- Wages
- Landscaping
- New Mexico
How much does a landscaper make in New Mexico?
In New Mexico, landscaping and groundskeeping workers earned an average of $19.07 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $18.06 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$19.07
$18.06
$20.33
$1.26 less an hour
$39,666
By the hour, the week and the year in New Mexico
At 40 hours a week, the average of $19.07 an hour comes to $762.80 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $39,666 a year, and the median of $18.06 to $37,565 a year.
In New Mexico, the average is $1.01 above the median (5.6%): a smaller group of higher wages pulls the average up, and half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn $18.06 an hour or less.
How does New Mexico compare?
The average in New Mexico is $1.26 below the national average of $20.33 (6.2% less), about $2,621 less a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, New Mexico ranks 36 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $18.82 an hour.
New Mexico and its Census division, Mountain
By average wage, New Mexico ranks 7 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 New Mexico |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | $22.52 | $22.00 | +$3.45 |
| Montana | $21.90 | $21.80 | +$2.83 |
| Nevada | $20.92 | $18.66 | +$1.85 |
| Idaho | $20.58 | $20.00 | +$1.51 |
| Utah | $20.58 | $19.59 | +$1.51 |
| Arizona | $19.98 | $18.71 | +$0.91 |
| New Mexico | $19.07 | $18.06 | |
| Wyoming | $18.82 | $18.42 | -$0.25 |
This trade and the others in New Mexico
Of the 5 trades this site prices, landscaping and groundskeeping workers rank 4 of the 5 by average wage in New Mexico. Among them, the average runs from $15.46 (Cleaning) to $27.47 (Drywall).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against landscaping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drywall | $27.47 | $25.91 | +$8.40 |
| Concrete | $25.41 | $23.67 | +$6.34 |
| Painting | $23.74 | $22.23 | +$4.67 |
| Landscaping | $19.07 | $18.06 | |
| Cleaning | $15.46 | $14.65 | -$3.61 |
Against the minimum wage in New Mexico
The minimum wage in New Mexico is $12.00 an hour for most employers. The median of landscaping and groundskeeping workers, $18.06, is $6.06 above it, 50.5% 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 New Mexico, $18.06 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the landscaping calculator cost $144.48 in wages. With its $55.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $252.34; 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.