Tree Trimmers and Pruners Salary

BLS May 2025 median wages — with computed take-home after taxes for all 49 reporting states. Tax year 2026.

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According to payandtaxes.com's analysis of BLS May 2025 data, the median tree trimmers and pruners in the US earns $50,960 per year (55,160 employed). Gross pay is highest in Minnesota ($77,460) and lowest in Nebraska ($39,380) — but what you keep depends on the state's taxes; see the table.

Tree Trimmers and Pruners pay by stategross median vs take-home

State	Median wage	After taxes	Monthly net	Kept	Employed
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Minnesota	$77,460	$59,579	$4,965	76.9%	—
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Oregon	$75,440	$56,131	$4,678	74.4%	1,610
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in New Jersey	$71,940	$57,011	$4,751	79.2%	—
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Illinois	$64,450	$50,920	$4,243	79%	700
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Washington	$63,850	$53,483	$4,457	83.8%	700
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in California	$62,550	$50,636	$4,220	81%	9,610
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Massachusetts	$62,550	$49,531	$4,128	79.2%	2,090
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in New York	$62,400	$49,546	$4,129	79.4%	3,750
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Vermont	$62,170	$50,485	$4,207	81.2%	430
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Missouri	$61,140	$49,370	$4,114	80.7%	970
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Rhode Island	$61,040	$49,554	$4,129	81.2%	110
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in New Hampshire	$59,660	$50,117	$4,176	84%	330
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Montana	$59,580	$48,009	$4,001	80.6%	230
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Pennsylvania	$58,200	$47,157	$3,930	81%	3,160
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Wisconsin	$57,930	$46,959	$3,913	81.1%	1,190
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Michigan	$57,550	$46,226	$3,852	80.3%	1,840
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Hawaii	$56,990	$45,170	$3,764	79.3%	170
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Utah	$56,890	$45,331	$3,778	79.7%	200
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Colorado	$51,390	$41,919	$3,493	81.6%	1,200
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Nevada	$51,210	$43,327	$3,611	84.6%	190
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Arizona	$50,680	$41,843	$3,487	82.6%	—
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in South Dakota	$50,430	$42,701	$3,558	84.7%	270
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Ohio	$49,650	$41,491	$3,458	83.6%	1,460
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Delaware	$49,330	$39,756	$3,313	80.6%	—
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in West Virginia	$49,140	$40,181	$3,348	81.8%	1,420
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Connecticut	$48,930	$40,218	$3,352	82.2%	360
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Virginia	$48,550	$39,212	$3,268	80.8%	1,070
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in North Carolina	$48,480	$39,708	$3,309	81.9%	1,560
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Kansas	$48,400	$39,168	$3,264	80.9%	390
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Louisiana	$47,350	$39,191	$3,266	82.8%	120
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Tennessee	$47,350	$40,226	$3,352	85%	710
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in New Mexico	$47,330	$39,142	$3,262	82.7%	—
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Maryland	$47,210	$38,234	$3,186	81%	730
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Oklahoma	$46,950	$38,337	$3,195	81.7%	860
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Georgia	$46,910	$38,060	$3,172	81.1%	1,030
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Maine	$46,430	$37,534	$3,128	80.8%	—
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Wyoming	$46,210	$39,310	$3,276	85.1%	—
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Florida	$46,070	$39,197	$3,266	85.1%	2,770
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Indiana	$46,050	$37,852	$3,154	82.2%	1,850
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Arkansas	$45,650	$37,292	$3,108	81.7%	290
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in North Dakota	$44,820	$38,193	$3,183	85.2%	—
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Kentucky	$44,410	$36,427	$3,036	82%	1,020
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Idaho	$43,840	$36,190	$3,016	82.6%	—
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in South Carolina	$43,660	$35,798	$2,983	82%	430
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Iowa	$42,890	$35,664	$2,972	83.2%	380
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Mississippi	$41,560	$34,643	$2,887	83.4%	260
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Alabama	$41,500	$33,715	$2,810	81.2%	890
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Texas	$39,880	$34,224	$2,852	85.8%	4,460
Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Nebraska	$39,380	$32,910	$2,742	83.6%	—

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