The annual salary statistics of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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 | $24,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,780.
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 | $35,210 | 12.67% | 24.96% |
| 2021 | $30,750 | -3.54% | - |
| 2020 | $31,840 | 6.34% | - |
| 2019 | $29,820 | 2.62% | - |
| 2018 | $29,040 | 8.51% | - |
| 2017 | $26,570 | 4.67% | - |
| 2016 | $25,330 | 1.50% | - |
| 2015 | $24,950 | -1.96% | - |
| 2014 | $25,440 | 2.79% | - |
| 2013 | $24,730 | -6.83% | - |
| 2012 | $26,420 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $35,210, Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is the second highest paying city for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington (median annual salary of $36,950). Compared with Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, the median annual salary of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 4.7 percent (4.7%) lower.