Landscapers Rates by Area — Contractor Wage Data

What landscapers are paid varies widely by area. Below is the median and mean hourly wage for landscapers 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	$19.88	$20.82
North Jersey	$21.89	$22.02
Trenton-Princeton	$19.31	$20.51
Atlantic City-Hammonton	$18.49	$20.23
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metro	$20.26	$20.79
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton	$18.92	$20.45
Vineland-Bridgeton	$17.88	$19.28
Alabama	$17.13	$17.36
Alaska	$22.93	$22.73
Arizona	$18.71	$19.98
Arkansas	$17.20	$17.34
California	$21.90	$22.80
Colorado	$22.00	$22.52
Connecticut	$21.99	$22.15
Delaware	$17.96	$19.08
Washington DC	$23.46	$24.62
Florida	$17.84	$18.80
Georgia	$18.25	$18.51
Hawaii	$22.08	$21.60
Idaho	$20.00	$20.58
Illinois	$21.05	$21.54
Indiana	$18.30	$19.24
Iowa	$18.71	$19.84
Kansas	$18.91	$19.49
Kentucky	$17.63	$18.34
Louisiana	$16.76	$16.42
Maine	$22.10	$21.70
Maryland	$18.93	$20.86
Massachusetts	$23.40	$24.30
Michigan	$18.33	$19.49
Minnesota	$22.41	$22.21
Mississippi	$15.21	$16.12
Missouri	$18.52	$19.56
Montana	$21.80	$21.90
Nebraska	$18.82	$20.36
Nevada	$18.66	$20.92
New Hampshire	$21.58	$21.98
New Mexico	$18.06	$19.07
New York	$21.56	$21.93
North Carolina	$18.22	$19.04
North Dakota	$19.61	$21.04
Ohio	$18.38	$19.18
Oklahoma	$17.20	$17.43
Oregon	$21.65	$22.04
Pennsylvania	$18.99	$19.95
Rhode Island	$21.51	$21.82
South Carolina	$17.65	$18.04
South Dakota	$17.01	$17.60
Tennessee	$17.80	$18.56
Texas	$17.66	$18.27
Utah	$19.59	$20.58
Vermont	$22.23	$22.76
Virginia	$18.46	$19.60
Washington	$22.57	$23.62
West Virginia	$15.50	$16.29
Wisconsin	$19.82	$20.55
Wyoming	$18.42	$18.82
Abilene, TX	$16.73	$16.83
Akron, OH	$18.08	$18.83
Albany, GA	$14.64	$15.24
Albany, OR	$20.96	$21.36
Albany, NY	$19.85	$20.83
Albuquerque, NM	$18.15	$19.03
Alexandria, LA	$15.79	$16.23
Altoona, PA	$17.16	$17.47
Amarillo, TX	$16.59	$17.10
Ames, IA	$21.43	$20.95
Amherst Town, MA	$22.84	$23.67
Anchorage, AK	$22.81	$21.99
Ann Arbor, MI	$18.61	$20.10
Anniston, AL	$14.03	$14.77
Appleton, WI	$21.34	$20.79
Asheville, NC	$18.29	$19.79
Athens, GA	$17.22	$17.99
Atlanta, GA	$18.51	$19.24
Auburn, AL	$16.80	$16.60
Augusta, GA	$17.71	$17.83
Austin, TX	$18.45	$19.67
Bakersfield, CA	$21.04	$21.22
Baltimore, MD	$19.05	$20.84
Bangor, ME	$20.97	$20.27
Barnstable Town, MA	$23.56	$24.51
Baton Rouge, LA	$17.43	$17.06
Battle Creek, MI	$17.96	$18.92
Bay City, MI	$17.22	$17.86
Beaumont, TX	$16.70	$17.54
Beckley, WV	$14.80	$15.69
