Tree Trimming and Removing federal salary series 5042
Full-time federal employees in the Tree Trimming and Removing series earned a median of $74,464 in annualized adjusted basic pay in September 2026, 32% below the all-federal median of $109,641. The middle half earned between $58,165 and $96,664.
Median pay
$74,464
full-time, September 2026
Middle 50%
$58,165–$96,664
25th–75th percentile
Employees
57
in this series, all schedules
Change in median
-0.6%
vs. September 2025
Tree Trimming and Removing
$50,05210th $58,16525th $74,464Median $96,66475th $123,99990th
All federal (full-time)
What shapes tree trimming and removing pay
Federal pay depends mostly on grade and step, plus a locality adjustment for where the job is located; see the GS pay scale explainer.
Change since September 2025
The median moved −0.6% from $74,882 in September 2025 to $74,464 in September 2026. Headcount went from 66 to 57 (−13.6%). A change in the median reflects both pay adjustments and who joined or left the workforce, so it is not the same as a pay raise.
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