- Wages
- Landscaping
- Missouri
How much does a landscaper make in Missouri?
In Missouri, landscaping and groundskeeping workers earned an average of $19.56 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $18.52 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$19.56
$18.52
$20.33
$0.77 less an hour
$40,685
By the hour, the week and the year in Missouri
At 40 hours a week, the average of $19.56 an hour comes to $782.40 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $40,685 a year, and the median of $18.52 to $38,522 a year.
In Missouri, the average is $1.04 above the median (5.6%): a smaller group of higher wages pulls the average up, and half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn $18.52 an hour or less.
How does Missouri compare?
The average in Missouri is $0.77 below the national average of $20.33 (3.8% less), about $1,602 less a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, Missouri ranks 30 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $18.82 an hour.
Missouri and its Census division, West North Central
By average wage, Missouri ranks 5 of the 7 states of the division with data for this trade: the highest is Minnesota, $22.21, and the lowest South Dakota, $17.60.
| State | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against Missouri |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | $22.21 | $22.41 | +$2.65 |
| North Dakota | $21.04 | $19.61 | +$1.48 |
| Nebraska | $20.36 | $18.82 | +$0.80 |
| Iowa | $19.84 | $18.71 | +$0.28 |
| Missouri | $19.56 | $18.52 | |
| Kansas | $19.49 | $18.91 | -$0.07 |
| South Dakota | $17.60 | $17.01 | -$1.96 |
This trade and the others in Missouri
Of the 5 trades this site prices, landscaping and groundskeeping workers rank 4 of the 5 by average wage in Missouri. Among them, the average runs from $16.41 (Cleaning) to $32.31 (Drywall).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against landscaping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drywall | $32.31 | $30.09 | +$12.75 |
| Concrete | $30.84 | $29.51 | +$11.28 |
| Painting | $28.58 | $27.65 | +$9.02 |
| Landscaping | $19.56 | $18.52 | |
| Cleaning | $16.41 | $16.19 | -$3.15 |
Against the minimum wage in Missouri
The minimum wage in Missouri is $15.00 an hour for most employers. The median of landscaping and groundskeeping workers, $18.52, is $3.52 above it, 23.5% 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 Missouri, $18.52 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the landscaping calculator cost $148.16 in wages. With its $55.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $257.00; 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.