Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in Minnesota
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$37,956
after federal, FICA and Minnesota tax
Tax takes
$8,654
18.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$38,567
Minnesota costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Minnesota — 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
$46,610
Kept after tax
$37,956
Worth in national money
$38,567
State rank
5
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Minnesota pays landscaping and groundskeeping workers a middle wage of $46,610, ranking 5 of 51 states and sitting about 19.05% above the national middle.
- Within Minnesota this is lower-paid work. Of 490 occupations the state publishes figures for, landscaping and groundskeeping workers ranks 398. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- No great distortion either way. Minnesota costs about what the country costs, so from $46,610, take-home of $37,956 is worth roughly $38,567 in national money. The average lands at $46,200, below the middle of the range.
- Minnesota's median for landscaping and groundskeeping workers is $46,610, about 19.05% above the national figure and 5 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Against every occupation Minnesota reports, landscaping and groundskeeping workers ranks 398 of 490, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Price parity in Minnesota is near the national base, so for landscaping and groundskeeping workers, whose median is $46,610, the adjusted figure of $38,567 differs little from $37,956 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $46,200 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $30,510 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,610 |
| Top tenth earn over | $61,290 |
| This salary | $46,610 |
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 Minnesota | $37,956 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,631 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,217 |
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 | $44,525 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$2,681 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $46,610 as a midpoint for Minnesota, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $30,510 and the ninetieth is $61,290 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Minnesota's $37,956, worked from $46,610. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 398 of 490.
- One number stands for prices across all of Minnesota, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $38,567, the adjusted value of that $46,610 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 398 of 490 in the state.
- The Minnesota median of $46,610 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $30,510 to $61,290. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Minnesota take-home of $37,956, on $46,610 for work ranking 398 of 490 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 398 of 490 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Minnesota, so $38,567 — the adjusted value of that $46,610 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 398 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $30,510 at the bottom tenth to $61,290 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $38,567.
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 Minnesota's own levy, $37,956 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($30,510 to $61,290) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Minnesota rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Minnesota'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 $38,567 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 $37,956 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Minnesota 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.