Commercial landscaping recruiters serving Pensacola.
Standard institutional and corporate landscaping demand tied to the region's hospital and port-facility growth.
A children's hospital and a shipbuilding port.
Metro pay for every role we recruit is in the table below. What the hub does name: standard institutional and corporate landscaping demand tied to the region's hospital and port-facility growth.
We recruit across the full org chart for commercial landscaping contractors in Pensacola against that documented context.
Two categories, two named projects.
Hospital growth and port-facility growth, both named directly by the hub.
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A four-story, 175,000 sq ft addition plus 13,000 sq ft of renovation - a pediatric ED/trauma center, pediatric surgery, a 75-bed NICU, pediatric oncology, and an expanded Regional Perinatal Center. The named hospital-growth landscaping driver.
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Establishing Birdon America Inc.'s Southeastern operations hub and a Tier 2 advanced ship manufacturing facility at the Port of Pensacola, expected to create 2,000 jobs - the named port-facility landscaping driver.
What commercial landscaping roles pay in Pensacola.
In the Pensacola metro, BLS puts the median for landscaping and groundskeeping workers at $36,160 a year, 8% below the $39,150 national median. Among the 112 metros BLS publishes for this occupation, Pensacola ranks 103rd on pay. Most of the market sits between $29,650 and $46,640. Of the other field roles, grounds crew supervisor pays the most locally, at a $48,470 median. BLS does not publish Pensacola pay for 3 of the roles below, 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 | Pensacola median | Typical range | National median | vs. national | Employed locally |
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| Landscape / Grounds Crew MemberLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (37-3011) | $36,160 | $29,650–$46,640 | $39,150 | −8% | 1,220 |
| Grounds Crew SupervisorFirst-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers (37-1012) | $48,470 | $35,950–$85,050 | $58,430 | −17% | 200 |
| Tree Trimmer / ArboristTree Trimmers and Pruners (37-3013) | – | – | $50,960 | – | – |
| Licensed Pesticide ApplicatorPesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation (37-3012) | – | – | $46,340 | – | – |
| Landscape Designer / ArchitectLandscape Architects (17-1012) | – | – | $79,870 | – | – |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Pensacola 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 Pensacola commercial landscaping hiring actually plays out in 2026.
Why this page ties to Sacred Heart and Project Maeve specifically
The landscaping mini names Sacred Heart's hospital expansion and the port's shipbuilding facility as its real, verified drivers, so that's what we report - we don't extrapolate demand from projects this page's own data doesn't name.
Why hospital growth and port-facility growth are named as distinct
The hub explicitly frames landscaping demand around two categories - hospital growth and port-facility growth - rather than blending them into a single driver.
What this means for sourcing
We source against verified healthcare-institutional and port/industrial-facility landscaping experience, 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 Pensacola commercial landscaping clients, these are the highest-volume roles we've recruited for in the last 24 months.
- Healthcare campus grounds crew lead
- Port-facility landscape foreman
- Institutional landscape designer
- Grounds maintenance manager
For the broader picture across every commercial trade in Pensacola, see the Pensacola 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 Pensacola, plainly.
Same approach we use in every market - but tuned for what works in Pensacola's commercial landscaping segment specifically:
- Same-day intake call. We get the role, the project context, the budget, your dealbreakers. For Pensacola landscaping work, we also confirm whether the role sits within Sacred Heart's hospital scope, the port's shipbuilding scope, or standard institutional grounds work.
- Candidate sourcing within 48 hours. We pull from our existing Pensacola commercial landscaping candidate network, filtered for verified healthcare-institutional or port/industrial credentials where relevant.
- 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 Pensacola's documented general context.
Pensacola runs 5% more commercial landscaping workers per job than the country as a whole — above the national concentration.
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 Pensacola's commercial landscaping market compares
In 2023 the Pensacola metro had 220 landscaping companies (counted by business location), with about 1,304 people on their payrolls. Average pay at those firms was $43,205, 10.5% below the national average of $48,279 for the same kind of employer. Headcount fell 0.6% over the year even as it grew 2.2% nationally, which usually means people leaving the trade or moving to other markets rather than a lack of work. The number of these employers fell 4.3%, as firms merged, closed or moved out. That works out to 42 per 100,000 residents against 37 nationally, a crowded field where experienced people get approached often.
