- Wages
- Landscaping
- New Hampshire
How much does a landscaper make in New Hampshire?
In New Hampshire, landscaping and groundskeeping workers earned an average of $21.98 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $21.58 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$21.98
$21.58
$20.33
$1.65 more an hour
$45,718
By the hour, the week and the year in New Hampshire
At 40 hours a week, the average of $21.98 an hour comes to $879.20 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $45,718 a year, and the median of $21.58 to $44,886 a year.
In New Hampshire, the average is $0.40 above the median (1.9%): a smaller group of higher wages pulls the average up, and half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn $21.58 an hour or less.
How does New Hampshire compare?
The average in New Hampshire is $1.65 above the national average of $20.33 (8.1% more), about $3,432 more a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, New Hampshire ranks 11 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $18.82 an hour.
New Hampshire and its Census division, New England
By average wage, New Hampshire ranks 4 of the 6 states of the division with data for this trade: the highest is Massachusetts, $24.30, and the lowest Maine, $21.70.
| State | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against New Hampshire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $24.30 | $23.40 | +$2.32 |
| Vermont | $22.76 | $22.23 | +$0.78 |
| Connecticut | $22.15 | $21.99 | +$0.17 |
| New Hampshire | $21.98 | $21.58 | |
| Rhode Island | $21.82 | $21.51 | -$0.16 |
| Maine | $21.70 | $22.10 | -$0.28 |
This trade and the others in New Hampshire
Of the 5 trades this site prices, landscaping and groundskeeping workers rank 4 of the 5 by average wage in New Hampshire. Among them, the average runs from $18.31 (Cleaning) to $32.31 (Drywall).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against landscaping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drywall | $32.31 | $29.79 | +$10.33 |
| Concrete | $28.16 | $26.06 | +$6.18 |
| Painting | $25.35 | $23.88 | +$3.37 |
| Landscaping | $21.98 | $21.58 | |
| Cleaning | $18.31 | $17.75 | -$3.67 |
Against the minimum wage in New Hampshire
In New Hampshire most employers pay the federal minimum wage, $7.25 an hour. The median of landscaping and groundskeeping workers, $21.58, is $14.33 above it, 3.0 times the minimum. Over 2,080 hours the minimum comes to $15,080 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 New Hampshire, $21.58 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the landscaping calculator cost $172.64 in wages. With its $55.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $287.96; 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.