First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers in Illinois
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$42,543
after federal, FICA and Illinois tax
Tax takes
$10,797
20.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$43,036
Illinois costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Illinois — 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
$53,340
Kept after tax
$42,543
Worth in national money
$43,036
State rank
43
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in Illinois. The middle earner gets $53,340. That is 43 of 51 states, and about 8.71% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 494 occupations Illinois reports figures for, this is number 306.
- Cost of living is unremarkable here. From $53,340, tax leaves $42,543, and adjusting for local prices barely moves it — about $43,036 in comparable terms. Averages run higher here, $59,580, since top earners drag the number up.
- For first-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers, Illinois sits in the lower band at $53,340, ranking 43 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 8.71%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- In Illinois's occupational distribution, first-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers sits at 306 of 494 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Because Illinois sits close to the national price level, the real-terms figure for first-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers — median $53,340 — tracks the post-tax figure closely: $42,543 retained, $43,036 adjusted. ⚠️ Neither is a wage; the second describes what the first buys. Mean pay of $59,580 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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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 | $39,480 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $53,340 |
| Top tenth earn over | $85,670 |
| This salary | $53,340 |
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 Illinois | $42,543 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $45,039 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,312 |
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 | $50,234 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,006 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 99 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Illinois earn less than $53,340. The published range is $39,480 up to $85,670, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Illinois the take-home figure of $42,543, from $53,340, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 306 of 494 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Illinois, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $43,036, the adjusted value of that $53,340 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 306 of 494 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for first-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers in Illinois the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $39,480 to $85,670. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Illinois is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $42,543 from $53,340. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 306 of 494 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Illinois, so $43,036 — the adjusted value of that $53,340 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 306 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $59,580, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $39,480 at the bottom tenth to $85,670 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Illinois sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $43,036 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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; Illinois then takes its own share, leaving $42,543.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Illinois is $59,580. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($39,480) and the ninetieth ($85,670) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Illinois's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $43,036 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $42,543 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Illinois 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.