- Wages
- Landscaping
- Minnesota
How much does a landscaper make in Minnesota?
In Minnesota, landscaping and groundskeeping workers earned an average of $22.21 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $22.41 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$22.21
$22.41
$20.33
$1.88 more an hour
$46,197
By the hour, the week and the year in Minnesota
At 40 hours a week, the average of $22.21 an hour comes to $888.40 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $46,197 a year, and the median of $22.41 to $46,613 a year.
In Minnesota, the average is $0.20 below the median (0.9%): a group of lower wages pulls the average down, and half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn $22.41 an hour or more.
How does Minnesota compare?
The average in Minnesota is $1.88 above the national average of $20.33 (9.2% more), about $3,910 more a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, Minnesota ranks 8 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $18.82 an hour.
Minnesota and its Census division, West North Central
Of the 7 states of the division with data for this trade, Minnesota pays the highest average, $22.21; next comes North Dakota with $21.04.
| State | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against Minnesota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | $22.21 | $22.41 | |
| North Dakota | $21.04 | $19.61 | -$1.17 |
| Nebraska | $20.36 | $18.82 | -$1.85 |
| Iowa | $19.84 | $18.71 | -$2.37 |
| Missouri | $19.56 | $18.52 | -$2.65 |
| Kansas | $19.49 | $18.91 | -$2.72 |
| South Dakota | $17.60 | $17.01 | -$4.61 |
This trade and the others in Minnesota
Of the 5 trades this site prices, landscaping and groundskeeping workers rank 4 of the 5 by average wage in Minnesota. Among them, the average runs from $18.45 (Cleaning) to $34.00 (Concrete).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against landscaping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete | $34.00 | $32.13 | +$11.79 |
| Drywall | $31.54 | $29.46 | +$9.33 |
| Painting | $27.97 | $27.54 | +$5.76 |
| Landscaping | $22.21 | $22.41 | |
| Cleaning | $18.45 | $18.01 | -$3.76 |
Against the minimum wage in Minnesota
The minimum wage in Minnesota is $11.41 an hour for most employers. The median of landscaping and groundskeeping workers, $22.41, is $11.00 above it, 96.4% more than the minimum. Over 2,080 hours the minimum comes to $23,733 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 Minnesota, $22.41 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the landscaping calculator cost $179.28 in wages. With its $55.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $296.37; 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.