- Wages
- Landscaping
- Ohio
How much does a landscaper make in Ohio?
In Ohio, landscaping and groundskeeping workers earned an average of $19.18 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $18.38 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$19.18
$18.38
$20.33
$1.15 less an hour
$39,894
By the hour, the week and the year in Ohio
At 40 hours a week, the average of $19.18 an hour comes to $767.20 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $39,894 a year, and the median of $18.38 to $38,230 a year.
In Ohio, the average is $0.80 above the median (4.4%): a smaller group of higher wages pulls the average up, and half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn $18.38 an hour or less.
How does Ohio compare?
The average in Ohio is $1.15 below the national average of $20.33 (5.7% less), about $2,392 less a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, Ohio ranks 34 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $18.82 an hour.
Ohio and its Census division, East North Central
Of the 5 states of the division with data for this trade, Ohio pays the lowest average, $19.18; the next is Indiana with $19.24.
| State | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against Ohio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | $21.54 | $21.05 | +$2.36 |
| Wisconsin | $20.55 | $19.82 | +$1.37 |
| Michigan | $19.49 | $18.33 | +$0.31 |
| Indiana | $19.24 | $18.30 | +$0.06 |
| Ohio | $19.18 | $18.38 |
This trade and the others in Ohio
Of the 5 trades this site prices, landscaping and groundskeeping workers rank 4 of the 5 by average wage in Ohio. Among them, the average runs from $15.68 (Cleaning) to $30.67 (Concrete).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against landscaping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete | $30.67 | $30.28 | +$11.49 |
| Drywall | $29.36 | $29.53 | +$10.18 |
| Painting | $26.21 | $23.77 | +$7.03 |
| Landscaping | $19.18 | $18.38 | |
| Cleaning | $15.68 | $15.47 | -$3.50 |
Against the minimum wage in Ohio
The minimum wage in Ohio is $11.00 an hour for most employers. The median of landscaping and groundskeeping workers, $18.38, is $7.38 above it, 67.1% more than the minimum. Over 2,080 hours the minimum comes to $22,880 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 Ohio, $18.38 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the landscaping calculator cost $147.04 in wages. With its $55.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $255.58; 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.