- Wages
- Landscaping
- Georgia
How much does a landscaper make in Georgia?
In Georgia, landscaping and groundskeeping workers earned an average of $18.51 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $18.25 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$18.51
$18.25
$20.33
$1.82 less an hour
$38,501
By the hour, the week and the year in Georgia
At 40 hours a week, the average of $18.51 an hour comes to $740.40 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $38,501 a year, and the median of $18.25 to $37,960 a year.
In Georgia, the average is $0.26 above the median (1.4%): a smaller group of higher wages pulls the average up, and half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn $18.25 an hour or less.
How does Georgia compare?
The average in Georgia is $1.82 below the national average of $20.33 (9.0% less), about $3,786 less a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, Georgia ranks 41 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $18.82 an hour.
Georgia and its Census division, South Atlantic
By average wage, Georgia ranks 7 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 Georgia |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $24.62 | $23.46 | +$6.11 |
| Maryland | $20.86 | $18.93 | +$2.35 |
| Virginia | $19.60 | $18.46 | +$1.09 |
| Delaware | $19.08 | $17.96 | +$0.57 |
| North Carolina | $19.04 | $18.22 | +$0.53 |
| Florida | $18.80 | $17.84 | +$0.29 |
| Georgia | $18.51 | $18.25 | |
| South Carolina | $18.04 | $17.65 | -$0.47 |
| West Virginia | $16.29 | $15.50 | -$2.22 |
This trade and the others in Georgia
Of the 5 trades this site prices, landscaping and groundskeeping workers rank 4 of the 5 by average wage in Georgia. Among them, the average runs from $15.02 (Cleaning) to $27.53 (Drywall).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against landscaping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drywall | $27.53 | $28.01 | +$9.02 |
| Painting | $24.30 | $23.24 | +$5.79 |
| Concrete | $23.67 | $22.23 | +$5.16 |
| Landscaping | $18.51 | $18.25 | |
| Cleaning | $15.02 | $14.31 | -$3.49 |
Against the minimum wage in Georgia
In Georgia most employers pay the federal minimum wage, $7.25 an hour. The median of landscaping and groundskeeping workers, $18.25, is $11.00 above it, 2.5 times the minimum. Over 2,080 hours the minimum comes to $15,080 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 Georgia, $18.25 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the landscaping calculator cost $146.00 in wages. With its $55.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $254.27; 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.