SOC 37-3011 · Billings, MT metro

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Salary in Billings, MT

The average salary for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Billings, Montana is $44,780 a year ($21.53 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $44,230: half of the 630 people in this job in the Billings, MT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 6% more than the U.S. average for this job ($42,290).

$44,780average per year

$21.53 / hourMedian $44,230Take-home ≈ $36,813

  • $33K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $58K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

630people in this job
+6%vs U.S. average
#4 of 5Montana metros
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers pay range in Billings

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,340 a year or less, while the top 10% make $58,120 or more. The middle half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Billings earn between $36,580 and $51,710.

  • $33K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $58K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$44,780$3,732$21.53
Median$44,230$3,686$21.26
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,580$3,048$17.59
Experienced (75th percentile)$51,710$4,309$24.86

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers pay in Billings vs. Montana and the U.S.

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Billings earn about the same as the Montana average ($45,550) and 6% more than the U.S. average ($42,290). At the median the gap is +13% against the U.S. median of $39,150.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Billings$44,780$44,230$33,340$58,120630
Montana$45,550$45,350$32,170$59,3404,270
United States$42,290$39,150$31,150$56,730952,640

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary after taxes in Billings

On the average salary of $44,780, a single filer in Billings takes home about $36,813 a year, or $3,068 a month and $1,416 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Billings a good place for landscaping and groundskeeping workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Billings area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.5), so the average $44,780 buys what about $47,880 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Billings ($49,060). A typical home costs $410,666, or 9.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary in other Montana cities

Billings ranks 4th of 5 Montana metro areas for this job; Bozeman pays the most ($50,620).

All Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salaries in Montana

Highest-paying cities for landscaping and groundskeeping workers

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($54,470).

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary by city

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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary in Billings: questions

How much do landscaping and groundskeeping workers make an hour in Billings?

$21.53 an hour on average, and $21.27 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level landscaping and groundskeeping workers salary in Billings?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $33,340 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,580, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the landscaping and groundskeeping workers take-home pay in Billings?

About $36,813 a year ($3,068 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $44,780.

Do landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn more in Billings than elsewhere?

The average here is 6% more than the U.S. average for this job ($42,290).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 37-3011; area Billings, MT (13740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.3%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.10, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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