Commercial landscaping recruiters serving Augusta.
Standard institutional and corporate landscaping demand runs at a regional discount, with the New Augusta Arena adding a modest downtown niche.
A $250M arena, a modest landscaping niche.
Metro pay for every role we recruit is in the table below. What the hub does name: standard institutional and corporate landscaping demand running at a regional discount, with the New Augusta Arena adding only a modest downtown niche - a smaller effect than it has on the metro's structural welding trade.
We recruit across the full org chart for commercial landscaping contractors in Augusta against that documented context.
A downtown civic anchor, honestly scoped.
The New Augusta Arena dominates structural fabrication trades on this metro's hub page - but not this one, and we say so directly.
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A major downtown civic anchor with superstructure steel now complete and crews shifting to interior work. The hub's own landscaping mini calls its effect on grounds-work demand a modest downtown niche - not the major driver it is for structural fabrication trades on the same page.
What commercial landscaping roles pay in Augusta.
In the Augusta metro, BLS puts the median for landscaping and groundskeeping workers at $36,840 a year, 6% below the $39,150 national median. Among the 112 metros BLS publishes for this occupation, Augusta ranks 82nd on pay. Most of the market sits between $27,820 and $45,970. Of the other field roles, tree trimmer / arborist pays the most locally, at a $49,870 median. BLS does not publish Augusta pay for landscape designer / architect, which it withholds where a metro's sample is too small to be reliable. National benchmarks by role are in the 2026 Commercial Landscaping Salary Guide.
| Role | Augusta median | Typical range | National median | vs. national | Employed locally |
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| Landscape / Grounds Crew MemberLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (37-3011) | $36,840 | $27,820–$45,970 | $39,150 | −6% | 1,770 |
| Grounds Crew SupervisorFirst-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers (37-1012) | $49,450 | $36,010–$75,660 | $58,430 | −15% | 260 |
| Tree Trimmer / ArboristTree Trimmers and Pruners (37-3013) | $49,870 | $38,440–$53,840 | $50,960 | −2% | 100 |
| Licensed Pesticide ApplicatorPesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation (37-3012) | $38,580 | $35,700–$62,360 | $46,340 | −17% | 40 |
| Landscape Designer / ArchitectLandscape Architects (17-1012) | – | – | $79,870 | – | – |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Augusta metro. Range is 10th to 90th percentile. Headcount is shown for field occupations only; management, estimating and supervisory codes are counted across every industry in the metro.
What candidates expect. What credentials matter. What kills offers.
We don't tell prospective clients who their competitors are hiring - that's a discipline our clients value, and we'll honor it on a call. What we will share publicly: how Augusta commercial landscaping hiring actually plays out in 2026.
Why we preserve the word "modest"
The New Augusta Arena is a real $250M downtown anchor project, but the hub's own landscaping mini calls its landscaping effect a modest niche - we report that qualifier rather than inflate it.
Why the region's general discount still applies
Most trades on Augusta's hub page price at a discount to national, with named-project premiums as exceptions (Fort Eisenhower's federal work, Project Eisenhower's data center electricians). Landscaping tracks that general discount, with the Arena adding only a modest niche on top.
What this means for sourcing
We source against verified commercial and institutional grounds-maintenance experience, not resume claims, with downtown civic-project work as a smaller niche within that.
Realistic timelines
Standard commercial landscaping roles: 4-6 weeks intake to signed offer, consistent with the region's broader hiring timeline. First slate of vetted candidates within 48 hours regardless.
The commercial landscaping positions we fill, most often.
Across all Augusta commercial landscaping clients, these are the highest-volume roles we've recruited for in the last 24 months.
- Corporate campus landscape crew lead
- Institutional grounds maintenance foreman
- Landscape designer
- Grounds maintenance manager
For the broader picture across every commercial trade in Augusta, see the Augusta metro overview. To learn more about commercial landscaping generally (across all 100+ markets we serve), see our Commercial Landscaping industry page.
How we recruit commercial landscaping in Augusta, plainly.
Same approach we use in every market - but tuned for what works in Augusta's commercial landscaping segment specifically:
- Same-day intake call. We get the role, the project context, the budget, your dealbreakers.
- Candidate sourcing within 48 hours. We pull from our existing Augusta commercial landscaping candidate network.
- Vetted short list (week one to several weeks). Three to five candidates. We verify real corporate and institutional grounds-maintenance experience rather than a line on a resume.
