- Wages
- Landscaping
- Maryland
How much does a landscaper make in Maryland?
In Maryland, landscaping and groundskeeping workers earned an average of $20.86 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $18.93 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$20.86
$18.93
$20.33
$0.53 more an hour
$43,389
By the hour, the week and the year in Maryland
At 40 hours a week, the average of $20.86 an hour comes to $834.40 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $43,389 a year, and the median of $18.93 to $39,374 a year.
In Maryland, the average is $1.93 above the median (10.2%): a smaller group of higher wages pulls the average up, and half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn $18.93 an hour or less.
How does Maryland compare?
The average in Maryland is $0.53 above the national average of $20.33 (2.6% more), about $1,102 more a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, Maryland ranks 20 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $18.82 an hour.
Maryland and its Census division, South Atlantic
By average wage, Maryland ranks 2 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 Maryland |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $24.62 | $23.46 | +$3.76 |
| Maryland | $20.86 | $18.93 | |
| Virginia | $19.60 | $18.46 | -$1.26 |
| Delaware | $19.08 | $17.96 | -$1.78 |
| North Carolina | $19.04 | $18.22 | -$1.82 |
| Florida | $18.80 | $17.84 | -$2.06 |
| Georgia | $18.51 | $18.25 | -$2.35 |
| South Carolina | $18.04 | $17.65 | -$2.82 |
| West Virginia | $16.29 | $15.50 | -$4.57 |
This trade and the others in Maryland
Of the 5 trades this site prices, landscaping and groundskeeping workers rank 4 of the 5 by average wage in Maryland. Among them, the average runs from $17.40 (Cleaning) to $26.76 (Painting).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against landscaping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Painting | $26.76 | $23.62 | +$5.90 |
| Drywall | $26.50 | $26.29 | +$5.64 |
| Concrete | $26.13 | $24.98 | +$5.27 |
| Landscaping | $20.86 | $18.93 | |
| Cleaning | $17.40 | $17.07 | -$3.46 |
Against the minimum wage in Maryland
The minimum wage in Maryland is $15.00 an hour for most employers. The median of landscaping and groundskeeping workers, $18.93, is $3.93 above it, 26.2% 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 Maryland, $18.93 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the landscaping calculator cost $151.44 in wages. With its $55.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $261.14; 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.