SOC 37-3011 · Bend, OR metro

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Salary in Bend, OR

The average salary for landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Bend, Oregon is $46,750 a year ($22.48 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,300: half of the 1,050 people in this job in the Bend, OR metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% more than the U.S. average for this job ($42,290).

$46,750average per year

$22.48 / hourMedian $46,300Take-home ≈ $36,511

  • $36K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $50K75th
  • $59K90th

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

1,050people in this job
+11%vs U.S. average
#2 of 8Oregon metros
104cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers pay range in Bend

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,100 a year or less, while the top 10% make $59,310 or more. The middle half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Bend earn between $39,510 and $49,500.

  • $36K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $50K75th
  • $59K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$46,750$3,896$22.48
Median$46,300$3,858$22.26
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,510$3,292$19.00
Experienced (75th percentile)$49,500$4,125$23.80

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

Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers pay in Bend vs. Oregon and the U.S.

Landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Bend earn about the same as the Oregon average ($45,840) and 11% more than the U.S. average ($42,290). At the median the gap is +18% against the U.S. median of $39,150.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Bend$46,750$46,300$36,100$59,3101,050
Oregon$45,840$45,040$35,870$58,94011,870
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 Bend

On the average salary of $46,750, a single filer in Bend takes home about $36,511 a year, or $3,043 a month and $1,404 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.

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

Prices in the Bend area are 4% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.6), so the average $46,750 buys what about $45,122 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Bend ($54,570). A typical home costs $672,286, or 14.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salary in other Oregon cities

Bend ranks 2nd of 8 Oregon metro areas for this job; Portland pays the most ($47,680).

All Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers salaries in Oregon

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 Bend: questions

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

$22.48 an hour on average, and $22.26 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,100 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,510, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $36,511 a year ($3,043 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $46,750. Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.

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

The average here is 11% 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 Bend, OR (13460). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.2%.
  • 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 (2025 rules). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.59, this job is 1.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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