- Wages
- Landscaping
- Delaware
How much does a landscaper make in Delaware?
In Delaware, landscaping and groundskeeping workers earned an average of $19.08 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $17.96 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$19.08
$17.96
$20.33
$1.25 less an hour
$39,686
By the hour, the week and the year in Delaware
At 40 hours a week, the average of $19.08 an hour comes to $763.20 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $39,686 a year, and the median of $17.96 to $37,357 a year.
In Delaware, the average is $1.12 above the median (6.2%): a smaller group of higher wages pulls the average up, and half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn $17.96 an hour or less.
How does Delaware compare?
The average in Delaware is $1.25 below the national average of $20.33 (6.1% less), about $2,600 less a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, Delaware ranks 35 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $18.82 an hour.
Delaware and its Census division, South Atlantic
By average wage, Delaware ranks 4 of the 9 states of the division with data for this trade: the highest is District of Columbia, $24.62, and the lowest West Virginia, $16.29.
| State | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against Delaware |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $24.62 | $23.46 | +$5.54 |
| Maryland | $20.86 | $18.93 | +$1.78 |
| Virginia | $19.60 | $18.46 | +$0.52 |
| Delaware | $19.08 | $17.96 | |
| North Carolina | $19.04 | $18.22 | -$0.04 |
| Florida | $18.80 | $17.84 | -$0.28 |
| Georgia | $18.51 | $18.25 | -$0.57 |
| South Carolina | $18.04 | $17.65 | -$1.04 |
| West Virginia | $16.29 | $15.50 | -$2.79 |
This trade and the others in Delaware
Of the 5 trades this site prices, landscaping and groundskeeping workers rank 4 of the 5 by average wage in Delaware. Among them, the average runs from $16.49 (Cleaning) to $29.18 (Concrete).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against landscaping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete | $29.18 | $27.42 | +$10.10 |
| Painting | $27.35 | $28.14 | +$8.27 |
| Drywall | $24.45 | $24.12 | +$5.37 |
| Landscaping | $19.08 | $17.96 | |
| Cleaning | $16.49 | $16.42 | -$2.59 |
Against the minimum wage in Delaware
The minimum wage in Delaware is $15.00 an hour for most employers. The median of landscaping and groundskeeping workers, $17.96, is $2.96 above it, 19.7% more than the minimum. Over 2,080 hours the minimum comes to $31,200 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 Delaware, $17.96 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the landscaping calculator cost $143.68 in wages. With its $55.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $251.33; 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.