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Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other salary in San Jose, CA

The median grounds maintenance workers, all other in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA earns $56,840 a year, 21% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,656 a month.

10th percentile
$41,450
25th percentile
$45,450
Median percentile
$56,840
75th percentile
$56,940
90th percentile
$69,860

Based on 200 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$43,872 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,840
Federal income tax−$4,641
Social Security + Medicare−$4,348
California income tax (approx.)−$3,979
Monthly take-home$3,656
Every two weeks$1,687

Does it go far here?

$51,475Median pay in San Jose, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.4 vs 100).
78%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,840 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Jose, CA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$351,760
Lawyers$301,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers$291,660
Natural Sciences Managers$263,810
Architectural and Engineering Managers$234,590
Nurse Practitioners$231,560
Marketing Managers$231,370
Training and Development Managers$230,020

All grounds maintenance workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in California