What tree service pros are paid varies widely by area. Below is the median and mean hourly wage for tree service pros in each state and metro we cover (BLS OEWS, latest release) — click any area for the full pricing breakdown. Published averages, not the rate to charge.
| Area | Median /hr | Mean /hr |
|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | $34.59 | $33.54 |
| North Jersey | $31.31 | $32.13 |
| Trenton-Princeton | $23.92 | $25.41 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metro | $30.26 | $30.28 |
| Alabama | $19.95 | $21.01 |
| Arizona | $24.36 | $24.48 |
| Arkansas | $21.95 | $22.68 |
| California | $30.07 | $30.58 |
| Colorado | $24.71 | $25.97 |
| Connecticut | $23.52 | $26.77 |
| Delaware | $23.72 | $27.04 |
| Florida | $22.15 | $21.96 |
| Georgia | $22.55 | $22.41 |
| Hawaii | $27.40 | $28.18 |
| Idaho | $21.08 | $24.45 |
| Illinois | $30.99 | $32.14 |
| Indiana | $22.14 | $22.64 |
| Iowa | $20.62 | $21.58 |
| Kansas | $23.27 | $24.64 |
| Kentucky | $21.35 | $21.01 |
| Louisiana | $22.77 | $23.30 |
| Maine | $22.32 | $24.96 |
| Maryland | $22.70 | $23.80 |
| Massachusetts | $30.07 | $31.78 |
| Michigan | $27.67 | $26.75 |
| Minnesota | $37.24 | $35.03 |
| Mississippi | $19.98 | $21.42 |
| Missouri | $29.40 | $27.44 |
| Montana | $28.65 | $28.14 |
| Nebraska | $18.94 | $21.15 |
| Nevada | $24.62 | $24.12 |
| New Hampshire | $28.68 | $27.28 |
| New Mexico | $22.76 | $25.25 |
| New York | $30.00 | $30.35 |
| North Carolina | $23.31 | $25.01 |
| North Dakota | $21.55 | $21.70 |
| Ohio | $23.87 | $24.63 |
| Oklahoma | $22.57 | $23.09 |
| Oregon | $36.27 | $35.40 |
| Pennsylvania | $27.98 | $28.58 |
| Rhode Island | $29.35 | $29.40 |
| South Carolina | $20.99 | $21.76 |
| South Dakota | $24.25 | $26.14 |
| Tennessee | $22.76 | $22.87 |
| Texas | $19.17 | $20.44 |
| Utah | $27.35 | $28.79 |
| Vermont | $29.89 | $29.34 |
| Virginia | $23.34 | $23.94 |
| Washington | $30.70 | $32.20 |
| West Virginia | $23.62 | $23.73 |
| Wisconsin | $27.85 | $28.02 |
| Wyoming | $22.22 | $24.19 |
| Akron, OH | $27.62 | $26.69 |
| Albany, NY | $22.99 | $27.00 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $21.90 | $24.71 |
| Amherst Town, MA | $28.54 | $29.77 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $29.10 | $29.17 |
| Appleton, WI | $28.42 | $27.92 |
| Asheville, NC | $27.27 | $25.79 |
| Athens, GA | $20.17 | $19.97 |
| Atlanta, GA | $24.17 | $23.37 |
| Augusta, GA | $23.98 | $22.88 |
| Austin, TX | $21.73 | $21.67 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $28.88 | $28.26 |
| Baltimore, MD | $22.70 | $22.81 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $29.50 | $32.32 |
| Bend, OR | $33.78 | $33.32 |
| Binghamton, NY | $25.59 | $28.26 |
| Birmingham, AL | $19.47 | $22.45 |
| Boise City, ID | $25.00 | $33.48 |
| Boston, MA | $30.19 | $33.11 |
| Bozeman, MT | $28.65 | $28.55 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $33.92 | $32.21 |
| Buffalo, NY | $35.86 | $31.05 |
| Burlington, VT | $30.06 | $30.32 |
| Cape Coral, FL | $23.40 | $22.69 |
| Chambersburg, PA | $23.72 | $24.96 |
| Charleston, SC | $21.03 | $22.29 |
| Charlotte, NC | $22.48 | $23.69 |
| Cheyenne, WY | $22.00 | $21.07 |
| Chicago, IL | $30.89 | $30.00 |
| Cincinnati, OH | $23.92 | $24.93 |
| Cleveland, OH | $24.47 | $25.11 |
| Cleveland, TN | $19.21 | $20.21 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $23.82 | $24.93 |
| Columbia, MO | $24.75 | $26.03 |
| Columbia, SC | $19.32 | $20.97 |
| Columbus, GA | $16.54 | $18.05 |
| Columbus, OH | $24.20 | $25.23 |
| Dallas, TX | $19.14 | $20.40 |
| Daphne, AL | $22.02 | $21.85 |
| Dayton, OH | $21.63 | $22.32 |
| Deltona, FL | $22.18 | $23.11 |
| Denver, CO | $28.44 | $27.47 |
| Des Moines, IA | $20.23 | $21.53 |
| Detroit, MI | $28.05 | $26.92 |
| Durham, NC | $29.26 | $27.03 |
| Eugene, OR | $32.83 | $33.56 |
| Evansville, IN | $19.18 | $20.20 |
| Fargo, ND | $21.36 | $23.93 |
