Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers in New York
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$36,385
after federal, FICA and New York tax
Tax takes
$8,455
18.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$33,806
New York costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in New York — 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
$44,840
Kept after tax
$36,385
Worth in national money
$33,806
State rank
15
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- New York is one of the better-paying states for landscaping and groundskeeping workers. The middle earner takes $44,840, which ranks 15 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 14.53% above the national middle.
- Against 493 occupations New York publishes, landscaping and groundskeeping workers lands at 417. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $44,840 the take-home is $36,385. But New York costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $33,806 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $45,620, because the best-paid pull it up.
- New York ranks 15 of 51 states publishing a median for landscaping and groundskeeping workers, at $44,840 — about 14.53% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Within New York, this work ranks 417 of 493 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.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and New York income tax is $36,385 for landscaping and groundskeeping workers, from $44,840. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $33,806. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $45,620 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 | $34,950 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $44,840 |
| Top tenth earn over | $59,920 |
| This salary | $44,840 |
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 New York | $36,385 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $38,209 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,513 |
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 | $42,569 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,668 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 108 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $44,840 as a midpoint for New York, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $34,950 and the ninetieth is $59,920 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In New York the take-home figure of $36,385, from $44,840, 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 417 of 493 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of New York, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $33,806, the adjusted value of that $44,840 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 417 of 493 in the state.
- The New York median of $44,840 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $34,950 to $59,920. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for New York is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $36,385 from $44,840. 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 417 of 493 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for New York, so $33,806 — the adjusted value of that $44,840 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 417 of 493 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $34,950 and the top tenth $59,920, so most people doing this work in New York sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. New York costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $33,806 rather than its face figure.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and New York adds its own income tax on top — which is why $36,385 of this wage survives to your account.
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 ($34,950 to $59,920) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to New York rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
New York's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $33,806 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 $36,385 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and New York 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.