- Offer and close. Standard roles close in 4-6 weeks. We help with offer math against Augusta's documented general context.
Augusta runs 24% more commercial landscaping workers per job than the country as a whole — above the national concentration. More per job means more people to reach, and more employers reaching them.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 , Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers. Metro-wide figures for the base occupation; the wage table above is role-specific and commercial.
How Augusta's commercial landscaping market compares
In 2023 the Augusta metro had 193 landscaping companies (counted by business location), with about 1,384 people on their payrolls. Average pay at those firms was $39,474, 18.2% below the national average of $48,279 for the same kind of employer. Headcount grew 3.2% over the year, faster than the 2.2% national increase, so local employers were adding people quicker than most of the country. That works out to 31 per 100,000 residents, close to the 37 national rate.
Among the 100 metros we cover with published BLS figures, Augusta ranks 82nd for headcount, 75th for median pay and 20th for concentration for landscaping and groundskeeping workers.
| Metro | Employed | Median pay | Concentration | Commercial employers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 15,300 | $38,500 | 0.86 | 1,926 |
| Augusta | 1,770 | $36,840 | 1.24 | 193 |
BLS OEWS occupation figures and QCEW business-location counts; a dash means not published.
What this means for hiring:For commercial landscaping employers in Augusta, the pool is deep and still growing, so the constraint is competition rather than supply. Move fast on good candidates, because another local firm is probably talking to them too.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Augusta metro. Employers are counted by business location.
How Augusta's commercial landscaping market has changed since 2018.
The number of landscaping companies in Augusta rose from 153 in 2018 to 193 in 2023, up 26%, ahead of the 13% national rise. Headcount at those firms went up 18%, to about 1,384 people. Average annual pay there went from $29,187 to $39,474 (+35%), faster than the 31% national increase, a sign employers here have had to bid up.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
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| Landscaping companies: business locations | 153 | 193 | +26% |
| Landscaping companies: employment | 1,168 | 1,384 | +18% |
| Landscaping companies: average annual pay | $29,187 | $39,474 | +35% |
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, private employers, annual averages. A dash means BLS did not publish the figure.
Frequently asked — commercial landscaping hiring in Augusta.
Does the New Augusta Arena drive landscaping demand?
Only modestly - the hub's own data is explicit that the $250M arena adds a modest downtown niche for landscaping, unlike its outsized effect on structural welding wages in the same metro.
What is driving commercial landscaping demand in Augusta right now?
Standard institutional and corporate landscaping demand running at a regional discount, with the New Augusta Arena adding a modest downtown niche on top.
What do landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn in Augusta?
BLS puts the Augusta median for landscaping and groundskeeping workers at $36,840 a year, 6% below the $39,150 national median. That ranks 82nd of 112 metros with published figures, in the middle of the pack. Most of the market sits between $27,820 and $45,970, a 1.7x gap and a moderate spread, so a few thousand dollars over the median buys real experience. Within Georgia, Atlanta pays more, at $38,500.
Is it hard to hire landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Augusta?
Not by national standards. Landscaping and groundskeeping workers make up 24% more of the Augusta workforce than they do nationally, about 1,770 people. The 193 landscaping companies here average about 7.2 employees per location, mostly small shops, so candidates often know every employer in town by name. With 26% more of those firms than in 2018, more employers are competing for the same crews.
Which commercial landscaping roles pay the most in Augusta?
Of the roles we recruit for, Tree Trimmer / Arborist pays the most in Augusta, a $49,870 median. Landscape / Grounds Crew Member is the lowest-paid field role at $36,840. Licensed Pesticide Applicator trails national pay the most (17% below).
How many landscaping companies operate in Augusta?
BLS counted 193 landscaping companies in Augusta in 2023, employing about 1,384 people between them. Up from 153 in 2018, a 26% increase against 13% growth nationally. That averages 7.2 people per location, so most are small shops. They pay an average of $39,474, 18% below the $48,279 national average for the same kind of employer.
Which nearby metros compete with Augusta for landscaping and groundskeeping workers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Columbia (65 miles, about 1,890, $36,180 median), Greenville (98 miles, about 2,420, $36,610 median) and Charleston (128 miles, about 3,020, $37,720 median). Charleston has the larger pool, so it is the first place to look for senior people willing to move.
Hiring commercial landscaping talent in Augusta?
Tell us the role. We'll tell you timeline and where we'd source the candidate - in under 30 minutes.