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Lawn Care Technician salary

Average lawn care technician salary

$15.6

$32,439 yearly

Entry-level lawn care technician salary
$25,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a lawn care technician make?

The average lawn care technician salary in the United States is $32,439. Lawn care technician salaries typically range between $25,000 and $41,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for lawn care technicians is $15.6 per hour.

Lawn care technician salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Lawn care technicians earn the highest average salary in Massachusetts.

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Where can a Lawn Care Technician earn more?

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Ashburn, VA$39,081
Jeffersontown, KY$26,575
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Four Seasons$41,308
The Davey Tree Expert Company$33,000

Lawn Care Technician Salaries By Experience Level

Lawn Care Technician salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Glassdoor and Comparably, the average salary for a lawn care technician typically falls between $32,439 and $58,715.
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$32,439yearly
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$58,715yearly
comparably[2]
$47,785yearly

Average lawn care technician salary by state

The highest-paying states for lawn care technicians are Massachusetts, Alaska, and California. The lowest average lawn care technician salary states are Alabama, Kentucky, and South Carolina.

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Highest paying states for lawn care technicians

RankStateAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Alaska$42,759$20.56
2Montana$39,608$19.04
3Vermont$38,807$18.66
4New Jersey$40,632$19.53
5North Dakota$42,020$20.20
6Maine$36,338$17.47
7New Hampshire$40,062$19.26
8Wisconsin$35,043$16.85
9Rhode Island$41,026$19.72
10Washington$40,441$19.44
11Massachusetts$43,023$20.68
12New York$36,351$17.48
13California$42,138$20.26
14Oregon$38,998$18.75
15Michigan$33,863$16.28
16Minnesota$36,251$17.43
17Wyoming$34,045$16.37
18Illinois$35,035$16.84
19Nevada$33,661$16.18
20Ohio$33,708$16.21
21Connecticut$38,526$18.52
22Iowa$32,835$15.79
23Pennsylvania$35,770$17.20
24Arizona$31,399$15.10
25Delaware$32,195$15.48
26Hawaii$38,068$18.30
27South Dakota$31,688$15.23
28Colorado$32,963$15.85
29Maryland$35,228$16.94
30Nebraska$32,626$15.69
31Idaho$34,123$16.41
32Missouri$30,457$14.64
33North Carolina$31,399$15.10
34Tennessee$29,428$14.15
35Indiana$31,849$15.31
36Utah$29,822$14.34
37Alabama$27,321$13.14
38Virginia$30,727$14.77
39Kansas$29,498$14.18
40New Mexico$29,147$14.01
41Louisiana$28,427$13.67
42District of Columbia$32,450$15.60
43West Virginia$24,351$11.71
44Oklahoma$27,920$13.42
45Texas$29,681$14.27
46Georgia$27,426$13.19
47Mississippi$23,849$11.47
48South Carolina$26,281$12.64
49Florida$28,916$13.90
50Kentucky$26,479$12.73
51Arkansas$25,844$12.43

Highest paying cities for lawn care technicians

The highest-paying cities for lawn care technicians are Billings, MT, Minneapolis, MN, and Milwaukee, WI.

RankCityAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Billings, MT$39,081$18.79
2Minneapolis, MN$36,282$17.44
3Milwaukee, WI$34,806$16.73
4Joliet, IL$34,764$16.71
5Grand Rapids, MI$33,956$16.32
6Dubuque, IA$33,668$16.19
7Columbus, OH$32,909$15.82
8Colorado Springs, CO$32,598$15.67
9Raleigh, NC$31,587$15.19
10Indianapolis, IN$31,452$15.12
11Saint Louis, MO$30,274$14.55
12San Antonio, TX$29,682$14.27
13Albuquerque, NM$29,275$14.07
14Cape Coral, FL$29,106$13.99
15Slidell, LA$28,174$13.55
16Broken Arrow, OK$27,833$13.38
17Alpharetta, GA$27,663$13.30
18Jeffersontown, KY$26,575$12.78

Lawn Care Technician salary details

A lawn care technician's salary ranges from $25,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $41,000 at the 90th percentile.

