- Wages
- Landscaping
- Oklahoma
How much does a landscaper make in Oklahoma?
In Oklahoma, landscaping and groundskeeping workers earned an average of $17.43 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $17.20 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$17.43
$17.20
$20.33
$2.90 less an hour
$36,254
By the hour, the week and the year in Oklahoma
At 40 hours a week, the average of $17.43 an hour comes to $697.20 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $36,254 a year, and the median of $17.20 to $35,776 a year.
In Oklahoma, the average is $0.23 above the median (1.3%): a smaller group of higher wages pulls the average up, and half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn $17.20 an hour or less.
How does Oklahoma compare?
The average in Oklahoma is $2.90 below the national average of $20.33 (14.3% less), about $6,032 less a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, Oklahoma ranks 46 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $18.82 an hour.
Oklahoma and its Census division, West South Central
By average wage, Oklahoma ranks 2 of the 4 states of the division with data for this trade: the highest is Texas, $18.27, and the lowest Louisiana, $16.42.
| State | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against Oklahoma |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | $18.27 | $17.66 | +$0.84 |
| Oklahoma | $17.43 | $17.20 | |
| Arkansas | $17.34 | $17.20 | -$0.09 |
| Louisiana | $16.42 | $16.76 | -$1.01 |
This trade and the others in Oklahoma
Of the 5 trades this site prices, landscaping and groundskeeping workers rank 4 of the 5 by average wage in Oklahoma. Among them, the average runs from $14.21 (Cleaning) to $22.18 (Drywall).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against landscaping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drywall | $22.18 | $22.15 | +$4.75 |
| Concrete | $22.13 | $22.00 | +$4.70 |
| Painting | $21.85 | $21.59 | +$4.42 |
| Landscaping | $17.43 | $17.20 | |
| Cleaning | $14.21 | $13.76 | -$3.22 |
Against the minimum wage in Oklahoma
In Oklahoma most employers pay the federal minimum wage, $7.25 an hour. The median of landscaping and groundskeeping workers, $17.20, is $9.95 above it, 2.4 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 Oklahoma, $17.20 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the landscaping calculator cost $137.60 in wages. With its $55.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $243.64; 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.