Bellingham, WA	$21.40	$22.43
Bend, OR	$22.26	$22.48
Billings, MT	$21.27	$21.53
Binghamton, NY	$18.34	$19.92
Birmingham, AL	$17.60	$17.79
Bismarck, ND	$22.27	$22.19
Blacksburg, VA	$16.91	$18.18
Bloomington, IL	$18.25	$20.68
Bloomington, IN	$18.41	$19.15
Boise City, ID	$20.93	$21.37
Boston, MA	$23.57	$24.64
Boulder, CO	$22.85	$24.32
Bowling Green, KY	$17.13	$17.29
Bozeman, MT	$22.75	$24.34
Bremerton, WA	$23.12	$23.02
Bridgeport, CT	$22.32	$22.71
Brownsville, TX	$13.51	$14.51
Brunswick, GA	$17.25	$16.99
Buffalo, NY	$20.08	$21.32
Burlington, NC	$17.78	$18.49
Burlington, VT	$22.47	$23.10
Canton, OH	$17.48	$17.79
Cape Coral, FL	$17.69	$18.74
Cape Girardeau, MO	$17.37	$18.63
Carson City, NV	$22.68	$23.25
Casper, WY	$18.07	$17.44
Cedar Rapids, IA	$19.15	$19.73
Chambersburg, PA	$18.06	$19.10
Champaign, IL	$18.40	$20.34
Charleston, WV	$14.73	$15.67
Charleston, SC	$18.13	$18.98
Charlotte, NC	$18.57	$19.87
Charlottesville, VA	$18.20	$19.94
Chattanooga, TN	$17.40	$18.25
Cheyenne, WY	$17.95	$18.15
Chicago, IL	$21.77	$22.16
Chico, CA	$21.71	$22.26
Cincinnati, OH	$18.56	$19.72
Clarksville, TN	$17.50	$18.20
Cleveland, OH	$18.38	$19.55
Cleveland, TN	$16.42	$17.47
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$18.86	$21.20
College Station, TX	$16.50	$16.72
Colorado Springs, CO	$20.90	$21.23
Columbia, MO	$17.82	$18.36
Columbia, SC	$17.40	$17.66
Columbus, GA	$16.50	$16.18
Columbus, IN	$18.70	$19.01
Columbus, OH	$18.80	$19.93
Corpus Christi, TX	$16.45	$16.69
Corvallis, OR	$19.58	$20.47
Crestview, FL	$17.89	$19.08
Dallas, TX	$18.12	$19.09
Dalton, GA	$17.49	$17.35
Daphne, AL	$17.37	$17.76
Davenport, IA	$18.25	$19.49
Dayton, OH	$18.21	$19.50
Decatur, AL	$17.99	$17.49
Decatur, IL	$18.05	$19.71
Deltona, FL	$17.60	$18.29
Denver, CO	$22.25	$22.96
Des Moines, IA	$21.72	$20.92
Detroit, MI	$18.67	$20.17
Dothan, AL	$16.00	$15.47
Dover, DE	$17.54	$18.22
Dubuque, IA	$19.93	$20.68
Duluth, MN	$18.36	$19.82
Durham, NC	$18.56	$20.12
Eagle Pass, TX	$15.25	$15.48
Eau Claire, WI	$18.50	$19.29
El Centro, CA	$21.05	$21.44
Elizabethtown, KY	$17.38	$18.07
Elkhart, IN	$18.84	$19.84
Elmira, NY	$16.86	$18.30
El Paso, TX	$14.73	$15.52
Enid, OK	$17.02	$16.86
Erie, PA	$17.60	$18.27
Eugene, OR	$21.00	$20.98
Evansville, IN	$17.65	$17.76
Fairbanks, AK	$23.33	$24.50
Fargo, ND	$21.65	$21.82
Farmington, NM	$17.85	$18.80
Fayetteville, NC	$17.21	$17.98
Fayetteville, AR	$18.22	$18.61
Flagstaff, AZ	$19.42	$20.72
Flint, MI	$17.61	$18.91
Florence, SC	$16.56	$16.44
