- Wages
- Landscaping
- New York
How much does a landscaper make in New York?
In New York, landscaping and groundskeeping workers earned an average of $21.93 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $21.56 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$21.93
$21.56
$20.33
$1.60 more an hour
$45,614
By the hour, the week and the year in New York
At 40 hours a week, the average of $21.93 an hour comes to $877.20 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $45,614 a year, and the median of $21.56 to $44,845 a year.
In New York, the average is $0.37 above the median (1.7%): a smaller group of higher wages pulls the average up, and half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn $21.56 an hour or less.
How does New York compare?
The average in New York is $1.60 above the national average of $20.33 (7.9% more), about $3,328 more a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, New York ranks 12 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $18.82 an hour.
New York and its Census division, Middle Atlantic
Of the 3 states of the division with data for this trade, New York pays the highest average, $21.93; next comes New Jersey with $20.82.
| State | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against New York |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | $21.93 | $21.56 | |
| New Jersey | $20.82 | $19.88 | -$1.11 |
| Pennsylvania | $19.95 | $18.99 | -$1.98 |
This trade and the others in New York
Of the 5 trades this site prices, landscaping and groundskeeping workers rank 5 of the 5 by average wage in New York. Among them, the average runs from $21.93 (Landscaping) to $34.92 (Concrete).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against landscaping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete | $34.92 | $30.79 | +$12.99 |
| Drywall | $33.14 | $29.46 | +$11.21 |
| Painting | $32.72 | $28.64 | +$10.79 |
| Cleaning | $23.88 | $20.17 | +$1.95 |
| Landscaping | $21.93 | $21.56 |
Against the minimum wage in New York
The minimum wage in New York is $17.00 an hour for most employers. The median of landscaping and groundskeeping workers, $21.56, is $4.56 above it, 26.8% more than the minimum. Over 2,080 hours the minimum comes to $35,360 a year.
That is the rate of New York City, Long Island and Westchester; the rest of the state pays $16.00.
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 York, $21.56 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the landscaping calculator cost $172.48 in wages. With its $55.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $287.76; 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.