SOC 37-3013 · Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations
Tree Trimmers and Pruners
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries
U.S. median annual wage$50,960
U.S. median hourly wage$24.50
U.S. employment55,160
Nationally, tree trimmers and pruners earned a median of $50,960 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 55,160 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.
National pay distribution
Pay by state
Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
| State | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | $77,460 | $37.24 | Not published | Not published |
| Oregon | $75,440 | $36.27 | 1,610 | 0.8 |
| New Jersey | $71,940 | $34.59 | Not published | Not published |
| Illinois | $64,450 | $30.99 | 700 | 0.1 |
| Washington | $63,850 | $30.70 | 700 | 0.2 |
| California | $62,550 | $30.07 | 9,610 | 0.5 |
| Massachusetts | $62,550 | $30.07 | 2,090 | 0.6 |
| New York | $62,400 | $30.00 | 3,750 | 0.4 |
| Vermont | $62,170 | $29.89 | 430 | 1.4 |
| Missouri | $61,140 | $29.40 | 970 | 0.3 |
| Rhode Island | $61,040 | $29.35 | 110 | 0.2 |
| New Hampshire | $59,660 | $28.68 | 330 | 0.5 |
| Montana | $59,580 | $28.65 | 230 | 0.5 |
| Pennsylvania | $58,200 | $27.98 | 3,160 | 0.5 |
| Wisconsin | $57,930 | $27.85 | 1,190 | 0.4 |
| Michigan | $57,550 | $27.67 | 1,840 | 0.4 |
| Hawaii | $56,990 | $27.40 | 170 | 0.3 |
| Utah | $56,890 | $27.35 | 200 | 0.1 |
| Colorado | $51,390 | $24.71 | 1,200 | 0.4 |
| Nevada | $51,210 | $24.62 | 190 | 0.1 |
| Puerto Rico | $50,770 | $24.41 | Not published | Not published |
| Arizona | $50,680 | $24.36 | Not published | Not published |
| South Dakota | $50,430 | $24.25 | 270 | 0.6 |
| Ohio | $49,650 | $23.87 | 1,460 | 0.3 |
| Delaware | $49,330 | $23.72 | Not published | Not published |
| West Virginia | $49,140 | $23.62 | 1,420 | 2.0 |
| Connecticut | $48,930 | $23.52 | 360 | 0.2 |
| Virginia | $48,550 | $23.34 | 1,070 | 0.3 |
| North Carolina | $48,480 | $23.31 | 1,560 | 0.3 |
| Kansas | $48,400 | $23.27 | 390 | 0.3 |
| Louisiana | $47,350 | $22.77 | 120 | 0.1 |
| Tennessee | $47,350 | $22.76 | 710 | 0.2 |
| New Mexico | $47,330 | $22.76 | Not published | Not published |
| Maryland | $47,210 | $22.70 | 730 | 0.3 |
| Oklahoma | $46,950 | $22.57 | 860 | 0.5 |
| Georgia | $46,910 | $22.55 | 1,030 | 0.2 |
| Maine | $46,430 | $22.32 | Not published | Not published |
| Wyoming | $46,210 | $22.22 | Not published | Not published |
| Florida | $46,070 | $22.15 | 2,770 | 0.3 |
| Indiana | $46,050 | $22.14 | 1,850 | 0.6 |
| Arkansas | $45,650 | $21.95 | 290 | 0.2 |
| North Dakota | $44,820 | $21.55 | Not published | Not published |
| Kentucky | $44,410 | $21.35 | 1,020 | 0.5 |
| Idaho | $43,840 | $21.08 | Not published | Not published |
| South Carolina | $43,660 | $20.99 | 430 | 0.2 |
| Iowa | $42,890 | $20.62 | 380 | 0.2 |
| Mississippi | $41,560 | $19.98 | 260 | 0.2 |
| Alabama | $41,500 | $19.95 | 890 | 0.4 |
| Texas | $39,880 | $19.17 | 4,460 | 0.3 |
| Nebraska | $39,380 | $18.94 | Not published | Not published |
Pay by metro area
All 146 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
| Metro area | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $77,460 | $37.24 | Not published | Not published |
| New Haven, CT | $76,450 | $36.75 | 40 | 0.2 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $75,980 | $36.53 | 990 | 0.4 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $75,570 | $36.33 | 1,160 | 1.0 |
| Syracuse, NY | $75,140 | $36.13 | 130 | 0.4 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $74,580 | $35.86 | Not published | Not published |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $73,570 | $35.37 | 190 | 0.9 |
| Salem, OR | $71,190 | $34.23 | 100 | 0.5 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $70,550 | $33.92 | Not published | Not published |
| Bend, OR | $70,250 | $33.78 | 40 | 0.4 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $68,290 | $32.83 | 50 | 0.3 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $68,110 | $32.75 | 310 | 0.2 |
| Kingston, NY | $66,160 | $31.81 | 100 | 1.8 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $65,130 | $31.31 | Not published | Not published |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $64,260 | $30.89 | 630 | 0.1 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $63,630 | $30.59 | 650 | 0.6 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $63,530 | $30.54 | 70 | 0.6 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $63,500 | $30.53 | 800 | 0.5 |
| Rockford, IL | $63,480 | $30.52 | 40 | 0.3 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $63,410 | $30.49 | 710 | 0.5 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $62,950 | $30.27 | 520 | 0.4 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $62,940 | $30.26 | 1,580 | 0.5 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $62,780 | $30.19 | 1,060 | 0.4 |
