- Wages
- Landscaping
- West Virginia
How much does a landscaper make in West Virginia?
In West Virginia, landscaping and groundskeeping workers earned an average of $16.29 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $15.50 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$16.29
$15.50
$20.33
$4.04 less an hour
$33,883
By the hour, the week and the year in West Virginia
At 40 hours a week, the average of $16.29 an hour comes to $651.60 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $33,883 a year, and the median of $15.50 to $32,240 a year.
In West Virginia, the average is $0.79 above the median (5.1%): a smaller group of higher wages pulls the average up, and half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn $15.50 an hour or less.
How does West Virginia compare?
The average in West Virginia is $4.04 below the national average of $20.33 (19.9% less), about $8,403 less a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, West Virginia ranks 50 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $18.82 an hour.
West Virginia and its Census division, South Atlantic
Of the 9 states of the division with data for this trade, West Virginia pays the lowest average, $16.29; the next is South Carolina with $18.04.
| State | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against West Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $24.62 | $23.46 | +$8.33 |
| Maryland | $20.86 | $18.93 | +$4.57 |
| Virginia | $19.60 | $18.46 | +$3.31 |
| Delaware | $19.08 | $17.96 | +$2.79 |
| North Carolina | $19.04 | $18.22 | +$2.75 |
| Florida | $18.80 | $17.84 | +$2.51 |
| Georgia | $18.51 | $18.25 | +$2.22 |
| South Carolina | $18.04 | $17.65 | +$1.75 |
| West Virginia | $16.29 | $15.50 |
This trade and the others in West Virginia
Of the 4 trades this site prices, landscaping and groundskeeping workers rank 3 of the 4 by average wage in West Virginia. Among them, the average runs from $13.97 (Cleaning) to $24.33 (Concrete).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against landscaping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete | $24.33 | $24.98 | +$8.04 |
| Painting | $21.53 | $21.26 | +$5.24 |
| Landscaping | $16.29 | $15.50 | |
| Cleaning | $13.97 | $13.51 | -$2.32 |
Against the minimum wage in West Virginia
The minimum wage in West Virginia is $8.75 an hour for most employers. The median of landscaping and groundskeeping workers, $15.50, is $6.75 above it, 77.1% more than the minimum. Over 2,080 hours the minimum comes to $18,200 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 West Virginia, $15.50 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the landscaping calculator cost $124.00 in wages. With its $55.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $226.44; 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.