Commercial landscaping recruiters serving Tulsa.
Standard corporate and institutional grounds maintenance across the metro, with some airport-campus site work tied to the aerospace buildout.
A standard market, with a genuine airport aerospace cluster.
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, with airport-campus site work tied to the aerospace buildout.
We recruit across the full org chart for commercial landscaping contractors in Tulsa against that documented context.
Two new facilities, joining an existing aerospace cluster.
A genuine campus forming, not a one-off announcement.
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A new advanced composite materials manufacturing facility on 18 acres at Tulsa International Airport, requiring airport-campus site work as construction proceeds toward 2028 operations.
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A propulsion tank and spacecraft parts manufacturing facility joining the airport's growing aerospace-campus cluster, adding further airport-campus grounds work ahead of Q1 2027 operations.
What commercial landscaping roles pay in Tulsa.
In the Tulsa metro, BLS puts the median for landscaping and groundskeeping workers at $36,780 a year, 6% below the $39,150 national median. Among the 112 metros BLS publishes for this occupation, Tulsa ranks 86th on pay. Most of the market sits between $29,880 and $47,900. Of the other field roles, landscape designer / architect pays the most locally, at a $63,780 median. BLS does not publish Tulsa 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 | Tulsa median | Typical range | National median | vs. national | Employed locally |
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| Landscape / Grounds Crew MemberLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers (37-3011) | $36,780 | $29,880–$47,900 | $39,150 | −6% | 2,360 |
| Grounds Crew SupervisorFirst-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers (37-1012) | $47,880 | $37,760–$77,190 | $58,430 | −18% | 260 |
| Tree Trimmer / ArboristTree Trimmers and Pruners (37-3013) | $47,410 | $32,930–$58,540 | $50,960 | −7% | 210 |
| Licensed Pesticide ApplicatorPesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation (37-3012) | – | – | $46,340 | – | – |
| Landscape Designer / ArchitectLandscape Architects (17-1012) | $63,780 | $42,800–$82,660 | $79,870 | −20% | 40 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Tulsa 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 Tulsa 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 the genuine airport-campus buildout.
Why a genuine aerospace cluster is forming at the airport
Park Aerospace and Quantum Space are joining existing tenants Agile Space Industries and Lufthansa Technik - a real cluster, not a one-off announcement, requiring sustained airport-campus site work.
What this means for sourcing
We source against verified corporate/institutional grounds maintenance history, and airport-campus site work experience where relevant, not resume claims.
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 Tulsa commercial landscaping clients, these are the highest-volume roles we've recruited for in the last 24 months.
- Airport-campus site work crew lead
- Corporate/institutional grounds maintenance crew lead
- Landscape crew foreman
- Grounds maintenance manager
For the broader picture across every commercial trade in Tulsa, see the Tulsa 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 Tulsa, plainly.
Same approach we use in every market - but tuned for what works in Tulsa's commercial landscaping segment specifically:
- Same-day intake call. We get the role, the project context, the budget, your dealbreakers. For Tulsa landscaping work, we also confirm whether the role sits within airport-campus scope or standard commercial grounds work.
- Candidate sourcing within 48 hours. We pull from our existing Tulsa 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 Tulsa documented general context.
Tulsa runs 16% 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 Tulsa's commercial landscaping market compares
In 2023 the Tulsa metro had 344 landscaping companies (counted by business location), with about 2,198 people on their payrolls. Average pay at those firms was $42,625, 11.7% below the national average of $48,279 for the same kind of employer. The number of these employers rose 4.6%, more firms competing for the same crews. That works out to 34 per 100,000 residents, close to the 37 national rate.
Among the 100 metros we cover with published BLS figures, Tulsa ranks 66th for headcount, 78th for median pay and 83rd for concentration for landscaping and groundskeeping workers.
| Metro | Employed | Median pay | Concentration | Commercial employers |
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| Oklahoma City | 3,940 | $36,760 | 0.95 | 477 |
| Tulsa | 2,360 | $36,780 | 0.84 | 344 |
BLS OEWS occupation figures and QCEW business-location counts; a dash means not published.
What this means for hiring:For commercial landscaping employers in Tulsa, the local pool is thinner than most, so plan on recruiting some roles in from outside the metro.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Tulsa metro. Employers are counted by business location.
How Tulsa's commercial landscaping market has changed since 2018.
The number of landscaping companies in Tulsa rose from 293 in 2018 to 344 in 2023, up 17%, ahead of the 13% national rise.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
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| Landscaping companies: business locations | 293 | 344 | +17% |
| Landscaping companies: employment | – | 2,198 | – |
| Landscaping companies: average annual pay | – | $42,625 | – |
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 Tulsa.
What is driving commercial landscaping demand in Tulsa right now?
Standard corporate and institutional grounds maintenance is the base of the market, with Park Aerospace's $65M facility and Quantum Space's $80M facility at Tulsa International Airport adding real airport-campus site work.
Is Tulsa 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 Tulsa?
BLS puts the Tulsa median for landscaping and groundskeeping workers at $36,780 a year, 6% below the $39,150 national median. That ranks 86th of 112 metros with published figures, in the bottom quarter. Pay is bunched together here, $29,880 to $47,900 across the 10th to 90th percentile and only a 1.6x gap, so small differences in an offer are noticed. No other Oklahoma metro we cover pays more for this work (Oklahoma City: $36,760).
Is it hard to hire landscaping and groundskeeping workers in Tulsa?
Yes. Tulsa has 16% fewer landscaping and groundskeeping workers per job than the country as a whole, roughly 2,360 in the metro, so most of the people worth hiring are already employed. The 344 landscaping companies here average about 6.4 employees per location, mostly small shops, so candidates often know every employer in town by name. With 17% more of those firms than in 2018, more employers are competing for the same crews.
Which commercial landscaping roles pay the most in Tulsa?
Of the roles we recruit for, Landscape Designer / Architect pays the most in Tulsa, a $63,780 median. Landscape / Grounds Crew Member is the lowest-paid field role at $36,780. Landscape Designer / Architect trails national pay the most (20% below).
How many landscaping companies operate in Tulsa?
BLS counted 344 landscaping companies in Tulsa in 2023, employing about 2,198 people between them. Up from 293 in 2018, a 17% increase against 13% growth nationally. That averages 6.4 people per location, so most are small shops. They pay an average of $42,625, 12% below the $48,279 national average for the same kind of employer.
Which nearby metros compete with Tulsa for landscaping and groundskeeping workers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Oklahoma City (98 miles, about 3,940, $36,760 median), Wichita (130 miles, about 1,760, $38,260 median) and Kansas City (218 miles, about 6,660, $41,450 median). Oklahoma City has the larger pool, so it is the first place to look for senior people willing to move. Kansas City pays 13% more, which is where Tulsa employers tend to lose people.
Hiring commercial landscaping talent in Tulsa?
Tell us the role. We'll tell you timeline and where we'd source the candidate - in under 30 minutes.