| Reno, NV | $62,710 | $30.15 | Not published | Not published |
| Green Bay, WI | $62,590 | $30.09 | 30 | 0.2 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $62,520 | $30.06 | 140 | 1.1 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $61,990 | $29.81 | 200 | 0.6 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $61,360 | $29.50 | 240 | 2.5 |
| Modesto, CA | $61,270 | $29.46 | 140 | 0.7 |
| Springfield, MO | $61,140 | $29.40 | Not published | Not published |
| Greeley, CO | $61,050 | $29.35 | 160 | 1.3 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $61,040 | $29.35 | 280 | 0.4 |
| Springfield, MA | $60,980 | $29.32 | 170 | 0.8 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $60,860 | $29.26 | Not published | Not published |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $60,610 | $29.14 | 150 | 0.9 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $60,520 | $29.10 | 60 | 0.3 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $60,440 | $29.06 | 3,150 | 0.5 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $60,260 | $28.97 | 1,270 | 1.2 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $60,100 | $28.90 | 520 | 0.6 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $60,080 | $28.88 | 120 | 0.4 |
| Salinas, CA | $60,070 | $28.88 | 80 | 0.4 |
| Fresno, CA | $59,990 | $28.84 | 220 | 0.5 |
| Bozeman, MT | $59,580 | $28.65 | 60 | 0.8 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $59,460 | $28.59 | Not published | Not published |
| Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $59,370 | $28.54 | 40 | 0.6 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $59,150 | $28.44 | 410 | 0.3 |
| Appleton, WI | $59,120 | $28.42 | 50 | 0.4 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $59,020 | $28.37 | 30 | 0.1 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $58,480 | $28.11 | 50 | 0.2 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $58,350 | $28.05 | 630 | 0.3 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $58,210 | $27.99 | 130 | 0.2 |
| Akron, OH | $57,450 | $27.62 | 160 | 0.5 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $56,900 | $27.36 | Not published | Not published |
| Asheville, NC | $56,720 | $27.27 | Not published | Not published |
| Sheboygan, WI | $54,850 | $26.37 | 40 | 0.6 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $53,960 | $25.94 | Not published | Not published |
| Worcester, MA | $53,620 | $25.78 | 310 | 0.9 |
| Binghamton, NY | $53,230 | $25.59 | 40 | 0.4 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $52,970 | $25.47 | 30 | 0.1 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $52,390 | $25.19 | 140 | 0.3 |
| Boise City, ID | $52,000 | $25.00 | Not published | Not published |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $51,700 | $24.86 | 670 | 0.2 |
| Columbia, MO | $51,470 | $24.75 | 40 | 0.4 |
| Madison, WI | $51,290 | $24.66 | 200 | 0.5 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $51,200 | $24.62 | 150 | 0.1 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $50,960 | $24.50 | 60 | 1.0 |
| Cleveland, OH | $50,900 | $24.47 | Not published | Not published |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $50,770 | $24.41 | Not published | Not published |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $50,680 | $24.36 | Not published | Not published |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $50,670 | $24.36 | Not published | Not published |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $50,350 | $24.21 | Not published | Not published |
| Columbus, OH | $50,330 | $24.20 | 210 | 0.2 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $50,330 | $24.20 | 480 | 0.7 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $50,280 | $24.17 | 450 | 0.2 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $50,190 | $24.13 | 70 | 0.2 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $50,040 | $24.06 | 260 | 0.3 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $49,870 | $23.98 | 100 | 0.4 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $49,870 | $23.98 | 90 | 0.3 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $49,760 | $23.92 | 240 | 0.2 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $49,750 | $23.92 | Not published | Not published |
| Traverse City, MI | $49,620 | $23.86 | 40 | 0.6 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $49,550 | $23.82 | Not published | Not published |
| Chambersburg, PA | $49,350 | $23.72 | 50 | 0.8 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $49,130 | $23.62 | 60 | 0.2 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $48,830 | $23.48 | Not published | Not published |
