What are the main factors that influence a Professional Landscaper's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Professional Landscaper?

The Construction industry offers the highest average compensation for Professional Landscaper roles, with salaries approximately 40% above the market median.

How does experience change A Professional Landscaper's salary?

A Professional Landscaper's salary grows with experience: a Landscape Architect I (0-2 years)earns $57,984, a Professional Landscaper (2-4 years)earns $68,486, a Landscape Architect III (4-7 years)earns $80,918, a Landscape Architect IV (7+ years)earns $99,885, a Landscape Architect Manager (7+ years)earns $141,830,

What are the highest paying states for a Professional Landscaper?

Professional Landscaper salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Professional Landscaper roles are District of Columbia $75,187, California $74,901, Massachusetts $73,903. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Professional Landscaper roles make?

Salaries for Professional Landscaper level roles vary by specialization: General Landscaper: $67,712; Lead Landscaper: $44,242; Groundskeeper Landscaper: $40,729; Landscaper and Laborer: $40,539; Greenskeeper/Landscaper: $40,369.

Professional Landscaper Salary in Colorado

How much does a Professional Landscaper make in Colorado?

As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a Professional Landscaper in Colorado is $69,286 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $33.

However, a Professional Landscaper's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $90,068
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $59,838 to $80,164
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $51,236

10% $51,236

50% (Median) $69,286

90% $90,068

Professional Landscaper Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$80,164	$6,680	$1,542	$39
Average	$69,286	$5,774	$1,332	$33
25th Percentile	$59,838	$4,986	$1,151	$29

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Key Factors That Influence Professional Landscaper Salaries

A Professional Landscaper's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Professional Landscaper Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Professional Landscaper's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $57,984
Early Career (1-2 years): $68,486
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $80,918
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $99,885
Expert (over 8 years): $141,830

Levels	Salary
Landscape... Level Professional Landscaper	$57,984
Professio... Level Professional Landscaper	$68,486
Landscape... Level Professional Landscaper	$80,918
Landscape... Level Professional Landscaper	$99,885
Landscape... Level Professional Landscaper	$141,830

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How Do Professional Landscaper Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Professional Landscapers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $75,187.
California: $74,901.
Massachusetts: $73,903.

District of Columbia $75,187 California $74,901 Massachusetts $73,903 Washington $73,632 New Jersey $73,604 Alaska $73,509 Connecticut $72,572 New York $72,192

Hawaii $70,976 Rhode Island $70,406 Maryland $70,019 Minnesota $69,489 Colorado $69,286 Illinois $69,218 Oregon $68,960 Delaware $68,769

New Hampshire $68,650 Virginia $68,382 Pennsylvania $67,601 Nevada $67,208 North Dakota $67,079 Michigan $66,875 Wisconsin $66,800 Vermont $66,651

Texas $66,236 Maine $66,209 Arizona $66,169 Ohio $66,121 Georgia $65,496 Indiana $65,184 Wyoming $65,123 Utah $65,028

Iowa $64,987 Kansas $64,661 Louisiana $64,566 North Carolina $64,532 Missouri $64,518 Florida $64,254 Montana $64,111 Nebraska $63,975

Kentucky $63,900 South Carolina $63,629 Tennessee $63,459 Idaho $63,391 New Mexico $62,895 Oklahoma $62,787 Alabama $62,386 South Dakota $61,714

Arkansas $61,347 West Virginia $61,150 Mississippi $60,559

Top Paying Cities for Professional Landscapers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Glen Haven: $67,929
Hygiene: $70,290
Johnstown: $68,080

