- Wages
- Landscaping
- New Jersey
How much does a landscaper make in New Jersey?
In New Jersey, landscaping and groundskeeping workers earned an average of $20.82 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $19.88 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$20.82
$19.88
$20.33
$0.49 more an hour
$43,306
By the hour, the week and the year in New Jersey
At 40 hours a week, the average of $20.82 an hour comes to $832.80 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $43,306 a year, and the median of $19.88 to $41,350 a year.
In New Jersey, the average is $0.94 above the median (4.7%): a smaller group of higher wages pulls the average up, and half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn $19.88 an hour or less.
How does New Jersey compare?
The average in New Jersey is $0.49 above the national average of $20.33 (2.4% more), about $1,019 more a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, New Jersey ranks 21 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $18.82 an hour.
New Jersey and its Census division, Middle Atlantic
By average wage, New Jersey ranks 2 of the 3 states of the division with data for this trade: the highest is New York, $21.93, and the lowest Pennsylvania, $19.95.
| State | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against New Jersey |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | $21.93 | $21.56 | +$1.11 |
| New Jersey | $20.82 | $19.88 | |
| Pennsylvania | $19.95 | $18.99 | -$0.87 |
This trade and the others in New Jersey
Of the 5 trades this site prices, landscaping and groundskeeping workers rank 4 of the 5 by average wage in New Jersey. Among them, the average runs from $19.10 (Cleaning) to $39.08 (Drywall).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against landscaping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drywall | $39.08 | $36.09 | +$18.26 |
| Concrete | $33.00 | $29.52 | +$12.18 |
| Painting | $29.33 | $28.49 | +$8.51 |
| Landscaping | $20.82 | $19.88 | |
| Cleaning | $19.10 | $18.26 | -$1.72 |
Against the minimum wage in New Jersey
The minimum wage in New Jersey is $15.92 an hour for most employers. The median of landscaping and groundskeeping workers, $19.88, is $3.96 above it, 24.9% more than the minimum. Over 2,080 hours the minimum comes to $33,114 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 Jersey, $19.88 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the landscaping calculator cost $159.04 in wages. With its $55.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $270.76; 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.