Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Salary in New Jersey

Find out how your pay in New Jersey:

  • Compares to surrounding states
  • Ranks in the US

Then click on other states to see how they compare.


Salary for Workers in New Jersey vs. surrounding states

New Jersey:Avg Hourly: $17.31Avg Yearly: $36,000# Employed: 26,220

Blue areas make more money than New Jersey.

Red areas make less money than New Jersey.

New Jersey pays less than most surrounding states.

Salary for workers in New Jersey relative to surrounding states.
Area Annual Avg. Pay Hourly Avg. Pay
Connecticut$2,930 more/yr$1.40 more/hr
New York$1,730 more/yr$0.83 more/hr
Delaware$250 more/yr$0.12 more/hr
New Jersey$36,000.00/yr$17.31/hr
Maryland$1,860 less/yr$0.90 less/hr
Pennsylvania$3,560 less/yr$1.71 less/hr

How salary for workers in New Jersey ranks in the US

New JerseyHIGHEST PAYING STATELOWEST PAYING STATEIN THE NATIONFORWorkersmore than West Virginialess than Washington, D.C.

The average pay for workers in New Jersey is $36,000 per year, or $17.31 per hour.

New Jersey pays workers $10,390 (40.6%) more per year than West Virginia, the lowest paid state ($25,610) in the US.

New Jersey pays workers $5,990 (14.3%) less per year than Washington, D.C., the highest paid area ($41,990) in the US.


Data from the May 2020 Occupational Employment and Wages Statistics program, conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

February 1, 2022

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