- Wages
- Landscaping
- Indiana
How much does a landscaper make in Indiana?
In Indiana, landscaping and groundskeeping workers earned an average of $19.24 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $18.30 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$19.24
$18.30
$20.33
$1.09 less an hour
$40,019
By the hour, the week and the year in Indiana
At 40 hours a week, the average of $19.24 an hour comes to $769.60 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $40,019 a year, and the median of $18.30 to $38,064 a year.
In Indiana, the average is $0.94 above the median (5.1%): a smaller group of higher wages pulls the average up, and half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn $18.30 an hour or less.
How does Indiana compare?
The average in Indiana is $1.09 below the national average of $20.33 (5.4% less), about $2,267 less a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, Indiana ranks 33 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $18.82 an hour.
Indiana and its Census division, East North Central
By average wage, Indiana ranks 4 of the 5 states of the division with data for this trade: the highest is Illinois, $21.54, and the lowest Ohio, $19.18.
| State | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against Indiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | $21.54 | $21.05 | +$2.30 |
| Wisconsin | $20.55 | $19.82 | +$1.31 |
| Michigan | $19.49 | $18.33 | +$0.25 |
| Indiana | $19.24 | $18.30 | |
| Ohio | $19.18 | $18.38 | -$0.06 |
This trade and the others in Indiana
Of the 5 trades this site prices, landscaping and groundskeeping workers rank 4 of the 5 by average wage in Indiana. Among them, the average runs from $15.88 (Cleaning) to $29.02 (Concrete).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against landscaping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete | $29.02 | $29.46 | +$9.78 |
| Drywall | $26.15 | $23.95 | +$6.91 |
| Painting | $25.48 | $24.16 | +$6.24 |
| Landscaping | $19.24 | $18.30 | |
| Cleaning | $15.88 | $15.11 | -$3.36 |
Against the minimum wage in Indiana
In Indiana most employers pay the federal minimum wage, $7.25 an hour. The median of landscaping and groundskeeping workers, $18.30, is $11.05 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 Indiana, $18.30 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the landscaping calculator cost $146.40 in wages. With its $55.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $254.77; 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.