Average Lawn Care Technician Salary Graph
Average Lawn Care Technician Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a lawn care technician's salary?

PercentileAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly Rate
90th Percentile$41,000$3,417$20
75th Percentile$36,000$3,000$17
Average$32,439$2,703$16
25th Percentile$28,000$2,333$13
10th Percentile$25,000$2,083$12

Highest paying lawn care technician jobs

The highest paying types of lawn care technicians are landscape crew leader, technician, and irrigation technician.

Job TitleAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly RateJob Openings
Keeper$33,606$2,800$16.163,285
Grounds Keeper$30,535$2,545$14.6811,534
Yard Worker$32,628$2,719$15.6963,408
Groundsman$33,013$2,751$15.873,486
Grounds Person$33,955$2,830$16.3237,122
Ground Worker$29,875$2,490$14.3633,720

Top companies hiring lawn care technicians now:

  1. Ryan Lawn & Tree Jobs (6)
  2. TrulyNolen Jobs (3)
  3. Scotts Jobs (4)
  4. Arrow Exterminators Jobs (6)
  5. Lawn Doctor Jobs (27)

Which companies pay lawn care technicians the most?

Lawn care technician salaries at Four Seasons and Cape Cod Healthcare are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average lawn care technician salary at companies like East Alabama Health and Palomar Health are highly competitive.

RankCompanyAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Four Seasons$41,308$19.86
2Cape Cod Healthcare$37,660$18.11
3East Alabama Health$36,968$17.77
4Palomar Health$35,887$17.25
5Ryan Lawn & Tree$35,359$17.00
6Tenet Healthcare$35,301$16.97
7Northwestern Medicine$35,238$16.94
8Prime Healthcare$35,213$16.93
9Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation Inc.$34,976$16.82
10Integrated Dealer Systems$34,569$16.62
11Upper Chesapeake Health Foundation$34,409$16.54
12North County$34,376$16.53
13Quaker Houghton$34,113$16.40
14TransForce$33,610$16.16
15GROWMARK$33,483$16.10
16Arrow Exterminators$33,414$16.06
17Carilion Clinic$33,404$16.06
18Lawn Doctor$33,159$15.94
19Mc Cormick Co$33,109$15.92
20The Davey Tree Expert Company$33,000$15.87

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$34,000$33,600$33,200$32,800$32,400$32,000
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Lawn Care Technician salary by industry

The average lawn care technician salary varies across industries:

  • The average lawn care technician salary in the finance industry is $34,566, the highest of any industry.
  • The average lawn care technician salary in the finance industry is $33,981.
  • Lawn care technicians in the retail industry earn an average salary of $29,670, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for lawn care technicians

RankIndustryAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Finance$34,566$16.62
2Manufacturing$33,981$16.34
3Construction$33,108$15.92
4Government$32,587$15.67
5Professional$32,181$15.47
6Hospitality$31,497$15.14
7Retail$29,670$14.26

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Lawn Care Technician salary trends

The average lawn care technician salary has risen by $8,506 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average lawn care technician earned $23,933 annually, but today, they earn $32,439 a year. That works out to a 21% change in pay for lawn care technicians over the last decade.

Compare lawn care technician salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average lawn care technician salary over time

Compare lawn care technician salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

    Lawn Care Technician salary by year

    YearAvg. SalaryHourly Rate% Change
    2025$32,400$15.60+4.1%
    2024$31,100$14.96+4.7%
    2023$29,600$14.25+4.6%
    2022$28,300$13.60+4.9%
    2021$26,900$12.94+4.9%

    Recently added lawn care technician salaries

    CompanyJobLocationDate AddedSalary
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    Fairway LawnsLawn Care TechnicianCharleston, SC12/12/2024$36,523
    Lawn & Landscape, LLCLawn Care & Pressure Washing TechHowell, MI12/12/2024$37,566
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