| Knoxville, TN | $48,780 | $23.45 | Not published | Not published |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $48,680 | $23.40 | Not published | Not published |
| Jacksonville, FL | $48,580 | $23.36 | Not published | Not published |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $48,540 | $23.34 | 680 | 0.2 |
| Topeka, KS | $48,370 | $23.26 | 50 | 0.4 |
| Wausau, WI | $48,270 | $23.21 | 30 | 0.4 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $48,140 | $23.15 | 210 | 0.3 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $47,960 | $23.06 | 120 | 0.3 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $47,920 | $23.04 | Not published | Not published |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $47,850 | $23.01 | 60 | 0.2 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $47,830 | $22.99 | Not published | Not published |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $47,720 | $22.94 | 110 | 1.2 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $47,710 | $22.94 | Not published | Not published |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $47,570 | $22.87 | 110 | 0.4 |
| Tulsa, OK | $47,410 | $22.79 | 210 | 0.5 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $47,340 | $22.76 | 50 | 0.1 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $47,210 | $22.70 | 330 | 0.2 |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | $46,960 | $22.58 | 140 | 0.8 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $46,910 | $22.55 | 130 | 1.4 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | $46,890 | $22.55 | 40 | 0.7 |
| Wichita, KS | $46,820 | $22.51 | 60 | 0.2 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $46,750 | $22.48 | Not published | Not published |
| Visalia, CA | $46,160 | $22.19 | 80 | 0.5 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $46,130 | $22.18 | 60 | 0.3 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $46,050 | $22.14 | 370 | 0.3 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $45,810 | $22.02 | 50 | 0.5 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $45,760 | $22.00 | 60 | 1.3 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $45,660 | $21.95 | 100 | 0.3 |
| Gainesville, FL | $45,620 | $21.93 | 70 | 0.4 |
| Richmond, VA | $45,600 | $21.92 | 170 | 0.3 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $45,540 | $21.90 | Not published | Not published |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $45,200 | $21.73 | 700 | 0.5 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $44,990 | $21.63 | 140 | 0.4 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $44,470 | $21.38 | Not published | Not published |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $44,430 | $21.36 | Not published | Not published |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $43,870 | $21.09 | 140 | 0.5 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $43,730 | $21.03 | 80 | 0.2 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $43,570 | $20.95 | 180 | 0.9 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $43,360 | $20.85 | 30 | 0.5 |
| Lubbock, TX | $42,680 | $20.52 | 30 | 0.2 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $42,080 | $20.23 | 160 | 0.4 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $42,020 | $20.20 | 300 | 0.2 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $41,960 | $20.17 | 70 | 0.7 |
| Huntsville, AL | $41,000 | $19.71 | 50 | 0.2 |
| Montgomery, AL | $40,860 | $19.64 | 60 | 0.3 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $40,520 | $19.48 | 60 | 0.6 |
| Birmingham, AL | $40,500 | $19.47 | 90 | 0.2 |
| Columbia, SC | $40,190 | $19.32 | 50 | 0.1 |
| Lincoln, NE | $40,060 | $19.26 | 50 | 0.3 |
| Cleveland, TN | $39,950 | $19.21 | Not published | Not published |
| Evansville, IN | $39,890 | $19.18 | 60 | 0.4 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $39,800 | $19.14 | 800 | 0.2 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $39,660 | $19.07 | 2,120 | 0.6 |
| Mobile, AL | $39,480 | $18.98 | 70 | 0.4 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $38,990 | $18.75 | Not published | Not published |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $38,650 | $18.58 | Not published | Not published |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $36,490 | $17.54 | 220 | 0.2 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $34,410 | $16.54 | 50 | 0.4 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $27,040 | $13.00 | Not published | Not published |
| Chico, CA | Not published | Not published | 70 | 0.9 |
| Medford, OR | Not published | Not published | 140 | 1.6 |
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.