- Wages
- Landscaping
- Louisiana
How much does a landscaper make in Louisiana?
In Louisiana, landscaping and groundskeeping workers earned an average of $16.42 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $16.76 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$16.42
$16.76
$20.33
$3.91 less an hour
$34,154
By the hour, the week and the year in Louisiana
At 40 hours a week, the average of $16.42 an hour comes to $656.80 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $34,154 a year, and the median of $16.76 to $34,861 a year.
In Louisiana, the average is $0.34 below the median (2.0%): a group of lower wages pulls the average down, and half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn $16.76 an hour or more.
How does Louisiana compare?
The average in Louisiana is $3.91 below the national average of $20.33 (19.2% less), about $8,133 less a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, Louisiana ranks 49 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $18.82 an hour.
Louisiana and its Census division, West South Central
Of the 4 states of the division with data for this trade, Louisiana pays the lowest average, $16.42; the next is Arkansas with $17.34.
| State | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against Louisiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | $18.27 | $17.66 | +$1.85 |
| Oklahoma | $17.43 | $17.20 | +$1.01 |
| Arkansas | $17.34 | $17.20 | +$0.92 |
| Louisiana | $16.42 | $16.76 |
This trade and the others in Louisiana
Of the 5 trades this site prices, landscaping and groundskeeping workers rank 4 of the 5 by average wage in Louisiana. Among them, the average runs from $13.15 (Cleaning) to $25.41 (Concrete).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against landscaping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete | $25.41 | $23.64 | +$8.99 |
| Drywall | $23.24 | $22.80 | +$6.82 |
| Painting | $22.13 | $22.31 | +$5.71 |
| Landscaping | $16.42 | $16.76 | |
| Cleaning | $13.15 | $12.79 | -$3.27 |
Against the minimum wage in Louisiana
In Louisiana most employers pay the federal minimum wage, $7.25 an hour. The median of landscaping and groundskeeping workers, $16.76, is $9.51 above it, 2.3 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 Louisiana, $16.76 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the landscaping calculator cost $134.08 in wages. With its $55.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $239.19; 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.