- Wages
- Landscaping
- Arkansas
How much does a landscaper make in Arkansas?
In Arkansas, landscaping and groundskeeping workers earned an average of $17.34 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $17.20 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$17.34
$17.20
$20.33
$2.99 less an hour
$36,067
By the hour, the week and the year in Arkansas
At 40 hours a week, the average of $17.34 an hour comes to $693.60 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $36,067 a year, and the median of $17.20 to $35,776 a year.
In Arkansas, the average is $0.14 above the median (0.8%): a smaller group of higher wages pulls the average up, and half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn $17.20 an hour or less.
How does Arkansas compare?
The average in Arkansas is $2.99 below the national average of $20.33 (14.7% less), about $6,219 less a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, Arkansas ranks 48 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $18.82 an hour.
Arkansas and its Census division, West South Central
By average wage, Arkansas ranks 3 of the 4 states of the division with data for this trade: the highest is Texas, $18.27, and the lowest Louisiana, $16.42.
| State | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against Arkansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | $18.27 | $17.66 | +$0.93 |
| Oklahoma | $17.43 | $17.20 | +$0.09 |
| Arkansas | $17.34 | $17.20 | |
| Louisiana | $16.42 | $16.76 | -$0.92 |
This trade and the others in Arkansas
Of the 5 trades this site prices, landscaping and groundskeeping workers rank 4 of the 5 by average wage in Arkansas. Among them, the average runs from $13.86 (Cleaning) to $21.97 (Concrete).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against landscaping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete | $21.97 | $22.23 | +$4.63 |
| Drywall | $20.87 | $21.42 | +$3.53 |
| Painting | $20.28 | $19.28 | +$2.94 |
| Landscaping | $17.34 | $17.20 | |
| Cleaning | $13.86 | $13.44 | -$3.48 |
Against the minimum wage in Arkansas
The minimum wage in Arkansas is $11.00 an hour for most employers. The median of landscaping and groundskeeping workers, $17.20, is $6.20 above it, 56.4% more than the minimum. Over 2,080 hours the minimum comes to $22,880 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 Arkansas, $17.20 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the landscaping calculator cost $137.60 in wages. With its $55.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $243.64; 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.