The annual salary statistics of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Champaign-Urbana is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $28,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $54,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $54,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,200.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of landscaping and groundskeeping workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $35,100 | 3.16% | 39.63% |
| 2021 | $33,990 | 10.09% | - |
| 2020 | $30,560 | 5.33% | - |
| 2019 | $28,930 | -6.15% | - |
| 2018 | $30,710 | -0.68% | - |
| 2017 | $30,920 | 4.11% | - |
| 2016 | $29,650 | 7.25% | - |
| 2015 | $27,500 | 16.65% | - |
| 2014 | $22,920 | 3.93% | - |
| 2013 | $22,020 | 3.77% | - |
| 2012 | $21,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,100 in Champaign-Urbana is in the middle of salary range for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Champaign-Urbana is 6.0 percent (6.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 33.8 percent (33.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.