Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Salary in Nebraska

At $39,140 a year, the median for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Nebraska is close to the national median of $39,150 (0%); Nebraska ranks 26th of 51 states by median. That is 20% less than the median across all occupations in Nebraska ($48,980). Among neighbouring states, Colorado and Kansas pay more (up to $45,760 in Colorado) and Iowa, Missouri, Wyoming and South Dakota pay less (down to $35,370 in South Dakota). Nebraska employs 7,280 landscaping and groundskeeping workers, 7.11 per 1,000 jobs, the 35th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.16 is close to the national share.

Nebraska vs the United States, May 2025

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Nebraska and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Nebraska	Hourly	$14.26	$17.61	$18.82	$22.84	$27.86	$20.36	7,280	7.11	1.16
Nebraska	Annual	$29,670	$36,630	$39,140	$47,510	$57,960	$42,340	7,280	7.11	1.16
United States	Hourly	$14.98	$17.40	$18.82	$22.52	$27.28	$20.33	952,640	–	–
United States	Annual	$31,150	$36,190	$39,150	$46,830	$56,730	$42,290	952,640	–	–

Nebraska annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

Rank by median: 26th of 51 states
Rank by employment: 35th of 51 states
Location quotient: 1.16
Jobs per 1,000: 7.11

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Nebraska's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Nebraska

4 metropolitan areas and 3 nonmetropolitan areas touching Nebraska publish a row for landscaping and groundskeeping workers, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

Area	Median hourly	Median annual	10th pct (annual)	90th pct (annual)	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Omaha, NE-IA	$22.10	$45,970	$35,000	$61,240	3,870	7.78	1.27
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$18.66	$38,820	$29,190	$58,460	400	5.29	0.86
Lincoln, NE	$18.16	$37,770	$30,560	$51,380	1,040	5.68	0.93
Grand Island, NE	$17.67	$36,750	$28,490	$53,380	230	5.77	0.94
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$18.11	$37,680	$28,460	$50,960	590	6.19	1.01
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$17.93	$37,290	$28,930	$53,500	1,190	7.69	1.26
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area	$17.74	$36,910	$28,600	$49,580	290	7.48	1.22

Neighbouring states

State	Median hourly	Median annual	Employment	Location quotient
Nebraska	$18.82	$39,140	7,280	1.16
Colorado	$22.00	$45,760	21,990	1.25
Iowa	$18.71	$38,920	8,800	0.92
Kansas	$18.91	$39,330	9,480	1.08
Missouri	$18.52	$38,520	18,310	1.02
South Dakota	$17.01	$35,370	2,980	1.06
Wyoming	$18.42	$38,310	1,790	1.04

See the national page for Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (every state ranked) and the Nebraska wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Nebraska estimates.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.