Florence, AL	$16.17	$16.02
Fond du Lac, WI	$17.96	$19.02
Fort Collins, CO	$21.33	$21.43
Fort Smith, AR	$16.92	$16.99
Fort Wayne, IN	$18.27	$19.27
Fresno, CA	$19.57	$20.93
Gadsden, AL	$14.16	$15.27
Gainesville, FL	$17.39	$18.25
Gainesville, GA	$17.73	$17.97
Gettysburg, PA	$17.95	$18.21
Glens Falls, NY	$20.72	$20.94
Goldsboro, NC	$17.51	$17.26
Grand Forks, ND	$22.05	$21.73
Grand Island, NE	$17.67	$18.80
Grand Junction, CO	$19.22	$20.48
Grand Rapids, MI	$18.01	$19.46
Grants Pass, OR	$21.70	$21.28
Great Falls, MT	$19.88	$20.71
Greeley, CO	$20.78	$22.04
Green Bay, WI	$18.72	$19.52
Greensboro, NC	$18.19	$18.60
Greenville, NC	$17.26	$17.83
Greenville, SC	$17.60	$18.07
Gulfport, MS	$15.00	$15.95
Hagerstown, MD	$17.93	$18.47
Hammond, LA	$14.52	$14.98
Hanford, CA	$21.33	$21.79
Harrisburg, PA	$18.61	$20.07
Harrisonburg, VA	$17.88	$18.29
Hartford, CT	$21.57	$21.50
Hattiesburg, MS	$14.23	$15.53
Helena, MT	$21.94	$21.99
Hickory, NC	$17.57	$18.19
Hilton Head Island, SC	$18.16	$19.10
Hinesville, GA	$17.67	$17.95
Homosassa Springs, FL	$16.72	$17.20
Hot Springs, AR	$17.08	$16.79
Houma, LA	$16.46	$16.17
Houston, TX	$17.44	$18.08
Huntington, WV	$15.47	$16.63
Huntsville, AL	$18.03	$19.27
Idaho Falls, ID	$18.14	$18.96
Indianapolis, IN	$18.36	$19.69
Iowa City, IA	$19.03	$20.37
Ithaca, NY	$20.54	$21.07
Jackson, MI	$17.56	$18.45
Jackson, MS	$14.79	$16.00
Jackson, TN	$16.96	$17.69
Jacksonville, FL	$17.94	$18.90
Jacksonville, NC	$17.60	$17.30
Janesville, WI	$18.21	$19.21
Jefferson City, MO	$17.82	$18.84
Johnson City, TN	$17.27	$17.56
Johnstown, PA	$16.98	$16.76
Jonesboro, AR	$17.40	$17.72
Joplin, MO	$17.41	$18.28
Kahului, HI	$23.35	$22.88
Kalamazoo, MI	$17.94	$19.07
Kankakee, IL	$17.84	$19.88
Kansas City, MO	$19.93	$20.65
Kennewick, WA	$21.73	$22.69
Kenosha, WI	$21.87	$21.73
Killeen, TX	$17.53	$17.37
Kingsport, TN	$17.04	$17.38
Kingston, NY	$21.00	$21.20
Kiryas Joel, NY	$22.00	$22.18
Knoxville, TN	$17.33	$18.15
Kokomo, IN	$18.03	$18.27
La Crosse, WI	$18.18	$19.37
Lafayette, LA	$14.68	$15.74
Lafayette, IN	$18.18	$18.94
Lake Charles, LA	$16.36	$16.00
Lake Havasu City, AZ	$17.31	$18.59
Lakeland, FL	$17.06	$18.20
Lancaster, PA	$18.82	$20.19
Lansing, MI	$18.15	$19.57
Laredo, TX	$15.46	$15.88
Las Cruces, NM	$17.72	$17.85
Las Vegas, NV	$18.23	$20.51
Lawrence, KS	$18.48	$19.29
Lawton, OK	$17.45	$16.83
Lebanon, PA	$18.17	$19.07
Lewiston, ID	$19.42	$20.81
Lewiston, ME	$21.72	$20.77
Lexington, KY	$17.69	$18.70
Lexington Park, MD	$21.49	$22.03
Lima, OH	$17.40	$17.61