Glen Haven, CO $67,929

Hygiene, CO $70,290

Johnstown, CO $68,080

Laporte, CO $67,326

Livermore, CO $67,107

Loveland, CO $67,868

Lyons, CO $70,166

Masonville, CO $67,368

Mead, CO $68,854

Milliken, CO $67,986

Niwot, CO $70,841

Red Feather Lakes, CO $67,292

Severance, CO $67,422

Timnath, CO $67,335

Wellington, CO $66,958

Windsor, CO $67,432

Brighton, CO $69,104

Ault, CO $67,304

Briggsdale, CO $67,322

Carr, CO $66,165

Eastlake, CO $69,283

Eaton, CO $67,517

Evans, CO $67,860

Fort Lupton, CO $68,907

Galeton, CO $67,523

Gilcrest, CO $68,231

Gill, CO $67,634

Greeley, CO $67,693

Henderson, CO $69,211

Hudson, CO $68,680

Keenesburg, CO $68,348

Kersey, CO $67,642

La Salle, CO $68,113

Lucerne, CO $67,620

Nunn, CO $67,090

Orchard, CO $67,314

Pierce, CO $67,347

Ohio City, CO $68,039

Parlin, CO $67,720

Penrose, CO $67,128

Pitkin, CO $67,955

Poncha Springs, CO $67,495

Powderhorn, CO $67,578

Rockvale, CO $66,823

Sargents, CO $67,381

Twin Lakes, CO $69,606

Westcliffe, CO $66,861

Wetmore, CO $66,431

Durango, CO $67,768

Cahone, CO $67,601

Cortez, CO $67,550

Dolores, CO $67,711

Dove Creek, CO $67,534

Egnar, CO $67,571

Hesperus, CO $67,176

Lewis, CO $67,720

Mancos, CO $67,548

Marvel, CO $67,174

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $67,199

Pleasant View, CO $67,407

Rico, CO $67,727

Towaoc, CO $67,268

Yellow Jacket, CO $67,639

Montrose, CO $67,980

Austin, CO $68,069

Bedrock, CO $67,554

Cedaredge, CO $68,138

Cory, CO $68,052

Crawford, CO $67,859

Delta, CO $67,979

Eckert, CO $68,086

Hotchkiss, CO $68,043

Lazear, CO $67,993

Naturita, CO $67,691

Norwood, CO $67,718

Nucla, CO $67,795

Olathe, CO $67,904

Ophir, CO $67,791

Ouray, CO $67,780

Paonia, CO $68,356

Paradox, CO $67,591

Placerville, CO $67,728

Redvale, CO $67,749

Ridgway, CO $67,771

Silverton, CO $67,656

Somerset, CO $68,563

Telluride, CO $67,804

Grand Junction, CO $68,399

Platteville, CO $68,382

Roggen, CO $67,677

Weldona, CO $67,155

Wiggins, CO $67,514

Fort Morgan, CO $67,182

Log Lane Village, CO $67,402

Akron, CO $66,695

Amherst, CO $66,481

Atwood, CO $66,928

Brush, CO $66,924

Crook, CO $66,738

Eckley, CO $66,528

Fleming, CO $66,866

Grover, CO $66,813

Haxtun, CO $66,852

Hereford, CO $66,387

Hillrose, CO $66,990

Holyoke, CO $66,650

Idalia, CO $66,316

Iliff, CO $66,914

Julesburg, CO $66,644

Lindon, CO $66,409

Merino, CO $66,987

New Raymer, CO $66,972

Otis, CO $66,755

Ovid, CO $66,667

Padroni, CO $66,744

Paoli, CO $66,853

Peetz, CO $66,725

Sedgwick, CO $66,691

Snyder, CO $66,937

Sterling, CO $67,043

Stoneham, CO $66,975

Vernon, CO $66,379

Woodrow, CO $66,548

Wray, CO $66,512

Yuma, CO $66,734

Anton, CO $66,426

Arapahoe, CO $65,902

Arriba, CO $66,141

Bethune, CO $66,239

Burlington, CO $66,177

Calhan, CO $67,225

Cascade, CO $67,777

Cheyenne Wells, CO $65,998

Cope, CO $66,395

Cripple Creek, CO $67,650

Divide, CO $67,686

Flagler, CO $66,209

Florissant, CO $67,631

Fountain, CO $67,218

Genoa, CO $66,186

Green Mountain Falls, CO $67,760

Guffey, CO $67,558

Hugo, CO $65,781

Joes, CO $66,461

Karval, CO $65,399

Kirk, CO $66,406

Kit Carson, CO $65,916

Limon, CO $66,586

Lake George, CO $67,732

Manitou Springs, CO $67,777

Matheson, CO $66,537

