- Wages
- Landscaping
- Michigan
How much does a landscaper make in Michigan?
In Michigan, landscaping and groundskeeping workers earned an average of $19.49 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $18.33 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$19.49
$18.33
$20.33
$0.84 less an hour
$40,539
By the hour, the week and the year in Michigan
At 40 hours a week, the average of $19.49 an hour comes to $779.60 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $40,539 a year, and the median of $18.33 to $38,126 a year.
In Michigan, the average is $1.16 above the median (6.3%): a smaller group of higher wages pulls the average up, and half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn $18.33 an hour or less.
How does Michigan compare?
The average in Michigan is $0.84 below the national average of $20.33 (4.1% less), about $1,747 less a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, Michigan ranks 32 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $18.82 an hour.
Michigan and its Census division, East North Central
By average wage, Michigan ranks 3 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 Michigan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | $21.54 | $21.05 | +$2.05 |
| Wisconsin | $20.55 | $19.82 | +$1.06 |
| Michigan | $19.49 | $18.33 | |
| Indiana | $19.24 | $18.30 | -$0.25 |
| Ohio | $19.18 | $18.38 | -$0.31 |
This trade and the others in Michigan
Of the 5 trades this site prices, landscaping and groundskeeping workers rank 4 of the 5 by average wage in Michigan. Among them, the average runs from $16.36 (Cleaning) to $28.21 (Concrete).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against landscaping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete | $28.21 | $28.78 | +$8.72 |
| Drywall | $28.14 | $28.10 | +$8.65 |
| Painting | $26.88 | $24.35 | +$7.39 |
| Landscaping | $19.49 | $18.33 | |
| Cleaning | $16.36 | $16.66 | -$3.13 |
Against the minimum wage in Michigan
The minimum wage in Michigan is $13.73 an hour for most employers. The median of landscaping and groundskeeping workers, $18.33, is $4.60 above it, 33.5% more than the minimum. Over 2,080 hours the minimum comes to $28,558 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 Michigan, $18.33 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the landscaping calculator cost $146.64 in wages. With its $55.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $255.07; 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.