Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in Alabama
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$29,297
after federal, FICA and Alabama tax
Tax takes
$6,333
17.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$32,563
Alabama costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Alabama — 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
$35,630
Kept after tax
$29,297
Worth in national money
$32,563
State rank
47
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for landscaping and groundskeeping workers is on the low side in Alabama. The middle earner gets $35,630. That is 47 of 51 states, and about 8.99% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Against 482 occupations Alabama publishes, landscaping and groundskeeping workers lands at 412. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- Here is where Alabama does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $35,630 you keep $29,297, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $32,563 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $36,100, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For landscaping and groundskeeping workers, Alabama sits in the lower band at $35,630, ranking 47 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 8.99%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Within Alabama, this work ranks 412 of 482 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- After federal, FICA and Alabama income tax, retained pay for landscaping and groundskeeping workers on $35,630 is $29,297. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $32,563 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $36,100 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $26,370 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $35,630 |
| Top tenth earn over | $47,270 |
| This salary | $35,630 |
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 Alabama | $29,297 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $30,809 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$859 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
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 | $33,749 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,039 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 90 |
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 landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Alabama earn under $35,630 and half over. The published range runs $26,370 at the tenth percentile to $47,270 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $29,297 take-home in Alabama comes from $35,630. 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 412 of 482.
- One number stands for prices across all of Alabama, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $32,563, the adjusted value of that $35,630 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 412 of 482 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Alabama, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $26,370 to $47,270; 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 $29,297, from $35,630, assumes a single Alabama 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 412 of 482 locally, and the state ranks 47 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Alabama, so $32,563 — the adjusted value of that $35,630 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 412 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $26,370 at the bottom tenth to $47,270 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. Alabama is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $32,563 in national terms.
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; Alabama then takes its own share, leaving $29,297.
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 ($26,370 to $47,270) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Alabama rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Alabama'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 $32,563 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 $29,297 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Alabama 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.