How Much Do Landscapers Make in 2026?

Landscaping employees earn $16 to $24 an hour in 2026, but a solo owner-operator who fills a route grosses $900 to $1,100 a day. A solo landscaper who fills a route grosses about $900 to $1,100 on a good day of mowing, and takes home somewhere between $45,000 and $75,000 a year after the truck, the fuel, the insurance, and the taxes take their cut.

That is the honest headline number, and almost nobody says it out loud, because the answer people expect and the answer that is true are two different things. This guide breaks down employee wages, crew-leader pay, and the full gross-to-net math a solo owner actually keeps..