Best Cities for First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where first-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workerss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	DelawareState	1.26	$74,340	$73,604	22%
2	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.22	$76,910	$71,345	28%
3	IndianaState	1.17	$62,040	$68,552	20%
4	KansasState	1.17	$61,270	$68,078	20%
5	OregonState	1.17	$70,560	$68,505	27%
6	WisconsinState	1.16	$62,630	$67,855	21%
7	North DakotaState	1.15	$62,280	$67,257	19%
8	WashingtonState	1.15	$71,930	$67,036	32%
9	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.15	$76,490	$66,920	34%
10	South DakotaState	1.14	$60,680	$66,828	19%
11	West VirginiaState	1.14	$55,910	$66,401	18%
12	KentuckyState	1.12	$57,670	$65,164	20%
13	South CarolinaState	1.12	$60,100	$65,326	25%
14	VermontState	1.12	$66,810	$65,180	26%
15	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.12	$59,570	$65,318	25%
16	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.12	$64,990	$65,317	27%
17	AlaskaState	1.11	$67,760	$64,966	24%
18	IowaState	1.11	$57,670	$64,652	20%
19	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.11	$60,420	$65,108	26%
20	New MexicoState	1.10	$59,120	$64,261	21%
21	MichiganState	1.09	$58,840	$63,749	23%
22	MinnesotaState	1.09	$62,280	$63,551	25%
23	NebraskaState	1.08	$57,820	$63,191	22%
24	New JerseyState	1.08	$68,580	$63,033	31%
25	New YorkState	1.08	$70,760	$62,898	31%
26	MaineState	1.07	$62,300	$62,425	25%
27	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.07	$59,980	$62,610	30%
28	Columbus, OHMetro	1.07	$58,390	$62,449	27%
29	MontanaState	1.06	$59,460	$61,680	23%
30	OhioState	1.05	$55,680	$61,593	23%
31	AlabamaState	1.04	$52,710	$60,517	22%
32	New HampshireState	1.04	$64,340	$60,698	30%
33	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.04	$58,960	$60,909	33%
34	IdahoState	1.03	$58,200	$60,311	25%
35	North CarolinaState	1.03	$56,930	$60,307	27%
36	WyomingState	1.03	$56,230	$60,462	21%
37	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	1.03	$68,100	$60,000	45%
38	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.03	$62,230	$60,126	31%
39	District of ColumbiaState	1.02	$68,300	$59,755	37%
40	Rhode IslandState	1.02	$59,940	$59,642	30%
41	MassachusettsState	1.01	$63,750	$58,756	42%
42	ConnecticutState	1.00	$62,740	$58,309	30%
43	GeorgiaState	1.00	$54,830	$58,704	31%
44	TennesseeState	1.00	$53,700	$58,689	28%
45	ArkansasState	0.99	$49,890	$57,810	21%
46	ColoradoState	0.99	$60,840	$57,723	36%
47	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.99	$55,680	$57,879	34%
48	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	0.99	$69,590	$57,895	54%
49	CaliforniaState	0.98	$63,270	$57,154	43%
50	NevadaState	0.98	$57,250	$57,136	30%
51	PennsylvaniaState	0.98	$55,450	$57,165	28%
52	UtahState	0.98	$57,200	$57,086	31%
53	HawaiiState	0.97	$62,570	$56,882	46%
54	VirginiaState	0.97	$58,400	$56,425	32%
55	ArizonaState	0.96	$56,410	$55,907	32%
56	OklahomaState	0.96	$49,700	$56,158	23%
57	MississippiState	0.95	$47,130	$55,578	23%
58	IllinoisState	0.94	$53,340	$54,764	29%
59	MissouriState	0.94	$48,710	$54,977	25%
60	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.93	$53,790	$54,609	38%
61	LouisianaState	0.92	$48,410	$53,729	26%
62	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.92	$60,460	$53,599	40%
63	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.90	$61,350	$52,661	44%
64	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.87	$46,860	$50,659	30%
65	FloridaState	0.86	$51,290	$50,532	40%
66	MarylandState	0.86	$54,730	$50,119	37%
67	TexasState	0.85	$47,630	$49,822	35%
68	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.85	$45,520	$49,478	34%
69	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.84	$47,850	$49,228	40%
70	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.81	$50,120	$47,372	40%
71	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.81	$51,340	$47,318	48%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).