Landscapers by US metro, 2022

The US had 117,109 landscapers with paid staff in 2022, employing 774,028 people at an average of $49,769 a year. 85% have fewer than 10 staff and the average has 6.6 people. New York has the most of the big metros listed here, with 8,061.

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Landscapers in the biggest US metros

Metro	Businesses	Employees	Avg pay	Under 10 staff	Rank of 387
New York	8,061	31,369	$60,878	91%	1st
Chicago	3,790	17,685	$75,342	90%	2nd
Boston	2,853	12,484	$70,730	89%	3rd
Philadelphia	2,653	17,638	$57,069	83%	4th
Miami	2,291	18,162	$37,567	85%	5th
Los Angeles	2,011	26,927	$46,405	78%	6th
Atlanta	1,898	15,659	$48,720	82%	7th
Washington	1,767	18,930	$48,234	76%	8th
Dallas	1,618	20,695	$47,785	74%	10th
Houston	1,077	15,701	$48,595	73%	20th

Each metro page adds the size mix, a calculator for what your team's admin hours cost at local pay, and the jobs landscapers hand to AI first.

Where these numbers come from

The U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022 (released 2024), NAICS 561730 (Landscaping services). Businesses with paid employees only. More metros are added as each set is checked. Page checked 2026-11-12.

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