Peyton, CO $67,542

Ramah, CO $66,107

Rush, CO $66,264

Seibert, CO $66,181

Simla, CO $66,840

Stratton, CO $66,247

U S A F Academy, CO $67,773

Victor, CO $67,619

Vona, CO $66,220

Wild Horse, CO $65,789

Woodland Park, CO $67,722

Yoder, CO $66,520

Colorado Springs, CO $67,778

Clifton, CO $68,356

Fruita, CO $68,186

Gateway, CO $67,706

Glade Park, CO $67,940

Loma, CO $68,211

Mack, CO $68,029

Palisade, CO $68,232

Whitewater, CO $67,936

Glenwood Springs, CO $69,058

Dinosaur, CO $67,917

Aspen, CO $70,352

Snowmass Village, CO $70,349

Avon, CO $69,717

Basalt, CO $70,128

Carbondale, CO $69,867

Collbran, CO $68,165

Craig, CO $68,666

De Beque, CO $68,157

Eagle, CO $69,432

Edwards, CO $69,581

Parachute, CO $68,512

Battlement Mesa, CO $68,449

Gypsum, CO $69,087

Hamilton, CO $68,958

Hayden, CO $68,763

Maybell, CO $68,002

Meeker, CO $68,964

Meredith, CO $69,897

Mesa, CO $68,132

Minturn, CO $69,505

Molina, CO $68,091

New Castle, CO $68,820

Rangely, CO $68,194

Red Cliff, CO $69,496

Rifle, CO $68,649

Silt, CO $68,621

Slater, CO $68,339

Snowmass, CO $70,208

Wolcott, CO $69,474

Woody Creek, CO $70,347

Vail, CO $69,803

Pueblo, CO $65,720

Colorado City, CO $66,170

Aguilar, CO $66,459

Arlington, CO $65,289

Avondale, CO $65,896

Beulah, CO $66,174

Boncarbo, CO $66,491

Boone, CO $66,110

Branson, CO $65,947

Campo, CO $65,703

Cheraw, CO $65,829

Crowley, CO $65,970

Eads, CO $65,876

Fort Lyon, CO $65,803

Fowler, CO $65,992

Gardner, CO $66,638

Granada, CO $66,024

Hartman, CO $66,150

Hasty, CO $65,948

Haswell, CO $65,558

Hoehne, CO $66,384

Holly, CO $65,942

Kim, CO $65,879

La Junta, CO $65,922

Lamar, CO $66,123

Las Animas, CO $65,885

La Veta, CO $66,754

Mc Clave, CO $65,958

Manzanola, CO $65,871

Model, CO $65,972

Olney Springs, CO $65,758

Ordway, CO $65,431

Pritchett, CO $65,883

Rocky Ford, CO $65,776

Rye, CO $66,271

Sheridan Lake, CO $65,902

Springfield, CO $66,018

Sugar City, CO $65,256

Swink, CO $65,856

Trinchera, CO $66,099

Trinidad, CO $66,386

Two Buttes, CO $66,014

Vilas, CO $66,004

Walsenburg, CO $66,402

Walsh, CO $65,935

Weston, CO $66,617

Wiley, CO $65,898

Alamosa, CO $67,261

Antonito, CO $67,218

Arboles, CO $67,354

Arvada, CO $69,286

Aurora, CO $69,239

Bayfield, CO $67,544

Broomfield, CO $69,590

Commerce City, CO $69,123

Dupont, CO $69,256

Eldorado Springs, CO $70,904

Lafayette, CO $70,276

Louisville, CO $70,363

Westminster, CO $69,254

Wheat Ridge, CO $69,251

Agate, CO $66,797

Bennett, CO $68,534

Byers, CO $67,716

Castle Rock, CO $68,016

Deer Trail, CO $67,269

Elbert, CO $67,586

Elizabeth, CO $68,156

Englewood, CO $69,239

Franktown, CO $67,971

Kiowa, CO $67,665

Larkspur, CO $67,795

Littleton, CO $69,170

Lone Tree, CO $68,987

Louviers, CO $68,892

Monument, CO $67,728

Palmer Lake, CO $67,735

Parker, CO $68,735

Sedalia, CO $68,050

Strasburg, CO $68,316

Watkins, CO $68,828

Denver, CO $69,231

Thornton, CO $69,286

Boulder, CO $71,247

Golden, CO $69,245

Alma, CO $68,856

Bailey, CO $68,699

Black Hawk, CO $69,937

Bond, CO $69,467

Breckenridge, CO $69,003

Buffalo Creek, CO $68,462

Burns, CO $69,021

Central City, CO $69,544

Clark, CO $68,367

Climax, CO $69,082

Coalmont, CO $68,249

Como, CO $68,016

Conifer, CO $68,878

