The ornamental horticulture nursery and greenhouse industry contracted again for the fourth year in a row in 2025 in both Hillsborough and Polk Counties in Florida. Hillsborough County growers produced an estimated $172 million in nursery and greenhouse plants. This decreased 1.1% from the year prior, which was then about $174 million in 2024. The average annual wage paid to someone employed in this sector in 2025 was $46,136 or $22.18/hr. This is about a 5% increase over last year's average annual wage of $43,865 or $21.09/hr.
In Polk County, growers produced about 3.7% less than 2024 with nursery and greenhouse sales estimated at about $51.5 million in 2025, as compared to $53.5 million in 2024. The average wage reported in Polk County was $43,387 or $20.85 per hour. Last year's average wage was $41,512 or $19.96/hr. or an increase of 4.5%.
Both counties have seen a decrease in sales since the last increase in nursery production seen in 2021, when Hillsborough nursery sales were $308 million and Polk produced about $65 million.
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