Commercial landscaping recruiters serving Birmingham.
Standard corporate and institutional grounds maintenance across the metro, including UAB's expanding campus footprint.
A standard market, with real UAB campus growth.
Metro pay for every role we recruit is in the table below. What the hub does name: standard corporate and institutional grounds maintenance across the metro as the base of the market, including UAB's expanding campus footprint.
We recruit across the full org chart for commercial landscaping contractors in Birmingham against that documented context.
A $190M research building, and a hospital expansion.
Two concurrent UAB projects, driving real campus grounds demand.
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An 8-story, 228,735 sq ft research facility completing summer 2026, requiring dedicated university-campus grounds work at a scale most Birmingham contractors rarely see.
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Adding 59 new exam rooms and 66,030 sq ft of new construction, requiring hospital-campus grounds work alongside the broader emergency-care expansion.
What commercial landscaping roles pay in Birmingham.
In the Birmingham metro, BLS puts the median for landscaping and groundskeeping workers at $36,600 a year, 7% below the $39,150 national median. Among the 112 metros BLS publishes for this occupation, Birmingham ranks 90th on pay. Most of the market sits between $27,410 and $48,800. Of the other field roles, landscape designer / architect pays the most locally, at a $109,010 median. BLS does not publish Birmingham pay for licensed pesticide applicator, 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 | Birmingham median | Typical range | National median | vs. national | Employed locally |
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| Landscape / Grounds Crew MemberLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (37-3011) | $36,600 | $27,410–$48,800 | $39,150 | −7% | 2,880 |
| Grounds Crew SupervisorFirst-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers (37-1012) | $56,690 | $39,220–$84,500 | $58,430 | −3% | 410 |
| Tree Trimmer / ArboristTree Trimmers and Pruners (37-3013) | $40,500 | $23,100–$71,060 | $50,960 | −21% | 90 |
| Licensed Pesticide ApplicatorPesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation (37-3012) | – | – | $46,340 | – | – |
| Landscape Designer / ArchitectLandscape Architects (17-1012) | $109,010 | $63,300–$113,430 | $79,870 | +36% | 70 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Birmingham 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 Birmingham commercial landscaping hiring actually plays out in 2026.
Why this is an honestly modest, standard market with a real campus driver
The hub describes standard corporate and institutional grounds maintenance across the metro - we report that plainly rather than manufacturing urgency the market doesn't have, while still naming UAB's genuine campus expansion.
Why UAB's two concurrent projects drive real, sustained demand
The $190M research building and $73M hospital overhaul are both moving at UAB simultaneously - two separate campus-grounds commitments in the same institutional labor pool.
What this means for sourcing
We source against verified university/hospital-campus grounds project history, not resume claims, given the specific scope named by the hub.
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 Birmingham commercial landscaping clients, these are the highest-volume roles we've recruited for in the last 24 months.
- University/hospital-campus grounds crew lead
- Corporate/institutional grounds maintenance crew lead
- Landscape crew foreman
- Grounds maintenance manager
For the broader picture across every commercial trade in Birmingham, see the Birmingham 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 Birmingham, plainly.
Same approach we use in every market - but tuned for what works in Birmingham's commercial landscaping segment specifically:
- Same-day intake call. We get the role, the project context, the budget, your dealbreakers. For Birmingham landscaping work, we also confirm whether the role sits within UAB campus scope or standard commercial grounds work.
- Candidate sourcing within 48 hours. We pull from our existing Birmingham commercial landscaping candidate network, filtered for verified experience relevant to the role.
- Vetted short list (week one to several weeks). Three to five candidates. We verify real project history rather than a line on a resume - timeline depends on the project scope involved.
- Offer and close. Standard roles close in 4-6 weeks. We help with offer math against Birmingham documented general context.