Lincoln, NE	$18.16	$19.66
Little Rock, AR	$17.54	$17.72
Logan, UT	$17.83	$18.91
Longview, TX	$16.67	$17.54
Longview, WA	$21.23	$22.50
Los Angeles, CA	$21.46	$22.19
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY	$18.19	$19.59
Lubbock, TX	$16.51	$16.68
Lynchburg, VA	$17.02	$18.17
Macon, GA	$17.50	$17.61
Madison, WI	$21.36	$21.44
Manchester, NH	$21.58	$21.45
Manhattan, KS	$17.62	$18.33
Mankato, MN	$21.83	$21.43
Mansfield, OH	$17.44	$17.51
McAllen, TX	$13.97	$14.80
Medford, OR	$20.78	$20.88
Memphis, TN	$17.55	$18.39
Merced, CA	$20.79	$22.00
Miami, FL	$17.99	$19.28
Michigan City, IN	$17.85	$18.95
Midland, MI	$18.01	$19.40
Midland, TX	$18.05	$18.82
Milwaukee, WI	$21.36	$21.13
Minneapolis, MN	$22.67	$23.01
Minot, ND	$20.52	$21.13
Missoula, MT	$21.38	$21.96
Mobile, AL	$17.29	$17.35
Modesto, CA	$21.99	$22.90
Monroe, LA	$13.95	$14.79
Monroe, MI	$17.59	$18.55
Montgomery, AL	$17.14	$17.05
Morgantown, WV	$15.00	$15.99
Morristown, TN	$16.75	$17.20
Mount Vernon, WA	$21.65	$22.43
Muncie, IN	$17.89	$18.59
Muskegon, MI	$17.51	$18.33
Myrtle Beach, SC	$16.54	$16.80
Napa, CA	$23.34	$24.70
Naples, FL	$18.56	$20.09
Nashville, TN	$18.23	$19.43
New Haven, CT	$22.27	$23.13
New Orleans, LA	$17.03	$17.12
Niles, MI	$17.77	$18.93
North Port, FL	$17.89	$18.93
Norwich, CT	$21.28	$21.59
Ocala, FL	$17.13	$17.69
Odessa, TX	$17.50	$18.19
Ogden, UT	$19.08	$19.81
Oklahoma City, OK	$17.68	$17.98
Olympia, WA	$21.56	$22.48
Omaha, NE	$22.10	$21.56
Orlando, FL	$17.46	$18.22
Oshkosh, WI	$18.53	$20.01
Owensboro, KY	$17.28	$17.66
Oxnard, CA	$21.54	$22.26
Paducah, KY	$17.36	$17.91
Palm Bay, FL	$17.58	$18.50
Panama City, FL	$17.12	$17.99
Parkersburg, WV	$15.75	$16.54
Pensacola, FL	$17.38	$18.22
Peoria, IL	$17.95	$19.83
Phoenix, AZ	$18.82	$20.28
Pinehurst, NC	$17.11	$17.21
Pittsburgh, PA	$18.12	$19.19
Pittsfield, MA	$22.21	$22.69
Pocatello, ID	$17.33	$18.57
Portland, ME	$22.44	$22.17
Portland, OR	$22.33	$22.92
Port St. Lucie, FL	$17.54	$18.27
Prescott Valley, AZ	$18.35	$19.95
Providence, RI	$21.76	$22.02
Provo, UT	$18.86	$20.19
Pueblo, CO	$18.95	$20.15
Punta Gorda, FL	$17.67	$18.48
Racine, WI	$19.04	$19.74
Raleigh, NC	$18.51	$19.86
Rapid City, SD	$16.75	$17.25
Reading, PA	$18.64	$19.77
Redding, CA	$21.87	$22.11
Reno, NV	$21.64	$22.14
Richmond, VA	$17.87	$19.20
Riverside, CA	$20.99	$21.41
Roanoke, VA	$16.99	$18.11
Rochester, MN	$21.90	$22.29
Rochester, NY	$19.08	$20.38
Rockford, IL	$18.16	$20.42
Rocky Mount, NC	$17.86	$18.46
Rome, GA	$16.85	$16.45
Sacramento, CA	$21.69	$22.49
