- Wages
- Landscaping
- Oregon
How much does a landscaper make in Oregon?
In Oregon, landscaping and groundskeeping workers earned an average of $22.04 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $21.65 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$22.04
$21.65
$20.33
$1.71 more an hour
$45,843
By the hour, the week and the year in Oregon
At 40 hours a week, the average of $22.04 an hour comes to $881.60 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $45,843 a year, and the median of $21.65 to $45,032 a year.
In Oregon, the average is $0.39 above the median (1.8%): a smaller group of higher wages pulls the average up, and half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn $21.65 an hour or less.
How does Oregon compare?
The average in Oregon is $1.71 above the national average of $20.33 (8.4% more), about $3,557 more a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, Oregon ranks 10 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $18.82 an hour.
Oregon and its Census division, Pacific
By average wage, Oregon ranks 4 of the 5 states of the division with data for this trade: the highest is Washington, $23.62, and the lowest Hawaii, $21.60.
| State | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against Oregon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $23.62 | $22.57 | +$1.58 |
| California | $22.80 | $21.90 | +$0.76 |
| Alaska | $22.73 | $22.93 | +$0.69 |
| Oregon | $22.04 | $21.65 | |
| Hawaii | $21.60 | $22.08 | -$0.44 |
This trade and the others in Oregon
Of the 5 trades this site prices, landscaping and groundskeeping workers rank 4 of the 5 by average wage in Oregon. Among them, the average runs from $19.00 (Cleaning) to $36.43 (Drywall).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against landscaping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drywall | $36.43 | $35.35 | +$14.39 |
| Concrete | $33.78 | $32.95 | +$11.74 |
| Painting | $25.76 | $23.51 | +$3.72 |
| Landscaping | $22.04 | $21.65 | |
| Cleaning | $19.00 | $18.07 | -$3.04 |
Against the minimum wage in Oregon
The minimum wage in Oregon is $15.55 an hour for most employers. The median of landscaping and groundskeeping workers, $21.65, is $6.10 above it, 39.2% more than the minimum. Over 2,080 hours the minimum comes to $32,344 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 Oregon, $21.65 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the landscaping calculator cost $173.20 in wages. With its $55.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $288.67; 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.