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Other Grounds Maintenance Worker salary and take-home pay

The typical US other grounds maintenance worker earns $46,860 a year, or $22.53 an hour (BLS, May 2025). In Texas, where the median for this job is $44,500, a single filer keeps about $37,936 a year after federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare.

BLS title: Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other (SOC 37-3019). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025.

How much does an other grounds maintenance worker earn?

Other Grounds Maintenance Worker pay in the US: the 10th to 90th percentile
Percentile Bar A year An hour
10th $31,650 $15.21
25th $37,520 $18.04
Median $46,860 $22.53
75th $57,820 $27.80
90th $74,820 $35.97

The middle half of people in this job earn $37,520 to $57,820 a year, and about 13,630 people do it across the US (BLS, May 2025).

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The 10th percentile is where pay starts for most people in this job; the 90th, near the top.

Other Grounds Maintenance Worker · Texas · single · median

$37,935.75 a year after tax

$3,161.31 a month · $1,459.07 a paycheck (every two weeks)

Pay and taxes for the year
Pay before tax$44,500.00
Federal income tax−$3,160.00
Social Security and Medicare−$3,404.25
Texas tax and payroll contributionsnone
Take-home pay$37,935.75

Pay: the median for this job in Texas, $44,500 a year (BLS). One job, standard deduction, nothing taken before tax, the year’s tax spread over 26 paychecks.

What does an other grounds maintenance worker take home at each pay point?

A single filer on the national figures, paid every two weeks, with nothing taken before tax:

Other Grounds Maintenance Worker take-home pay at each percentile, 2026
Pay a yearTexasCaliforniaNew York
10th $31,650 $27,611$26,957$26,331
25th $37,520 $32,327$31,390$30,705
Median $46,860 $39,832$38,400$37,665
75th $57,820 $48,638$46,444$45,832
90th $74,820 $61,466$57,842$57,668

Take-home after federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and state tax for 2026. New York is outside New York City.

Where does an other grounds maintenance worker keep the most after tax?

Our 19 states, ranked by take-home pay on each state’s own median for this job (single filer). Only these 19 states have take-home figures so far.

Other Grounds Maintenance Worker: states ranked by take-home pay at the median
RankStateMedian payTake-home
1 New Jersey $71,800 $56,430
2 New York $60,150 $47,568
3 New Hampshire $53,120 $44,862
4 Alaska $52,700 $44,261
5 Virginia $54,990 $44,017
6 Ohio $50,600 $41,889
7 Florida $49,000 $41,552
8 Illinois $50,150 $40,138
9 California $48,870 $39,906
10 Washington $46,900 $39,214
11 Texas $44,500 $37,936
12 Nevada $43,230 $36,915
13 Michigan $43,910 $35,846
14 Tennessee $39,980 $34,304
15 Wyoming $38,660 $33,243
16 Georgia $39,840 $32,952
17 Pennsylvania $36,810 $30,601

Not ranked, because BLS released no median there: North Carolina, South Dakota.

How much does an other grounds maintenance worker earn in each state?

Other Grounds Maintenance Worker median pay and employment in every state and DC (BLS, May 2025)
StateMedian payPeople in the jobTake-home (single)
Alabama $51,620 40 not yet
Alaska $52,700 130 $44,261 (#4)
Arizona $72,550 30 not yet
Arkansas not released not released not yet
California $48,870 3,710 $39,906 (#9)
Colorado $48,280 850 not yet
Connecticut $53,090 50 not yet
Delaware not released not released not yet
District of Columbia $44,470 30 not yet
Florida $49,000 330 $41,552 (#7)
Georgia $39,840 460 $32,952 (#16)
Hawaii not released not released not yet
Idaho $36,000 40 not yet
Illinois $50,150 not released $40,138 (#8)
Indiana $78,580 40 not yet
Iowa $57,030 40 not yet
Kansas not released not released not yet
Kentucky $46,790 70 not yet
Louisiana $33,970 not released not yet
Maine $44,570 90 not yet
Maryland $52,280 190 not yet
Massachusetts $72,550 not released not yet
Michigan $43,910 not released $35,846 (#13)
Minnesota $73,300 60 not yet
Mississippi $31,420 80 not yet
Missouri $55,560 not released not yet
Montana $49,580 210 not yet
Nebraska not released not released not yet
Nevada $43,230 140 $36,915 (#12)
New Hampshire $53,120 30 $44,862 (#3)
New Jersey $71,800 40 $56,430 (#1)
New Mexico not released not released not yet
New York $60,150 220 $47,568 (#2)
North Carolina not released not released –
North Dakota not released not released not yet
Ohio $50,600 not released $41,889 (#6)
Oklahoma $73,300 30 not yet
Oregon $48,890 660 not yet
Pennsylvania $36,810 not released $30,601 (#17)
Rhode Island not released not released not yet
South Carolina $45,360 120 not yet
South Dakota not released not released –
Tennessee $39,980 640 $34,304 (#14)
Texas $44,500 not released $37,936 (#11)
Utah not released not released not yet
Vermont $42,680 120 not yet
Virginia $54,990 120 $44,017 (#5)
Washington $46,900 not released $39,214 (#10)
West Virginia $38,060 80 not yet
Wisconsin not released not released not yet
Wyoming $38,660 90 $33,243 (#15)

Median yearly pay for this job in each state, from BLS. Take-home and its rank are for the 19 states with a take-home engine so far. Each linked state shows its highest-paying jobs after tax.

What is the job outlook for an other grounds maintenance worker?

BLS expects jobs as an other grounds maintenance worker to grow 3.7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 1,800 openings a year (BLS Employment Projections 2025–35).

Job growth, 2025 to 2035
+3.7%
Openings a year
about 1,800
Usual education
No formal educational credential
Work experience
None
On-the-job training
Short-term on-the-job training

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Where do these figures come from?

Pay is the BLS estimate for all employers in May 2025 (the latest), and the outlook is from BLS Employment Projections 2025–35. Your own pay depends on your employer, area and experience. Take-home is our estimate for 2026: one job, the standard deduction, nothing taken before tax, from the same engine as our paycheck calculator.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics tables (BLS); Employment Projections tables (BLS). This site is independent and not part of the BLS.

Questions about other grounds maintenance worker pay

How much does an other grounds maintenance worker make an hour?

The median is $22.53 an hour (BLS, May 2025). The middle half earn $18.04 to $27.80, and the top 10% earn $35.97 or more.

Which state pays an other grounds maintenance worker the most?

Among the 50 states and DC, Indiana has the highest median for this job: $78,580 a year (BLS). After tax, of the 19 states we cover, New Jersey leaves the most: $56,430 a year for a single filer on its median of $71,800.

What is an other grounds maintenance worker’s take-home pay?

On the national median of $46,860, a single filer keeps about $39,832 a year in Texas (no state income tax), $38,400 in California and $37,665 in New York outside New York City, after federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and state tax. Pick your state in the tool above.

What education do you need to be an other grounds maintenance worker?

BLS lists no formal educational credential as the usual way in, with no work experience in a related job and short-term on-the-job training (a month or less).

Is the number of other grounds maintenance worker jobs growing?

BLS expects jobs as an other grounds maintenance worker to grow 3.7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 1,800 openings a year (BLS Employment Projections 2025–35).