Saginaw, MI	$17.43	$18.23
St. Cloud, MN	$21.04	$20.93
St. George, UT	$18.24	$19.96
St. Joseph, MO	$17.53	$18.28
St. Louis, MO	$18.77	$20.50
Salem, OR	$21.65	$21.63
Salinas, CA	$22.38	$23.17
Salisbury, MD	$18.34	$19.79
Salt Lake City, UT	$21.10	$21.27
San Angelo, TX	$16.74	$17.26
San Antonio, TX	$17.13	$17.89
San Diego, CA	$21.90	$22.14
Sandusky, OH	$17.76	$18.38
San Francisco, CA	$23.10	$26.19
San Jose, CA	$23.24	$25.83
San Luis Obispo, CA	$21.88	$22.64
Santa Cruz, CA	$22.22	$23.32
Santa Fe, NM	$20.78	$20.76
Santa Maria, CA	$21.74	$21.86
Santa Rosa, CA	$22.47	$23.84
Savannah, GA	$17.73	$17.97
Scranton, PA	$17.95	$18.82
Seattle, WA	$23.31	$24.96
Sebastian, FL	$17.55	$18.29
Sebring, FL	$16.83	$17.67
Sheboygan, WI	$19.75	$20.40
Sherman, TX	$18.50	$19.42
Shreveport, LA	$16.82	$16.38
Sierra Vista, AZ	$18.87	$19.60
Sioux City, IA	$18.66	$19.89
Sioux Falls, SD	$17.98	$18.61
Slidell, LA	$17.32	$16.80
South Bend, IN	$17.97	$18.70
Spartanburg, SC	$17.72	$18.13
Spokane, WA	$21.46	$22.02
Springfield, IL	$18.31	$20.76
Springfield, MA	$21.84	$22.24
Springfield, MO	$17.51	$18.88
Springfield, OH	$17.78	$18.10
State College, PA	$18.26	$19.21
Staunton, VA	$17.22	$18.32
Stockton, CA	$21.29	$21.86
Sumter, SC	$16.55	$16.96
Syracuse, NY	$19.24	$20.49
Tallahassee, FL	$17.09	$17.66
Tampa, FL	$17.89	$18.87
Terre Haute, IN	$17.24	$17.29
Texarkana, TX	$14.23	$15.57
Toledo, OH	$17.92	$18.91
Topeka, KS	$18.11	$19.18
Traverse City, MI	$18.25	$19.32
Tucson, AZ	$17.71	$18.93
Tulsa, OK	$17.69	$18.07
Tuscaloosa, AL	$17.09	$17.46
Twin Falls, ID	$17.37	$18.49
Tyler, TX	$17.48	$17.56
Urban Honolulu, HI	$21.41	$20.83
Utica, NY	$18.69	$20.04
Valdosta, GA	$16.05	$15.67
Vallejo, CA	$21.86	$23.19
Victoria, TX	$16.92	$17.03
Virginia Beach, VA	$17.56	$18.56
Visalia, CA	$21.22	$21.34
Waco, TX	$17.43	$17.66
Walla Walla, WA	$19.50	$20.43
Warner Robins, GA	$17.74	$18.35
Washington, DC	$20.53	$21.30
Waterbury, CT	$21.55	$21.36
Waterloo, IA	$18.64	$19.63
Watertown, NY	$17.95	$18.95
Wausau, WI	$18.27	$18.95
Weirton, WV	$15.00	$16.23
Wenatchee, WA	$20.83	$21.58
Wheeling, WV	$16.53	$17.20
Wichita, KS	$18.39	$19.06
Wichita Falls, TX	$14.76	$15.49
Wildwood, FL	$17.37	$18.09
Williamsport, PA	$18.05	$18.76
Wilmington, NC	$17.63	$18.24
Winchester, VA	$17.41	$18.47
Winston, NC	$17.99	$19.16
Worcester, MA	$23.07	$23.85
Yakima, WA	$20.36	$21.30
York, PA	$18.44	$19.77
Youngstown, OH	$17.28	$17.38
Yuba City, CA	$22.80	$22.43
Yuma, AZ	$17.36	$17.88

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