Groundskeeper salary in New York City

Recruiter's read: what do the published figures mean for Groundskeeper in New York City?

Real Estate Headhunters reads Groundskeeper in New York City through BLS occupation 37-3011, Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers, rather than treating the niche title as a separately surveyed job. The May 2025 annual median for Groundskeeper in New York City is $45,530; its direct mapping means the occupation and its limits belong beside this offer budget.

Groundskeeper in New York City has a published middle-half band from $37,300 at the lower quartile to $48,370 at the upper quartile in May 2025. The $11,070 difference for Groundskeeper in New York City is the width of that reported band, not a recommended automatic raise or a measure of candidate seniority.

Groundskeeper in New York City shows $35,450 at the tenth percentile and $59,570 at the ninetieth percentile. The lower-tail gap for Groundskeeper in New York City is $1,850, versus $11,200 above the upper quartile; the upper published tail is wider, which describes dispersion but does not explain its cause.

The national annual median for Groundskeeper is $39,150, against $45,530 in New York City. Subtracting those published medians puts Groundskeeper in New York City $6,380 above national; the difference is not a cost-of-living adjustment or a relocation allowance.

For Groundskeeper in New York City, the two comparison metros are selected by Census metro center: Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT reports $46,430; Trenton-Princeton, NJ reports $40,170. Those May 2025 comparisons for Groundskeeper in New York City use SOC 37-3011 on the same annual basis, without substituting a different job to obtain a convenient number.

The prior annual median for Groundskeeper in New York City was $45,150 in May 2024, compared with $45,530 in May 2025. The new-minus-old difference for Groundskeeper in New York City is $380; it compares two survey distributions, not the pay rise of a tracked worker or a forecast.

For Groundskeeper in New York City, the highest exact published national medians among the loaded real-estate, building-service and fund industry rows are Exterminating and Pest Control Services (NAICS 561710), $45,200; Landscaping Services (NAICS 561730), $40,530. These May 2025 industry figures for Groundskeeper in New York City are national cuts, not an industry-pay ranking inside New York City, because the loaded industry source does not cross-tabulate that local market.

Groundskeeper in New York City uses BLS straight-time gross wages, which include base rates, guaranteed pay, commissions and production bonuses but exclude discretionary or nonproduction bonuses. For an offer benchmarked to Groundskeeper in New York City, state overtime, on-call pay, relocation support and housing discounts separately because OEWS excludes them; the $45,530 median does not price those additions in New York City.

What wages did BLS publish?

The BLS May 2025 median for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $45,530 per year. This is the mapped occupation, not a separate survey of Groundskeeper.

The work of Groundskeeper fits SOC 37-3011, Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. BLS includes workers across industries and employers, not just real estate.

SOC 37-3011 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

This wage is equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year. A cell marked “or more” is a threshold, not an exact value.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 37-3011 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Released 2026-05-15.

National comparison

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ and National use the same SOC 37-3011. The metro annual median is $6,380 above the national median, by subtraction of the published figures.

The published median is $39,150. The middle half of reported wages runs from $36,190 to $46,830.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 37-3011 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers, National. Released 2026-05-15.

The metro boundary

New York City and Northern New Jersey use the same BLS New York-Newark-Jersey City metro. These are not separate local wage estimates.

Markets where BLS publishes this occupation

What changed since the last release

These are two published distributions, not a projection or a same-worker pay-rise measure. Changes in coverage, sampling or area boundaries can affect comparison.

Prior source: BLS OEWS May 2024, released 2025-04-02.

National pay by industry

Industry rows cover payroll employment classified in that industry, nationally. They do not isolate this niche title, and contractors may sit in another industry.

The pay ladder

These related assignments use different SOC occupations. BLS does not turn a percentile into a seniority level.

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• Service Manager · SOC 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers Broader occupation

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• Assistant Maintenance Supervisor · SOC 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers Broader occupation

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• Lead Maintenance Technician · SOC 49-9071 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Broader occupation

  Lead Maintenance Technician maps to Maintenance and Repair Workers, General (49-9071), a broader occupation. BLS does not publish this exact real estate title separately. The property's scope, equipment, supervision and required credentials can differ from the occupation as a whole.

• HVAC-Certified Maintenance Technician · SOC 49-9021 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers Broader occupation

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• Make-Ready and Turn Supervisor · SOC 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers Broader occupation

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• Regional Maintenance Supervisor · SOC 49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers Broader occupation

  Regional Maintenance Supervisor maps to First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers (49-1011), a broader occupation. BLS does not publish this exact real estate title separately. The property's scope, equipment, supervision and required credentials can differ from the occupation as a whole.

• Director of Maintenance · SOC 11-3013 Facilities Managers Broader occupation

  Director of Maintenance maps to Facilities Managers (11-3013), a broader occupation. BLS does not publish this exact real estate title separately. The property's scope, equipment, supervision and required credentials can differ from the occupation as a whole.

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Other covered markets

All BLS areas are available in the public tools. These links show this occupation's largest metro employment markets.

• Northern New Jersey
• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
• Chicago
• Miami
• Dallas
• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
• Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
• Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
• Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
• Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
• Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
• Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
• San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
• Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
• Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
• Orlando
• Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
• San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
• Tampa
• St. Louis, MO-IL
• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
• Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
• Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
• Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA

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