Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Salary in Mississippi
The median annual wage for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Mississippi is $31,630 ($15.21 per hour) — -19.2% vs. the national median of $39,150. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.
- Median annual wage
- $31,630
- Mean annual wage
- $33,520
- Median hourly wage
- $15.21
- Employment in MS
- 4,940
4,940 employed · 4.2 per 1,000 jobs
Wage percentiles in Mississippi
| Percentile | Annual wage | Hourly wage |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $24,380 | $11.72 |
| 25th percentile | $28,170 | $13.54 |
| Median (50th) | $31,630 | $15.21 |
| 75th percentile | $37,420 | $17.99 |
| 90th percentile | $45,390 | $21.82 |
What this salary is worth in Mississippi
- Cost-of-living adjusted salary
- $36,376
- Median rent burden
- 36.2%
- Est. affordable home price
- $115,384
Mississippi prices are 87.0 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)
Median gross rent in Mississippi: $954/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $791/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 Mississippi is $169,800 (ACS 2020-2024).
Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.
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Other salaries in Mississippi
- Accountants and Auditors in Mississippi
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Mississippi
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Mississippi
- Cashiers in Mississippi
- Construction Laborers in Mississippi
- Cooks, Restaurant in Mississippi
- Customer Service Representatives in Mississippi
- Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Mississippi
- Fast Food and Counter Workers in Mississippi
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers in Mississippi
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Mississippi
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Mississippi
- General and Operations Managers in Mississippi
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Mississippi
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Mississippi
- Human Resources Specialists in Mississippi
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Mississippi
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Mississippi
- Light Truck Drivers in Mississippi
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Mississippi
- Management Analysts in Mississippi
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists in Mississippi
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Mississippi
- Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Mississippi
- Nursing Assistants in Mississippi
- Office Clerks, General in Mississippi
- Project Management Specialists in Mississippi
- Receptionists and Information Clerks in Mississippi
- Registered Nurses in Mississippi
- Retail Salespersons in Mississippi
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in Mississippi
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Mississippi
- Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Mississippi
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Mississippi
- Security Guards in Mississippi
- Software Developers in Mississippi
- Stockers and Order Fillers in Mississippi
- Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Mississippi
- Waiters and Waitresses in Mississippi
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.