Birmingham runs 10% fewer commercial landscaping workers per job than the country as a whole — below the national concentration. Fewer per job means the people you want are already working, and usually for someone who would rather keep 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 Birmingham's commercial landscaping market compares
In 2023 the Birmingham metro had 400 landscaping companies (counted by business location), with about 2,765 people on their payrolls. Average pay at those firms was $47,611, in line with the national average of $48,279 for the same kind of employer. Headcount grew 0.9% over the year, a little behind the 2.2% national increase. That works out to 36 per 100,000 residents, close to the 37 national rate.
Among the 100 metros we cover with published BLS figures, Birmingham ranks 58th for headcount, 81st for median pay and 70th for concentration for landscaping and groundskeeping workers.
| Metro | Employed | Median pay | Concentration | Commercial employers |
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| Birmingham | 2,880 | $36,600 | 0.90 | 400 |
| Huntsville | 1,550 | $37,510 | 0.95 | 184 |
BLS OEWS occupation figures and QCEW business-location counts; a dash means not published.
What this means for hiring:For commercial landscaping employers in Birmingham, the local pool is thin but growing. Expect a mix of local candidates and people recruited in from nearby metros, and budget for relocation on senior roles.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Birmingham metro. Employers are counted by business location.
How Birmingham's commercial landscaping market has changed since 2018.
The number of landscaping companies in Birmingham rose from 349 in 2018 to 400 in 2023, up 15%, close to the 13% national change.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
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| Landscaping companies: business locations | 349 | 400 | +15% |
| Landscaping companies: employment | – | 2,765 | – |
| Landscaping companies: average annual pay | – | $47,611 | – |
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 Birmingham.
What is driving commercial landscaping demand in Birmingham right now?
Standard corporate and institutional grounds maintenance is the base of the market, with UAB's $190M Biomedical Research and Psychology Building and $73M North Pavilion overhaul adding real campus-scale demand.
Is Birmingham a high-growth landscaping market compared to other metros?
The metro's own data describes this as a standard market - not a market defined by a single megaproject narrative the way some larger metros are.
What do landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn in Birmingham?
BLS puts the Birmingham median for landscaping and groundskeeping workers at $36,600 a year, 7% below the $39,150 national median. That ranks 90th of 112 metros with published figures, in the bottom quarter. Most of the market sits between $27,410 and $48,800, a 1.8x gap and a moderate spread, so a few thousand dollars over the median buys real experience. No other Alabama metro we cover pays more for this work (Huntsville: $37,510).
Is it hard to hire landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Birmingham?
It is about average. Landscaping and groundskeeping workers are as common in Birmingham as they are nationally (location quotient 0.90), with about 2,880 in the metro. The 400 landscaping companies here average about 6.9 employees per location, mostly small shops, so candidates often know every employer in town by name. With 15% more of those firms than in 2018, more employers are competing for the same crews.
Which commercial landscaping roles pay the most in Birmingham?
Of the roles we recruit for, Landscape Designer / Architect pays the most in Birmingham, a $109,010 median. Landscape / Grounds Crew Member is the lowest-paid field role at $36,600. Relative to national pay, Landscape Designer / Architect is the strongest-paying role here (36% above). Tree Trimmer / Arborist trails national pay the most (21% below).
How many landscaping companies operate in Birmingham?
BLS counted 400 landscaping companies in Birmingham in 2023, employing about 2,765 people between them. Up from 349 in 2018, a 15% increase against 13% growth nationally. That averages 6.9 people per location, so most are small shops. They pay about the national average of $48,279.
Which nearby metros compete with Birmingham for landscaping and groundskeeping workers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Huntsville (84 miles, about 1,550, $37,510 median), Chattanooga (135 miles, about 1,460, $36,190 median) and Atlanta (140 miles, about 15,300, $38,500 median). Atlanta has the larger pool, so it is the first place to look for senior people willing to move. Atlanta pays 5% more, which is where Birmingham employers tend to lose people.
Hiring commercial landscaping talent in Birmingham?
Tell us the role. We'll tell you timeline and where we'd source the candidate - in under 30 minutes.