Cowdrey, CO $67,973

Dillon, CO $68,962

Dumont, CO $69,296

Evergreen, CO $69,125

Empire, CO $68,980

Fairplay, CO $68,079

Fraser, CO $69,058

Frisco, CO $69,387

Georgetown, CO $68,928

Granby, CO $68,874

Grand Lake, CO $68,836

Grant, CO $68,346

Hartsel, CO $67,716

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $68,782

Idaho Springs, CO $69,179

Idledale, CO $69,174

Indian Hills, CO $69,139

Jamestown, CO $71,132

Jefferson, CO $68,203

Kittredge, CO $69,146

Kremmling, CO $68,775

Leadville, CO $68,998

Mc Coy, CO $69,010

Morrison, CO $69,124

Nederland, CO $70,485

Oak Creek, CO $68,887

Parshall, CO $69,183

Phippsburg, CO $68,955

Pine, CO $68,545

Pinecliffe, CO $70,816

Rand, CO $68,253

Rollinsville, CO $70,156

Shawnee, CO $68,528

Silver Plume, CO $68,636

Steamboat Springs, CO $68,759

Tabernash, CO $69,219

Toponas, CO $68,929

Walden, CO $68,151

Ward, CO $70,299

Winter Park, CO $69,308

Yampa, CO $69,023

Silverthorne, CO $69,328

Longmont, CO $70,016

Allenspark, CO $69,698

Estes Park, CO $68,651

Bellvue, CO $67,773

Berthoud, CO $68,603

Dacono, CO $69,403

Drake, CO $67,797

Erie, CO $69,714

Firestone, CO $69,231

Fort Collins, CO $67,289

Frederick, CO $69,233

Blanca, CO $67,023

Capulin, CO $67,367

Center, CO $67,312

Chama, CO $66,793

Chimney Rock, CO $67,383

Chromo, CO $66,930

Conejos, CO $67,177

Creede, CO $67,529

Crestone, CO $67,054

Del Norte, CO $67,383

Fort Garland, CO $66,872

San Luis, CO $66,600

Homelake, CO $67,320

Hooper, CO $67,096

Ignacio, CO $67,253

Jaroso, CO $66,747

La Jara, CO $67,285

Manassa, CO $67,217

Moffat, CO $67,142

Monte Vista, CO $67,360

Mosca, CO $67,011

Pagosa Springs, CO $67,377

Romeo, CO $67,415

Saguache, CO $67,374

Sanford, CO $67,037

San Pablo, CO $66,693

South Fork, CO $67,450

Villa Grove, CO $67,233

Salida, CO $67,497

Almont, CO $69,235

Buena Vista, CO $69,129

Canon City, CO $67,196

Cimarron, CO $67,650

Coal Creek, CO $66,797

Coaldale, CO $67,332

Cotopaxi, CO $67,143

Crested Butte, CO $69,599

Florence, CO $66,692

Monarch, CO $67,638

Granite, CO $68,653

Gunnison, CO $67,702

Hillside, CO $67,118

Howard, CO $67,453

Lake City, CO $67,646

Nathrop, CO $67,700

Professional Landscaper Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Professional Landscaper roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 80% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Construction, offers compensation 40% above the average. Conversely, Professional Landscaper positions in Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Professional Landscaper as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Professional Landscaper

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Construction	$97,000	$47.0	40%

Professional Landscaper Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Professional Landscaper's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$59,838

Average $69,286/year

$80,164

$4,986

Average $5,774/month

$6,680

$1,151

Average $1,332/week

$1,542

$29

Average $33/hour

$39

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$80,164	$6,680	$1,542	$39
Average	$69,286	$5,774	$1,332	$33
25th Percentile	$59,838	$4,986	$1,151	$29

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