- Wages
- Landscaping
- Nevada
How much does a landscaper make in Nevada?
In Nevada, landscaping and groundskeeping workers earned an average of $20.92 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $18.66 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$20.92
$18.66
$20.33
$0.59 more an hour
$43,514
By the hour, the week and the year in Nevada
At 40 hours a week, the average of $20.92 an hour comes to $836.80 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $43,514 a year, and the median of $18.66 to $38,813 a year.
In Nevada, the average is $2.26 above the median (12.1%): a smaller group of higher wages pulls the average up, and half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn $18.66 an hour or less.
How does Nevada compare?
The average in Nevada is $0.59 above the national average of $20.33 (2.9% more), about $1,227 more a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, Nevada ranks 19 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $18.82 an hour.
Nevada and its Census division, Mountain
By average wage, Nevada ranks 3 of the 8 states of the division with data for this trade: the highest is Colorado, $22.52, and the lowest Wyoming, $18.82.
| State | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against Nevada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | $22.52 | $22.00 | +$1.60 |
| Montana | $21.90 | $21.80 | +$0.98 |
| Nevada | $20.92 | $18.66 | |
| Idaho | $20.58 | $20.00 | -$0.34 |
| Utah | $20.58 | $19.59 | -$0.34 |
| Arizona | $19.98 | $18.71 | -$0.94 |
| New Mexico | $19.07 | $18.06 | -$1.85 |
| Wyoming | $18.82 | $18.42 | -$2.10 |
This trade and the others in Nevada
Of the 5 trades this site prices, landscaping and groundskeeping workers rank 4 of the 5 by average wage in Nevada. Among them, the average runs from $20.89 (Cleaning) to $30.84 (Concrete).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against landscaping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete | $30.84 | $29.44 | +$9.92 |
| Painting | $28.66 | $27.11 | +$7.74 |
| Drywall | $28.58 | $25.13 | +$7.66 |
| Landscaping | $20.92 | $18.66 | |
| Cleaning | $20.89 | $22.38 | -$0.03 |
Against the minimum wage in Nevada
The minimum wage in Nevada is $12.00 an hour for most employers. The median of landscaping and groundskeeping workers, $18.66, is $6.66 above it, 55.5% more than the minimum. Over 2,080 hours the minimum comes to $24,960 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 Nevada, $18.66 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the landscaping calculator cost $149.28 in wages. With its $55.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $258.42; 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.