First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers in Arizona
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$46,498
after federal, FICA and Arizona tax
Tax takes
$9,912
17.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$45,989
Arizona costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Arizona — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$56,410
Kept after tax
$46,498
Worth in national money
$45,989
State rank
35
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Arizona is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $56,410, ranking 35 of 51 states — about 3.46% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 262 among 491 occupations Arizona publishes pay for.
- Prices here sit close to the national average, so the adjustment changes little. From $56,410 the take-home is $46,498, which is worth about $45,989 in comparable money. Tax does most of the work here, not cost of living. The average is higher, $57,750, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Arizona ranks 35 of 51 for first-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers, with a median of $56,410 — about 3.46% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Position 262 of 491 in Arizona places first-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Arizona's price level is near the national average, so price deflation is close to neutral for first-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers on its $56,410 median: $46,498 retained after tax becomes $45,989 in national-average terms. Where the price adjustment is small, the tax stack is the dominant determinant of the real outcome. The mean of $57,750 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $45,950 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $56,410 |
| Top tenth earn over | $78,170 |
| This salary | $56,410 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Arizona | $46,498 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $47,505 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,897 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $55,156 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,504 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 101 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of first-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers in Arizona earn under $56,410 and half over. The published range runs $45,950 at the tenth percentile to $78,170 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $46,498 take-home in Arizona comes from $56,410. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 262 of 491.
- Two cautions on $45,989, the adjusted value of that $56,410 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Arizona. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 262 of 491 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for first-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers in Arizona, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $45,950 to $78,170; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $46,498, from $56,410, assumes a single Arizona filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 262 of 491 locally, and the state ranks 35 of 51 for it.
- This $45,989 adjusted figure, worked from $56,410, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 262 of 491 in the state. The occupation ranks 262 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $45,950 at the bottom tenth to $78,170 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $45,989 of national purchasing power.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Arizona then takes its own share, leaving $46,498.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($45,950 to $78,170) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Arizona rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Arizona's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $45,989 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $46,498 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Arizona income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.