- Wages
- Landscaping
- North Dakota
How much does a landscaper make in North Dakota?
In North Dakota, landscaping and groundskeeping workers earned an average of $21.04 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $19.61 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$21.04
$19.61
$20.33
$0.71 more an hour
$43,763
By the hour, the week and the year in North Dakota
At 40 hours a week, the average of $21.04 an hour comes to $841.60 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $43,763 a year, and the median of $19.61 to $40,789 a year.
In North Dakota, the average is $1.43 above the median (7.3%): a smaller group of higher wages pulls the average up, and half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn $19.61 an hour or less.
How does North Dakota compare?
The average in North Dakota is $0.71 above the national average of $20.33 (3.5% more), about $1,477 more a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, North Dakota ranks 18 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $18.82 an hour.
North Dakota and its Census division, West North Central
By average wage, North Dakota ranks 2 of the 7 states of the division with data for this trade: the highest is Minnesota, $22.21, and the lowest South Dakota, $17.60.
| State | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against North Dakota |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | $22.21 | $22.41 | +$1.17 |
| North Dakota | $21.04 | $19.61 | |
| Nebraska | $20.36 | $18.82 | -$0.68 |
| Iowa | $19.84 | $18.71 | -$1.20 |
| Missouri | $19.56 | $18.52 | -$1.48 |
| Kansas | $19.49 | $18.91 | -$1.55 |
| South Dakota | $17.60 | $17.01 | -$3.44 |
This trade and the others in North Dakota
Of the 5 trades this site prices, landscaping and groundskeeping workers rank 4 of the 5 by average wage in North Dakota. Among them, the average runs from $17.14 (Cleaning) to $27.31 (Concrete).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against landscaping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete | $27.31 | $27.74 | +$6.27 |
| Painting | $26.90 | $26.38 | +$5.86 |
| Drywall | $22.53 | $21.69 | +$1.49 |
| Landscaping | $21.04 | $19.61 | |
| Cleaning | $17.14 | $16.85 | -$3.90 |
Against the minimum wage in North Dakota
In North Dakota most employers pay the federal minimum wage, $7.25 an hour. The median of landscaping and groundskeeping workers, $19.61, is $12.36 above it, 2.7 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 North Dakota, $19.61 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the landscaping calculator cost $156.88 in wages. With its $55.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $268.03; 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.