High paying cleaning and grounds jobs in Massachusetts

Every cleaning and grounds occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Massachusetts. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single cleaning and grounds job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Massachusetts run 5.8% above the national average (2024), so a Massachusetts salary is worth about 0.95× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Massachusetts.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Massachusetts · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$63,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,610 – $99,4202,510
2Tree Trimmers and Pruners$62,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,020 – $80,9102,090
3First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$59,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,040 – $79,2604,000
4Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$48,670
No formal educational credential
$37,800 – $62,17022,880
5Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$45,580
No formal educational credential
$35,290 – $59,86055,490
6Pest Control Workers$45,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,750 – $62,1701,900
7Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$38,950
No formal educational credential
$34,320 – $60,90014,910

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianMassachusetts	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,750	$46,610 – $99,420	2,510
2	Tree Trimmers and PrunersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,550	$49,020 – $80,910	2,090
3	First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,760	$41,040 – $79,260	4,000
4	Landscaping and Groundskeeping WorkersNo formal educational credential	$48,670	$37,800 – $62,170	22,880
5	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping CleanersNo formal educational credential	$45,580	$35,290 – $59,860	55,490
6	Pest Control WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,560	$36,750 – $62,170	1,900
7	Maids and Housekeeping CleanersNo formal educational credential	$38,950	$34,320 – $60,900	14,910

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Massachusetts. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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