- Wages
- Landscaping
- Hawaii
How much does a landscaper make in Hawaii?
In Hawaii, landscaping and groundskeeping workers earned an average of $21.60 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $22.08 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$21.60
$22.08
$20.33
$1.27 more an hour
$44,928
By the hour, the week and the year in Hawaii
At 40 hours a week, the average of $21.60 an hour comes to $864.00 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $44,928 a year, and the median of $22.08 to $45,926 a year.
In Hawaii, the average is $0.48 below the median (2.2%): a group of lower wages pulls the average down, and half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn $22.08 an hour or more.
How does Hawaii compare?
The average in Hawaii is $1.27 above the national average of $20.33 (6.2% more), about $2,642 more a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, Hawaii ranks 16 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $18.82 an hour.
Hawaii and its Census division, Pacific
Of the 5 states of the division with data for this trade, Hawaii pays the lowest average, $21.60; the next is Oregon with $22.04.
| State | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against Hawaii |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $23.62 | $22.57 | +$2.02 |
| California | $22.80 | $21.90 | +$1.20 |
| Alaska | $22.73 | $22.93 | +$1.13 |
| Oregon | $22.04 | $21.65 | +$0.44 |
| Hawaii | $21.60 | $22.08 |
This trade and the others in Hawaii
Of the 5 trades this site prices, landscaping and groundskeeping workers rank 5 of the 5 by average wage in Hawaii. Among them, the average runs from $21.60 (Landscaping) to $46.38 (Drywall).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against landscaping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drywall | $46.38 | $50.40 | +$24.78 |
| Concrete | $41.09 | $46.10 | +$19.49 |
| Painting | $34.28 | $32.80 | +$12.68 |
| Cleaning | $25.18 | $24.81 | +$3.58 |
| Landscaping | $21.60 | $22.08 |
Against the minimum wage in Hawaii
The minimum wage in Hawaii is $16.00 an hour for most employers. The median of landscaping and groundskeeping workers, $22.08, is $6.08 above it, 38.0% more than the minimum. Over 2,080 hours the minimum comes to $33,280 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 Hawaii, $22.08 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the landscaping calculator cost $176.64 in wages. With its $55.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $293.02; 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.