| Fayetteville, AR | $23.01 | $23.63 |
| Florence, AL | $24.50 | $23.76 |
| Fort Collins, CO | $24.21 | $25.81 |
| Fresno, CA | $28.84 | $29.05 |
| Gainesville, FL | $21.93 | $21.07 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $27.99 | $26.41 |
| Greeley, CO | $29.35 | $27.81 |
| Green Bay, WI | $30.09 | $30.44 |
| Greenville, SC | $22.76 | $23.53 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | $20.85 | $21.18 |
| Hartford, CT | $23.48 | $24.98 |
| Houston, TX | $19.07 | $20.08 |
| Huntsville, AL | $19.71 | $21.62 |
| Indianapolis, IN | $22.14 | $21.97 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $23.36 | $22.53 |
| Kansas City, MO | $24.36 | $26.68 |
| Kingston, NY | $31.81 | $30.89 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $27.36 | $29.22 |
| Knoxville, TN | $23.45 | $25.23 |
| Lafayette, IN | $19.48 | $22.23 |
| Lansing, MI | $28.11 | $28.17 |
| Las Vegas, NV | $24.62 | $23.25 |
| Lexington, KY | $21.09 | $22.64 |
| Lincoln, NE | $19.26 | $21.50 |
| Little Rock, AR | $21.95 | $22.68 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $29.06 | $28.73 |
| Lubbock, TX | $20.52 | $21.60 |
| Macon, GA | $22.55 | $23.46 |
| Madison, WI | $24.66 | $26.52 |
| Memphis, TN | $21.38 | $22.50 |
| Miami, FL | $23.34 | $24.02 |
| Milwaukee, WI | $28.90 | $28.40 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $37.24 | $35.44 |
| Mobile, AL | $18.98 | $19.14 |
| Modesto, CA | $29.46 | $30.70 |
| Montgomery, AL | $19.64 | $20.90 |
| Naples, FL | $22.58 | $24.55 |
| New Haven, CT | $36.75 | $33.22 |
| North Port, FL | $23.06 | $22.98 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $24.20 | $23.01 |
| Omaha, NE | $18.58 | $21.61 |
| Orlando, FL | $20.20 | $20.84 |
| Oxnard, CA | $29.81 | $30.00 |
| Palm Bay, FL | $18.75 | $21.48 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $24.36 | $24.77 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $22.94 | $25.11 |
| Portland, ME | $25.47 | $28.25 |
| Portland, OR | $36.33 | $35.04 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $23.04 | $20.31 |
| Providence, RI | $29.35 | $29.55 |
| Provo, UT | $28.37 | $28.43 |
| Raleigh, NC | $24.06 | $27.13 |
| Reno, NV | $30.15 | $28.60 |
| Richmond, VA | $21.92 | $22.75 |
| Riverside, CA | $30.53 | $32.67 |
| Rockford, IL | $30.52 | $31.99 |
| Sacramento, CA | $28.97 | $28.99 |
| St. Louis, MO | $30.27 | $28.93 |
| Salem, OR | $34.23 | $34.49 |
| Salinas, CA | $28.88 | $27.19 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $28.59 | $30.15 |
| San Antonio, TX | $17.54 | $20.17 |
| San Diego, CA | $30.49 | $32.02 |
| San Francisco, CA | $36.53 | $35.66 |
| San Jose, CA | $30.59 | $33.91 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | $30.54 | $30.20 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | $22.94 | $27.51 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $20.95 | $25.68 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $35.37 | $36.82 |
| Scranton, PA | $23.62 | $24.98 |
| Seattle, WA | $32.75 | $33.85 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $26.37 | $27.34 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | $29.14 | $27.84 |
| Spokane, WA | $23.98 | $25.94 |
| Springfield, MA | $29.32 | $31.17 |
| Springfield, MO | $29.40 | $26.91 |
| Stockton, CA | $24.13 | $25.38 |
| Syracuse, NY | $36.13 | $34.71 |
| Tampa, FL | $13.00 | $17.71 |
| Topeka, KS | $23.26 | $25.74 |
| Traverse City, MI | $23.86 | $24.91 |
| Tulsa, OK | $22.79 | $23.97 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $25.19 | $27.85 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $23.15 | $23.46 |
| Visalia, CA | $22.19 | $23.37 |
| Washington, DC | $24.86 | $25.48 |
| Wausau, WI | $23.21 | $24.86 |
| Wheeling, WV | $22.55 | $21.18 |
| Wichita, KS | $22.51 | $24.42 |
| Winston, NC | $22.87 | $23.06 |
| Worcester, MA | $25.78 | $28.35 |
| York, PA | $25.94 | $25.55 |
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