Tree Trimmers and Pruners salary
The median pay for tree trimmers and pruners in the United States is $50,960 a year. About 55,160 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $37,940
- 25th percentile
- $44,840
- Median percentile
- $50,960
- 75th percentile
- $63,900
- 90th percentile
- $80,310
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Oregon $75,440
- Illinois $64,450
- Washington $63,850
- California $62,550
- Massachusetts $62,550
- New York $62,400
- Vermont $62,170
- Missouri $61,140
- Rhode Island $61,040
- New Hampshire $59,660
- Montana $59,580
- Pennsylvania $58,200
- Wisconsin $57,930
- Michigan $57,550
- Hawaii $56,990
- Utah $56,890
- Colorado $51,390
- Nevada $51,210
- South Dakota $50,430
- Ohio $49,650
- West Virginia $49,140
- Connecticut $48,930
- Virginia $48,550
- North Carolina $48,480
- Kansas $48,400
- Louisiana $47,350
- Tennessee $47,350
- Maryland $47,210
- Oklahoma $46,950
- Georgia $46,910
- Florida $46,070
- Indiana $46,050
- Arkansas $45,650
- Kentucky $44,410
- South Carolina $43,660
- Iowa $42,890
- Mississippi $41,560
- Alabama $41,500
- Texas $39,880
By metro area
- New Haven, CT $76,450
- San Francisco, CA $75,980
- Portland, OR $75,570
- Syracuse, NY $75,140
- Santa Rosa, CA $73,570
- Salem, OR $71,190
- Bend, OR $70,250
- Eugene, OR $68,290
- Seattle, WA $68,110
- Kingston, NY $66,160
- Chicago, IL $64,260
- San Jose, CA $63,630
- San Luis Obispo, CA $63,530
- Riverside, CA $63,500
- Rockford, IL $63,480
- San Diego, CA $63,410
- St. Louis, MO $62,950
- Philadelphia, PA $62,940
- Boston, MA $62,780
- Green Bay, WI $62,590
- Burlington, VT $62,520
- Oxnard, CA $61,990
- Barnstable Town, MA $61,360
- Modesto, CA $61,270
- Greeley, CO $61,050
- Providence, RI $61,040
- Springfield, MA $60,980
- Sioux Falls, SD $60,610
- Ann Arbor, MI $60,520
- Los Angeles, CA $60,440
- Sacramento, CA $60,260
- Milwaukee, WI $60,100
- Bakersfield, CA $60,080
- Salinas, CA $60,070
- Fresno, CA $59,990
- Bozeman, MT $59,580
- Amherst Town, MA $59,370
- Denver, CO $59,150
- Appleton, WI $59,120
- Provo, UT $59,020
- Lansing, MI $58,480
- Detroit, MI $58,350
- Grand Rapids, MI $58,210
- Akron, OH $57,450
- Sheboygan, WI $54,850
- Worcester, MA $53,620
- Binghamton, NY $53,230
- Portland, ME $52,970
- Urban Honolulu, HI $52,390
- Washington, DC $51,700
- Columbia, MO $51,470
- Madison, WI $51,290
- Las Vegas, NV $51,200
- Florence, AL $50,960
- Columbus, OH $50,330
- Oklahoma City, OK $50,330
- Atlanta, GA $50,280
- Stockton, CA $50,190
- Raleigh, NC $50,040
- Augusta, GA $49,870
- Spokane, WA $49,870
- Cincinnati, OH $49,760
- Traverse City, MI $49,620
- Chambersburg, PA $49,350
- Scranton, PA $49,130
- Miami, FL $48,540
- Topeka, KS $48,370
- Wausau, WI $48,270
- Virginia Beach, VA $48,140
- North Port, FL $47,960
- Fayetteville, AR $47,850
- Santa Cruz, CA $47,720
- Winston, NC $47,570
- Tulsa, OK $47,410
- Greenville, SC $47,340
- Baltimore, MD $47,210
- Naples, FL $46,960
- Macon, GA $46,910
- Wheeling, WV $46,890
- Wichita, KS $46,820
- Visalia, CA $46,160
- Deltona, FL $46,130
- Indianapolis, IN $46,050
- Daphne, AL $45,810
- Cheyenne, WY $45,760
- Little Rock, AR $45,660
- Gainesville, FL $45,620
- Richmond, VA $45,600
- Austin, TX $45,200
- Dayton, OH $44,990
- Lexington, KY $43,870
- Charleston, SC $43,730
- Santa Maria, CA $43,570
- Harrisonburg, VA $43,360
- Lubbock, TX $42,680
- Des Moines, IA $42,080
- Orlando, FL $42,020
- Athens, GA $41,960
- Huntsville, AL $41,000
- Montgomery, AL $40,860
- Lafayette, IN $40,520
- Birmingham, AL $40,500
- Columbia, SC $40,190
- Lincoln, NE $40,060
- Evansville, IN $39,890
- Dallas, TX $39,800
- Houston, TX $39,660
- Mobile, AL $39,480
- San Antonio, TX $36,490
- Columbus, GA $34,410