First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $60K, rent takes 28.8% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,142/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new first-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers typically earn — is $47K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,848/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $60K locally vs. $58K nationally, a 3% difference.

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area pays $60K median vs. the U.S. average of $58K — that’s +3%.

The median is $60,300 a year, that works out to about $29 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $47,460, and experienced first-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers can clear $75,210. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $3,970/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,142/month, which eats 28.8% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median first-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers salary is worth about $60,300 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.