Commercial landscaping recruiters serving Dallas-Fort Worth.
Corporate campus development - Goldman Sachs, Charles Schwab, Toyota - keeps high-end commercial landscape designers and irrigation specialists in demand.
Corporate campuses, driving high-end demand.
Metro pay for every role we recruit is in the table below. What the hub does name: Goldman Sachs's $500M campus, plus Charles Schwab's and Toyota's corporate campus expansions, all keeping high-end commercial landscape designers and irrigation specialists in demand.
University expansions and hospital campus build-outs add further pipeline beyond the corporate campus work.
We recruit across the full org chart for commercial landscaping contractors in Dallas-Fort Worth against that documented context.
A $500M campus, and two named corporate expansions.
One itemized project, plus two named-but-undisclosed drivers.
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Opens 2027 with 5,000+ permanent jobs. The multi-year construction phase includes corporate campus grounds requiring high-end commercial landscape design.
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Named directly by the hub as keeping high-end commercial landscape designers and irrigation specialists in demand, alongside university and hospital campus build-outs.
What commercial landscaping roles pay in Dallas-Fort Worth.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth metro, BLS puts the median for landscaping and groundskeeping workers at $37,680 a year, 4% below the $39,150 national median. Among the 112 metros BLS publishes for this occupation, Dallas-Fort Worth ranks 70th on pay. Most of the market sits between $30,330 and $47,640. Of the other field roles, landscape designer / architect pays the most locally, at a $97,280 median. BLS does not publish Dallas-Fort Worth 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 | Dallas-Fort Worth median | Typical range | National median | vs. national | Employed locally |
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| Landscape / Grounds Crew MemberLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (37-3011) | $37,680 | $30,330–$47,640 | $39,150 | −4% | 19,750 |
| Grounds Crew SupervisorFirst-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers (37-1012) | $47,850 | $38,060–$75,340 | $58,430 | −18% | 3,560 |
| Tree Trimmer / ArboristTree Trimmers and Pruners (37-3013) | $39,800 | $31,020–$49,680 | $50,960 | −22% | 800 |
| Licensed Pesticide ApplicatorPesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation (37-3012) | – | – | $46,340 | – | – |
| Landscape Designer / ArchitectLandscape Architects (17-1012) | $97,280 | $63,640–$123,550 | $79,870 | +22% | – |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Dallas-Fort Worth 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 Dallas-Fort Worth commercial landscaping hiring actually plays out in 2026.
Why corporate campus grounds work is a distinct specialty
Goldman Sachs's $500M campus and the Schwab/Toyota expansions all require high-end commercial landscape design and irrigation specialists - a different skill tier than routine grounds maintenance.
Why we report Schwab and Toyota honestly without dollar figures
The hub names these two corporate expansions directly in its landscaping mini but doesn't provide separate dollar figures. We report them as real, named drivers without inventing a value.
What this means for sourcing
We source against verified corporate-campus and irrigation-design 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 Dallas-Fort Worth commercial landscaping clients, these are the highest-volume roles we've recruited for in the last 24 months.
- Commercial landscape designer
- Irrigation specialist
- Landscape crew foreman
- Grounds maintenance manager
For the broader picture across every commercial trade in Dallas-Fort Worth, see the Dallas-Fort Worth 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 Dallas-Fort Worth, plainly.
Same approach we use in every market - but tuned for what works in Dallas-Fort Worth's commercial landscaping segment specifically:
- Same-day intake call. We get the role, the project context, the budget, your dealbreakers. For Dallas-Fort Worth landscaping work, we also confirm whether the role sits within corporate campus scope or standard commercial grounds work.
- Candidate sourcing within 48 hours. We pull from our existing Dallas-Fort Worth commercial landscaping candidate network, filtered for verified design and irrigation credentials and relevant project history.
- Vetted short list (week one to several weeks). Three to five candidates. We verify real design portfolios and irrigation certifications 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 Dallas-Fort Worth documented general context.
