- Wages
- Landscaping
- Wyoming
How much does a landscaper make in Wyoming?
In Wyoming, landscaping and groundskeeping workers earned an average of $18.82 an hour in May 2025, and the median was $18.42 an hour, per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
$18.82
$18.42
$20.33
$1.51 less an hour
$39,146
By the hour, the week and the year in Wyoming
At 40 hours a week, the average of $18.82 an hour comes to $752.80 a week. Over the 2,080-hour year the BLS uses for its annual figures, it comes to $39,146 a year, and the median of $18.42 to $38,314 a year.
In Wyoming, the average is $0.40 above the median (2.2%): a smaller group of higher wages pulls the average up, and half of landscaping and groundskeeping workers earn $18.42 an hour or less.
How does Wyoming compare?
The average in Wyoming is $1.51 below the national average of $20.33 (7.4% less), about $3,141 less a year at 2,080 hours.
By average wage, Wyoming ranks 38 of 51 states and DC with data for this trade (1 pays the most). The national median is $18.82 an hour.
Wyoming and its Census division, Mountain
Of the 8 states of the division with data for this trade, Wyoming pays the lowest average, $18.82; the next is New Mexico with $19.07.
| State | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against Wyoming |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | $22.52 | $22.00 | +$3.70 |
| Montana | $21.90 | $21.80 | +$3.08 |
| Nevada | $20.92 | $18.66 | +$2.10 |
| Idaho | $20.58 | $20.00 | +$1.76 |
| Utah | $20.58 | $19.59 | +$1.76 |
| Arizona | $19.98 | $18.71 | +$1.16 |
| New Mexico | $19.07 | $18.06 | +$0.25 |
| Wyoming | $18.82 | $18.42 |
This trade and the others in Wyoming
Of the 5 trades this site prices, landscaping and groundskeeping workers rank 4 of the 5 by average wage in Wyoming. Among them, the average runs from $16.26 (Cleaning) to $28.62 (Concrete).
| Trade | Average per hour | Median per hour | Against landscaping |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concrete | $28.62 | $28.10 | +$9.80 |
| Painting | $22.89 | $22.70 | +$4.07 |
| Drywall | $22.51 | $21.15 | +$3.69 |
| Landscaping | $18.82 | $18.42 | |
| Cleaning | $16.26 | $15.32 | -$2.56 |
Against the minimum wage in Wyoming
In Wyoming most employers pay the federal minimum wage, $7.25 an hour. The median of landscaping and groundskeeping workers, $18.42, is $11.17 above it, 2.5 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 Wyoming, $18.42 an hour, the 8 hours of the starting job of the landscaping calculator cost $147.36 in wages. With its $55.00 of materials, 10% overhead and 15% profit, the quote comes to $255.99; 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.