- Wages
- Landscaping
- Wisconsin
How much does a landscaper make in Wisconsin?
In Wisconsin, landscaping and groundskeeping workers earned an average of $20.55 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $19.82 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$20.55
$19.82
$20.33
$0.22 more an hour
$42,744
By the hour, the week and the year in Wisconsin
At 40 hours a week, the average of $20.55 an hour comes to $822.00 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $42,744 a year, and the median of $19.82 to $41,226 a year.
In Wisconsin, the average is $0.73 above the median (3.7%): a smaller group of higher wages pulls the average up, and half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn $19.82 an hour or less.
How does Wisconsin compare?
The average in Wisconsin is $0.22 above the national average of $20.33 (1.1% more), about $458 more a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, Wisconsin ranks 24 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $18.82 an hour.
Wisconsin and its Census division, East North Central
By average wage, Wisconsin ranks 2 of the 5 states of the division with data for this trade: the highest is Illinois, $21.54, and the lowest Ohio, $19.18.
| State | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | $21.54 | $21.05 | +$0.99 |
| Wisconsin | $20.55 | $19.82 | |
| Michigan | $19.49 | $18.33 | -$1.06 |
| Indiana | $19.24 | $18.30 | -$1.31 |
| Ohio | $19.18 | $18.38 | -$1.37 |
This trade and the others in Wisconsin
Of the 5 trades this site prices, landscaping and groundskeeping workers rank 4 of the 5 by average wage in Wisconsin. Among them, the average runs from $17.13 (Cleaning) to $33.09 (Concrete).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against landscaping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete | $33.09 | $30.89 | +$12.54 |
| Drywall | $28.86 | $28.83 | +$8.31 |
| Painting | $26.05 | $24.08 | +$5.50 |
| Landscaping | $20.55 | $19.82 | |
| Cleaning | $17.13 | $17.08 | -$3.42 |
Against the minimum wage in Wisconsin
In Wisconsin most employers pay the federal minimum wage, $7.25 an hour. The median of landscaping and groundskeeping workers, $19.82, is $12.57 above it, 2.7 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 Wisconsin, $19.82 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the landscaping calculator cost $158.56 in wages. With its $55.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $270.16; 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.