Dallas-Fort Worth runs 20% 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 Dallas-Fort Worth's commercial landscaping market compares
In 2023 the Dallas-Fort Worth metro had 1,629 landscaping companies (counted by business location). BLS publishes that count but withholds headcount and pay here, which it does when a category is small enough that the figures could identify individual employers. That works out to 20 per 100,000 residents against 37 nationally. Fewer local employers means experienced people are easier to identify, but many work for firms based outside the metro.
Among the 100 metros we cover with published BLS figures, Dallas-Fort Worth ranks 5th for headcount, 64th for median pay and 87th for concentration for landscaping and groundskeeping workers.
| Metro | Employed | Median pay | Concentration | Commercial employers |
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| Dallas-Fort Worth | 19,750 | $37,680 | 0.80 | 1,629 |
| Houston | 14,840 | $36,280 | 0.74 | 1,026 |
| Austin | 7,600 | $38,370 | 0.96 | 610 |
| San Antonio | 3,760 | $35,630 | 0.55 | 467 |
| El Paso | 1,200 | $30,640 | 0.58 | 88 |
| McAllen | 680 | $29,060 | 0.37 | 33 |
BLS OEWS occupation figures and QCEW business-location counts; a dash means not published.
What this means for hiring:For commercial landscaping employers in Dallas-Fort Worth, the headline number is misleading. About 19,750 landscaping and groundskeeping workers work here, one of the larger workforces we cover, but relative to the size of the local economy the trade is thinner than average, so every other employer is drawing on the same people. Expect to recruit people who are already employed, and to make the case for moving.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Dallas-Fort Worth metro. Employers are counted by business location.
How Dallas-Fort Worth's commercial landscaping market has changed since 2018.
The number of landscaping companies in Dallas-Fort Worth rose from 1,496 in 2018 to 1,629 in 2023, up 9%, behind the 13% growth nationally. Headcount and pay for those firms are withheld in Dallas-Fort Worth, so the occupation figures above are the better guide to what hiring costs.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
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| Landscaping companies: business locations | 1,496 | 1,629 | +9% |
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 Dallas-Fort Worth.
What is driving commercial landscaping demand in Dallas-Fort Worth right now?
Goldman Sachs's $500M Dallas campus, plus Charles Schwab's and Toyota's corporate campus expansions, are the named drivers, along with university and hospital campus build-outs.
How large is the Goldman Sachs Dallas campus?
The metro's own data describes a $500M campus opening 2027 with 5,000+ permanent jobs.
What do landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn in Dallas-Fort Worth?
BLS puts the Dallas-Fort Worth median for landscaping and groundskeeping workers at $37,680 a year, 4% below the $39,150 national median. That ranks 70th of 112 metros with published figures, in the middle of the pack. Pay is bunched together here, $30,330 to $47,640 across the 10th to 90th percentile and only a 1.6x gap, so small differences in an offer are noticed. No other Texas metro we cover pays more for this work.
Is it hard to hire landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Dallas-Fort Worth?
Yes. Dallas-Fort Worth has 20% fewer landscaping and groundskeeping workers per job than the country as a whole, roughly 19,750 in the metro, so most of the people worth hiring are already employed.
Which commercial landscaping roles pay the most in Dallas-Fort Worth?
Of the roles we recruit for, Landscape Designer / Architect pays the most in Dallas-Fort Worth, a $97,280 median. Landscape / Grounds Crew Member is the lowest-paid field role at $37,680. Relative to national pay, Landscape Designer / Architect is the strongest-paying role here (22% above). Tree Trimmer / Arborist trails national pay the most (22% below).
How many landscaping companies operate in Dallas-Fort Worth?
BLS counted 1,629 landscaping companies in Dallas-Fort Worth in 2023. Up from 1,496 in 2018, a 9% increase against 13% growth nationally. BLS withholds their combined headcount and pay here, which it does when a category is small enough that the figures could identify individual employers.
Which nearby metros compete with Dallas-Fort Worth for landscaping and groundskeeping workers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Austin (182 miles, about 7,600, $38,370 median), Oklahoma City (190 miles, about 3,940, $36,760 median) and Houston (225 miles, about 14,840, $36,280 median).
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Hiring commercial landscaping talent in Dallas-Fort Worth?
Tell us the role. We'll tell you timeline and where we'd source the candidate - in under 30 minutes.