Commercial landscaping recruiters serving Port St. Lucie.
Standard institutional and corporate landscaping demand tied to the region's hospital and medical-office growth.
Hospital and medical-office growth, not the water plant.
Port St. 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 medical-office growth.
We recruit across the full org chart for commercial landscaping contractors in Port St. Lucie against that documented context.
A hospital expansion and a Cleveland Clinic-anchored medical office.
Two named healthcare-growth projects, both driving this market's landscaping demand.
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35 new surgical beds, 33 women's health beds, and a 75,000 sq ft medical office building - the metro's named hospital-growth landscaping driver.
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Cleveland Clinic signed as anchor tenant, occupying the entire 34,000 sq ft first floor, targeted for completion Q4 2027 - the second named driver of the metro's medical-office growth.
What commercial landscaping roles pay in Port St. Lucie.
In the Port St. Lucie metro, BLS puts the median for landscaping and groundskeeping workers at $36,480 a year, 7% below the $39,150 national median. Among the 112 metros BLS publishes for this occupation, Port St. Lucie ranks 96th on pay. Most of the market sits between $30,400 and $46,210. Of the other field roles, grounds crew supervisor pays the most locally, at a $50,460 median. BLS does not publish Port St. Lucie 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 | Port St. Lucie median | Typical range | National median | vs. national | Employed locally |
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| Landscape / Grounds Crew MemberLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (37-3011) | $36,480 | $30,400–$46,210 | $39,150 | −7% | 2,330 |
| Grounds Crew SupervisorFirst-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers (37-1012) | $50,460 | $36,780–$78,650 | $58,430 | −14% | 480 |
| Tree Trimmer / ArboristTree Trimmers and Pruners (37-3013) | $47,920 | $28,220–$49,260 | $50,960 | −6% | – |
| Licensed Pesticide ApplicatorPesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation (37-3012) | $35,220 | $34,680–$47,210 | $46,340 | −24% | – |
| Landscape Designer / ArchitectLandscape Architects (17-1012) | – | – | $79,870 | – | – |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Port St. Lucie 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 Port St. Lucie commercial landscaping hiring actually plays out in 2026.
Why we name two medical projects, not the water plant
The $31.8M Discovery Water Plant is a real named infrastructure project on this metro's hub page, but the landscaping mini names HCA's hospital expansion and MedSquare's medical office building instead, so that's what we report.
Why Cleveland Clinic's anchor tenancy matters here
MedSquare's Cleveland Clinic tenancy signals a higher institutional standard for the medical-office campus - grounds work adjacent to a major health system's brand carries different expectations than routine corporate landscaping.
What this means for sourcing
We source against verified healthcare-institutional and medical-office campus 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 Port St. Lucie commercial landscaping clients, these are the highest-volume roles we've recruited for in the last 24 months.
- Healthcare campus grounds crew lead
- Medical-office landscape designer
- Landscape crew foreman
- Grounds maintenance manager
For the broader picture across every commercial trade in Port St. Lucie, see the Port St. Lucie 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 Port St. Lucie, plainly.
Same approach we use in every market - but tuned for what works in Port St. Lucie's commercial landscaping segment specifically:
- Same-day intake call. We get the role, the project context, the budget, your dealbreakers. For Port St. Lucie landscaping work, we also confirm whether the role sits within HCA's hospital scope, MedSquare's medical-office scope, or standard corporate grounds work.
- Candidate sourcing within 48 hours. We pull from our existing Port St. Lucie commercial landscaping candidate network.
- Vetted short list (week one to several weeks). Three to five candidates. We verify real healthcare-institutional or medical-office project history rather than a line on a resume.
- Offer and close. Standard roles close in 4-6 weeks. We help with offer math against Port St. Lucie's documented general context.
Port St. Lucie runs 123% more commercial landscaping workers per job than the country as a whole — well 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 Port St. Lucie's commercial landscaping market compares
In 2023 the Port St. Lucie metro had 363 landscaping companies (counted by business location), with about 2,442 people on their payrolls. Average pay at those firms was $43,043, 10.8% below the national average of $48,279 for the same kind of employer. Headcount fell 3.1% 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. That works out to 71 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, Port St. Lucie ranks 67th for headcount, 87th for median pay and 3rd for concentration for landscaping and groundskeeping workers. That puts it among the deepest commercial landscaping labor markets in the country.
| 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 Port St. Lucie, the pool is deep but local employers have been cutting headcount. Experienced people are here, and some will be open to a move, so a clear offer and a defined path up usually beat a higher posted rate.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Port St. Lucie metro. Employers are counted by business location.
How Port St. Lucie's commercial landscaping market has changed since 2018.
The number of landscaping companies in Port St. Lucie rose from 329 in 2018 to 363 in 2023, up 10%, close to the 13% national change. Their combined payroll headcount barely moved, at about 2,442. Average annual pay there went from $32,650 to $43,043 (+32%), in step with the 31% national increase.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
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| Landscaping companies: business locations | 329 | 363 | +10% |
| Landscaping companies: employment | 2,399 | 2,442 | +2% |
| Landscaping companies: average annual pay | $32,650 | $43,043 | +32% |
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 Port St. Lucie.
What is MedSquare?
A 68,000 sq ft medical office building with Cleveland Clinic signed as anchor tenant, targeted for completion Q4 2027 - one of two named drivers of the metro's hospital and medical-office landscaping demand.
What is driving commercial landscaping demand in Port St. Lucie right now?
Standard institutional and corporate landscaping demand tied to the region's hospital and medical-office growth.
What do landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn in Port St. Lucie?
BLS puts the Port St. Lucie median for landscaping and groundskeeping workers at $36,480 a year, 7% below the $39,150 national median. That ranks 96th of 112 metros with published figures, in the bottom quarter. Pay is bunched together here, $30,400 to $46,210 across the 10th to 90th percentile and only a 1.5x gap, so small differences in an offer are noticed. No other Florida metro we cover pays more for this work.
Is it hard to hire landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Port St. Lucie?
Not by national standards. Landscaping and groundskeeping workers make up 123% more of the Port St. Lucie workforce than they do nationally, about 2,330 people. The 363 landscaping companies here average about 6.7 employees per location, mostly small shops, so candidates often know every employer in town by name. With 10% more of those firms than in 2018, more employers are competing for the same crews.
Which commercial landscaping roles pay the most in Port St. Lucie?
Of the roles we recruit for, Grounds Crew Supervisor pays the most in Port St. Lucie, a $50,460 median. Licensed Pesticide Applicator is the lowest-paid field role at $35,220. Licensed Pesticide Applicator trails national pay the most (24% below).
How many landscaping companies operate in Port St. Lucie?
BLS counted 363 landscaping companies in Port St. Lucie in 2023, employing about 2,442 people between them. Up from 329 in 2018, a 10% increase against 13% growth nationally. That averages 6.7 people per location, so most are small shops. They pay an average of $43,043, 11% below the $48,279 national average for the same kind of employer.
Which nearby metros compete with Port St. Lucie for landscaping and groundskeeping workers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Palm Bay-Melbourne (53 miles, about 1,870, $36,570 median), Miami (105 miles, about 21,170, $37,430 median) and Orlando (106 miles, about 11,430, $36,310 median). Miami has the larger pool, so it is the first place to look for senior people willing to move.
Hiring commercial landscaping talent in Port St. Lucie?
Tell us the role. We'll tell you timeline and where we'd source the candidate - in under 30 minutes.