- Wages
- Landscaping
- Virginia
How much does a landscaper make in Virginia?
In Virginia, landscaping and groundskeeping workers earned an average of $19.60 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $18.46 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$19.60
$18.46
$20.33
$0.73 less an hour
$40,768
By the hour, the week and the year in Virginia
At 40 hours a week, the average of $19.60 an hour comes to $784.00 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $40,768 a year, and the median of $18.46 to $38,397 a year.
In Virginia, the average is $1.14 above the median (6.2%): a smaller group of higher wages pulls the average up, and half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn $18.46 an hour or less.
How does Virginia compare?
The average in Virginia is $0.73 below the national average of $20.33 (3.6% less), about $1,518 less a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, Virginia ranks 29 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $18.82 an hour.
Virginia and its Census division, South Atlantic
By average wage, Virginia ranks 3 of the 9 states of the division with data for this trade: the highest is District of Columbia, $24.62, and the lowest West Virginia, $16.29.
| State | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $24.62 | $23.46 | +$5.02 |
| Maryland | $20.86 | $18.93 | +$1.26 |
| Virginia | $19.60 | $18.46 | |
| Delaware | $19.08 | $17.96 | -$0.52 |
| North Carolina | $19.04 | $18.22 | -$0.56 |
| Florida | $18.80 | $17.84 | -$0.80 |
| Georgia | $18.51 | $18.25 | -$1.09 |
| South Carolina | $18.04 | $17.65 | -$1.56 |
| West Virginia | $16.29 | $15.50 | -$3.31 |
This trade and the others in Virginia
Of the 5 trades this site prices, landscaping and groundskeeping workers rank 4 of the 5 by average wage in Virginia. Among them, the average runs from $16.59 (Cleaning) to $26.59 (Drywall).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against landscaping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drywall | $26.59 | $26.84 | +$6.99 |
| Concrete | $25.43 | $24.49 | +$5.83 |
| Painting | $23.61 | $22.82 | +$4.01 |
| Landscaping | $19.60 | $18.46 | |
| Cleaning | $16.59 | $16.26 | -$3.01 |
Against the minimum wage in Virginia
The minimum wage in Virginia is $12.77 an hour for most employers. The median of landscaping and groundskeeping workers, $18.46, is $5.69 above it, 44.6% more than the minimum. Over 2,080 hours the minimum comes to $26,562 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 Virginia, $18.46 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the landscaping calculator cost $147.68 in wages. With its $55.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $256.39; 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.