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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (37-3011) in Bridgeport-Stamford Labor Market Area
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Bridgeport-Stamford LMA (1Q 2023)
All Industry
Estimated employment4,510
Mean wage$21.87
Entry wage$17.57
10th percentile wage$17.32
50th percentile wage$19.44
90th percentile wage$30.79
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Administrative and Support Services3,13069.5%
Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries54011.9%
Public Administration2906.5%
Real Estate2104.6%
 Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Public Administration290$31.27
Educational Services30$26.41
Administrative and Support Services3,130$19.86
Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers30$19.18
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (37-3011)
Landscape or maintain grounds of property using hand or power tools or equipment. Workers typically perform a variety of tasks, which may include any combination of the following: sod laying, mowing, trimming, planting, watering, fertilizing, digging, raking, sprinkler installation, and installation of mortarless segmental concrete masonry wall units. Excludes "Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse" (45-2092).
Median Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to Occupational GroupDifference
Current  $19.44 $18.62 $0.82
2022$18.60+4.5%$17.81+4.5%$0.78
2021$17.14+8.5%$16.42+8.5%$0.72
2020$16.24+5.5%$15.56+5.5%$0.69
2019$15.66+3.7%$15.00+3.7%$0.66
2018$15.02+4.3%$14.39+4.3%$0.63
2017$14.50+3.6%$13.88+3.6%$0.61
2016$14.04+3.3%$13.44+3.3%$0.59
2015$13.63+3.0%$13.06+3.0%$0.58
2014$13.34+2.2%$12.78+2.2%$0.56
YearThis OccupationCompared to All OccupationsDifference
Current  $19.44 $28.00 -$8.56
2022$18.60+4.5%$27.07+3.4%-$8.47
2021$17.14+8.5%$25.61+5.7%-$8.47
2020$16.24+5.5%$24.73+3.5%-$8.48
2019$15.66+3.7%$24.03+2.9%-$8.37
2018$15.02+4.3%$23.33+3.0%-$8.30
2017$14.50+3.6%$22.66+2.9%-$8.16
2016$14.04+3.3%$22.14+2.4%-$8.10
2015$13.63+3.0%$21.57+2.6%-$7.94
2014$13.34+2.2%$21.12+2.2%-$7.77
Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.
Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2023
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
New Haven $22.67  2,030    
Bridgeport-Stamford $19.44  4,510    
Waterbury $18.91  390    
Norwich-New London $18.76  810    
Hartford $18.68  3,970  
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport-Stamford $19.44  4,510    
Hartford $18.68  3,970    
New Haven $22.67  2,030    
Danbury $18.64  970    
Norwich-New London $18.76  810    
Wages in other areas
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