- Wages
- Landscaping
- Alaska
How much does a landscaper make in Alaska?
In Alaska, landscaping and groundskeeping workers earned an average of $22.73 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $22.93 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$22.73
$22.93
$20.33
$2.40 more an hour
$47,278
By the hour, the week and the year in Alaska
At 40 hours a week, the average of $22.73 an hour comes to $909.20 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $47,278 a year, and the median of $22.93 to $47,694 a year.
In Alaska, the average is $0.20 below the median (0.9%): a group of lower wages pulls the average down, and half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn $22.93 an hour or more.
How does Alaska compare?
The average in Alaska is $2.40 above the national average of $20.33 (11.8% more), about $4,992 more a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, Alaska ranks 6 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $18.82 an hour.
Alaska and its Census division, Pacific
By average wage, Alaska ranks 3 of the 5 states of the division with data for this trade: the highest is Washington, $23.62, and the lowest Hawaii, $21.60.
| State | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against Alaska |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $23.62 | $22.57 | +$0.89 |
| California | $22.80 | $21.90 | +$0.07 |
| Alaska | $22.73 | $22.93 | |
| Oregon | $22.04 | $21.65 | -$0.69 |
| Hawaii | $21.60 | $22.08 | -$1.13 |
This trade and the others in Alaska
Of the 5 trades this site prices, landscaping and groundskeeping workers rank 4 of the 5 by average wage in Alaska. Among them, the average runs from $19.03 (Cleaning) to $48.08 (Concrete).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against landscaping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete | $48.08 | $44.69 | +$25.35 |
| Drywall | $32.75 | $35.43 | +$10.02 |
| Painting | $30.87 | $29.32 | +$8.14 |
| Landscaping | $22.73 | $22.93 | |
| Cleaning | $19.03 | $17.97 | -$3.70 |
Against the minimum wage in Alaska
The minimum wage in Alaska is $14.00 an hour for most employers. The median of landscaping and groundskeeping workers, $22.93, is $8.93 above it, 63.8% more than the minimum. Over 2,080 hours the minimum comes to $29,120 a year.
From wage to rate
This is what an employer pays an employee, not what a contractor bills. Your rate also has to cover your overhead (vehicle, insurance, tools), your profit, and the hours you cannot bill.
If you pay a helper the median wage in Alaska, $22.93 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the landscaping calculator cost $183.44 in wages. With its $55.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $301.62; at the national median, $18.82, the same job comes to $260.04. A wage is only the floor: your own rate also pays your taxes, your unbilled hours and your business.