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Tree Trimmers and Pruners Salary by State and Metro Area (2026)

Tree Trimmers and Prunerss in the United States earn a median salary of $50,430/year ($24.25/hr). Salaries range from $37,660 to $78,900 depending on experience. Below, compare salaries across all 50 states and top metro areas.

$38K
10th percentile
$44K
25th percentile
$50K
Median
$63K
75th percentile
$79K
90th percentile

Tree Trimmers and Pruners salary by state

StateMedianHourlyEmployment
Alaska$85K$40.74/hr30
Minnesota$68K$32.71/hr140
Illinois$65K$31.03/hr1,090
Rhode Island$64K$30.88/hr110
Oregon$63K$30.43/hr1,180
California$63K$30.23/hr8,620
New York$62K$29.9/hr2,520
Washington$62K$29.69/hr630
New Jersey$62K$29.65/hr1,540
Hawaii$61K$29.13/hr180

Top paying metro areas

Metro areaMedianEmployment
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$79K800
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$76K930
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$73K570
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$71K210
Modesto, CA$68K90
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$67K80
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$65K740
Portland-South Portland, ME$65K-
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$64K410
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$63K110
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