Among the 100 metros we cover with published BLS figures, Pensacola ranks 97th for headcount, 93rd for median pay and 39th for concentration for landscaping and groundskeeping workers. Pay here is among the lowest we see, which makes relocation offers from higher-paying metros a real retention risk.
| Metro | Employed | Median pay | Concentration | Commercial employers |
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| Miami | 21,170 | $37,430 | 1.23 | 2,385 |
| Orlando | 11,430 | $36,310 | 1.32 | 1,303 |
| Tampa | 9,860 | $37,210 | 1.11 | 1,546 |
| Jacksonville | 6,140 | $37,320 | 1.31 | 876 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers | 5,080 | $36,790 | 2.72 | 624 |
| North Port-Sarasota | 4,740 | $37,200 | 2.27 | 740 |
| Deltona-Daytona | 2,610 | $36,600 | 1.94 | 462 |
| Lakeland | 2,450 | $35,490 | 1.51 | 345 |
| Port St. Lucie | 2,330 | $36,480 | 2.23 | 363 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne | 1,870 | $36,570 | 1.24 | 368 |
| Pensacola | 1,220 | $36,160 | 1.05 | 220 |
BLS OEWS occupation figures and QCEW business-location counts; a dash means not published.
What this means for hiring:For commercial landscaping employers in Pensacola, the pool is about the national norm for its size, and local employers have trimmed headcount. That usually means experienced people are available but cautious, so the stability of the job matters as much as the rate.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Pensacola metro. Employers are counted by business location.
How Pensacola's commercial landscaping market has changed since 2018.
The number of landscaping companies in Pensacola rose from 202 in 2018 to 220 in 2023, up 9%, behind the 13% growth nationally. Headcount at those firms went up 21%, to about 1,304 people. Average annual pay there went from $28,736 to $43,205 (+50%), 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 | 202 | 220 | +9% |
| Landscaping companies: employment | 1,080 | 1,304 | +21% |
| Landscaping companies: average annual pay | $28,736 | $43,205 | +50% |
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 Pensacola.
What is Project Maeve?
A $275M shipbuilding facility at the Port of Pensacola, establishing Birdon America Inc.'s Southeastern operations hub and expected to create 2,000 jobs - the metro's named port-facility landscaping driver.
What is driving commercial landscaping demand in Pensacola right now?
Standard institutional and corporate landscaping demand tied to the region's hospital and port-facility growth.
What do landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn in Pensacola?
BLS puts the Pensacola median for landscaping and groundskeeping workers at $36,160 a year, 8% below the $39,150 national median. That ranks 103rd of 112 metros with published figures, in the bottom quarter. Pay is bunched together here, $29,650 to $46,640 across the 10th to 90th percentile and only a 1.6x gap, so small differences in an offer are noticed. Within Florida, Miami pays more, at $37,430.
Is it hard to hire landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Pensacola?
It is about average. Landscaping and groundskeeping workers are as common in Pensacola as they are nationally (location quotient 1.05), with about 1,220 in the metro. The 220 landscaping companies here average about 5.9 employees per location, mostly small shops, so candidates often know every employer in town by name.
Which commercial landscaping roles pay the most in Pensacola?
Of the roles we recruit for, Grounds Crew Supervisor pays the most in Pensacola, a $48,470 median. Landscape / Grounds Crew Member is the lowest-paid field role at $36,160. Grounds Crew Supervisor trails national pay the most (17% below).
How many landscaping companies operate in Pensacola?
BLS counted 220 landscaping companies in Pensacola in 2023, employing about 1,304 people between them. Up from 202 in 2018, a 9% increase against 13% growth nationally. That averages 5.9 people per location, so most are small shops. They pay an average of $43,205, 11% below the $48,279 national average for the same kind of employer.
Which nearby metros compete with Pensacola for landscaping and groundskeeping workers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are New Orleans (174 miles, about 1,440, $35,410 median), Birmingham (216 miles, about 2,880, $36,600 median) and Baton Rouge (237 miles, about 2,240, $36,260 median). Birmingham has the larger pool, so it is the first place to look for senior people willing to move.
Hiring commercial landscaping talent in Pensacola?
Tell us the role. We'll tell you timeline and where we'd source the candidate - in under 30 minutes.