$1,468	$37

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Salary Trends for Grounds Manager

Salaries for a Grounds Manager can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $76,999 in 2023 to around $76,654 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Grounds Manager salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

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2025

$76,654

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