- Wages
- Landscaping
- Washington
How much does a landscaper make in Washington?
In Washington, landscaping and groundskeeping workers earned an average of $23.62 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $22.57 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$23.62
$22.57
$20.33
$3.29 more an hour
$49,130
By the hour, the week and the year in Washington
At 40 hours a week, the average of $23.62 an hour comes to $944.80 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $49,130 a year, and the median of $22.57 to $46,946 a year.
In Washington, the average is $1.05 above the median (4.7%): a smaller group of higher wages pulls the average up, and half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn $22.57 an hour or less.
How does Washington compare?
The average in Washington is $3.29 above the national average of $20.33 (16.2% more), about $6,843 more a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, Washington ranks 3 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $18.82 an hour.
Washington and its Census division, Pacific
Of the 5 states of the division with data for this trade, Washington pays the highest average, $23.62; next comes California with $22.80.
| State | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against Washington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $23.62 | $22.57 | |
| California | $22.80 | $21.90 | -$0.82 |
| Alaska | $22.73 | $22.93 | -$0.89 |
| Oregon | $22.04 | $21.65 | -$1.58 |
| Hawaii | $21.60 | $22.08 | -$2.02 |
This trade and the others in Washington
Of the 5 trades this site prices, landscaping and groundskeeping workers rank 4 of the 5 by average wage in Washington. Among them, the average runs from $20.61 (Cleaning) to $39.37 (Concrete).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against landscaping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete | $39.37 | $37.27 | +$15.75 |
| Drywall | $38.68 | $35.16 | +$15.06 |
| Painting | $29.28 | $28.68 | +$5.66 |
| Landscaping | $23.62 | $22.57 | |
| Cleaning | $20.61 | $20.28 | -$3.01 |
Against the minimum wage in Washington
The minimum wage in Washington is $17.13 an hour for most employers. The median of landscaping and groundskeeping workers, $22.57, is $5.44 above it, 31.8% more than the minimum. Over 2,080 hours the minimum comes to $35,630 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 Washington, $22.57 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the landscaping calculator cost $180.56 in wages. With its $55.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $297.99; 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.