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Salary Needed for Landscapers and Groundskeepers in Maryland

Landscapers and Groundskeepers in Maryland: compare salary needs with estimated annual costs. Basic costs are about $55,685, while a 20% cushion is about $66,822.

Updated with BLS OEWS source metadata from May 2025; cost estimates reflect current WatchPennies county-level data.

Salary adequacy in Maryland

WatchPennies compares landscaper or groundskeeper salary context with statewide median county costs for a single adult household. The comfort target adds a 20% cushion for savings, emergencies, and month-to-month variation.

Baseline annual costs

$55,685

About $4,640 per month.

Comfort salary target

$66,822

About $5,569 per month.

OEWS median salary

$39,380

Adequacy versus comfort target: 59%.

The available salary benchmark is $27,442 below the WatchPennies comfort target for Maryland.

Housing27%
Food8%
Transport24%
Healthcare8%
Other Costs11%
Taxes21%

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Common questions

What salary is needed for landscapers and groundskeepers in Maryland?

WatchPennies estimates baseline annual costs around $55,685 for a single adult household in Maryland. A 20% comfort cushion is about $66,822.

Does this page use an official Maryland wage benchmark?

Yes. The occupation wage benchmark on this page is imported from BLS OEWS.

What costs are included in the salary-needed estimate?

The estimate includes housing, food, transportation, healthcare, childcare where applicable, other necessities, taxes, and income context from WatchPennies cost data.

Sources

Wage benchmark fields are based on Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025, last modified 2026-05-15). Cost estimates use WatchPennies county cost data for housing, food, transportation, healthcare, childcare, necessities, taxes, and income context.