First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers in North Carolina
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$46,160
after federal, FICA and North Carolina tax
Tax takes
$10,770
18.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$49,034
North Carolina costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in North Carolina — 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
$56,930
Kept after tax
$46,160
Worth in national money
$49,034
State rank
34
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. North Carolina is 34 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $56,930. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Against other work in North Carolina, this sits in the middle: 239 of 489 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- North Carolina is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $56,930 the take-home is $46,160; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $49,034 would nationally. The average comes to $57,710, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- North Carolina ranks 34 of 51 for first-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers at $56,930. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers ranks 239 of 489 occupations in North Carolina by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Post-tax income for first-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers in North Carolina, on $56,930, is $46,160 — equivalent to $49,034 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $57,710 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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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 | $44,770 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $56,930 |
| Top tenth earn over | $76,210 |
| This salary | $56,930 |
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 North Carolina | $46,160 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $47,923 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$282 |
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 | $54,736 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$341 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 94 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in North Carolina earn less than $56,930. The published range is $44,770 up to $76,210, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In North Carolina the take-home figure of $46,160, from $56,930, 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 239 of 489 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $49,034 uses one figure for the whole of North Carolina. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 489 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 239.
- Reported values are medians; for first-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers in North Carolina the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $44,770 to $76,210. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for North Carolina is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $46,160 from $56,930. 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 239 of 489 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $49,034, worked from $56,930, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular North Carolina address, on work sitting at 239 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $44,770 at the bottom tenth to $76,210 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. North Carolina is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $49,034 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and North Carolina's own levy, $46,160 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($44,770 to $76,210) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to North Carolina rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
North Carolina'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 $49,034 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 $46,160 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and North Carolina 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.