- Wages
- Landscaping
- Nebraska
How much does a landscaper make in Nebraska?
In Nebraska, landscaping and groundskeeping workers earned an average of $20.36 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $18.82 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$20.36
$18.82
$20.33
$0.03 more an hour
$42,349
By the hour, the week and the year in Nebraska
At 40 hours a week, the average of $20.36 an hour comes to $814.40 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $42,349 a year, and the median of $18.82 to $39,146 a year.
In Nebraska, the average is $1.54 above the median (8.2%): a smaller group of higher wages pulls the average up, and half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn $18.82 an hour or less.
How does Nebraska compare?
The average in Nebraska is $0.03 above the national average of $20.33 (0.1% more), about $62 more a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, Nebraska ranks 25 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $18.82 an hour.
Nebraska and its Census division, West North Central
By average wage, Nebraska ranks 3 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 Nebraska |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | $22.21 | $22.41 | +$1.85 |
| North Dakota | $21.04 | $19.61 | +$0.68 |
| Nebraska | $20.36 | $18.82 | |
| Iowa | $19.84 | $18.71 | -$0.52 |
| Missouri | $19.56 | $18.52 | -$0.80 |
| Kansas | $19.49 | $18.91 | -$0.87 |
| South Dakota | $17.60 | $17.01 | -$2.76 |
This trade and the others in Nebraska
Of the 5 trades this site prices, landscaping and groundskeeping workers rank 4 of the 5 by average wage in Nebraska. Among them, the average runs from $16.45 (Cleaning) to $25.17 (Concrete).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against landscaping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete | $25.17 | $23.80 | +$4.81 |
| Drywall | $24.64 | $23.38 | +$4.28 |
| Painting | $22.40 | $22.73 | +$2.04 |
| Landscaping | $20.36 | $18.82 | |
| Cleaning | $16.45 | $16.43 | -$3.91 |
Against the minimum wage in Nebraska
The minimum wage in Nebraska is $15.00 an hour for most employers. The median of landscaping and groundskeeping workers, $18.82, is $3.82 above it, 25.5% 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 Nebraska, $18.82 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the landscaping calculator cost $150.56 in wages. With its $55.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $260.04; 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.