Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Salary in Iowa
The median annual wage for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Iowa is $38,920 ($18.71 per hour) — -0.6% vs. the national median of $39,150. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $38,920
- Mean annual wage
- $41,260
- Median hourly wage
- $18.71
- Employment in IA
- 8,800
8,800 employed · 5.6 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in Iowa
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $28,480 | $13.69 |
| 25th percentile | $32,170 | $15.47 |
| Median (50th) | $38,920 | $18.71 |
| 75th percentile | $46,240 | $22.23 |
| 90th percentile | $58,420 | $28.09 |
What this salary is worth in Iowa
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $44,347
- Median rent burden
- 30.0%
- Est. affordable home price
- $141,978
Iowa prices are 87.8 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in Iowa: $972/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $973/mo
At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance
For context, the median home value in Iowa is $208,000 (ACS 2020-2024).
Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary in other states
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Other salaries in Iowa
- Accountants and Auditors in Iowa
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Iowa
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Iowa
- Cashiers in Iowa
- Construction Laborers in Iowa
- Cooks, Restaurant in Iowa
- Customer Service Representatives in Iowa
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Iowa
- Fast Food and Counter Workers in Iowa
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Iowa
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Iowa
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Iowa
- General and Operations Managers in Iowa
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Iowa
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Iowa
- Human Resources Specialists in Iowa
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Iowa
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Iowa
- Light Truck Drivers in Iowa
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Iowa
- Management Analysts in Iowa
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in Iowa
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Iowa
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Iowa
- Nursing Assistants in Iowa
- Office Clerks, General in Iowa
- Project Management Specialists in Iowa
- Receptionists and Information Clerks in Iowa
- Registered Nurses in Iowa
- Retail Salespersons in Iowa
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in Iowa
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Iowa
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Iowa
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Iowa
- Security Guards in Iowa
- Software Developers in Iowa
- Stockers and Order Fillers in Iowa
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Iowa
- Waiters and Waitresses in Iowa
About this data
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
- Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 17, 2026.
Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.