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Landscaper salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for a landscaper is $65,000 per annum, before tax, up $13,400 since 2018.
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- Pay depends a lot on whether you're employed or running your own business, since much landscaping work is subcontracted or quoted per job.
- Qualified landscapers with a Certificate III and a few years on the tools generally earn more than entry-level labourers, and overtime, travel allowances and site allowances on commercial projects add to the base rate.
- Conditions also differ between regional, council and metro residential work, so it's worth comparing total packages rather than hourly rates alone.
The median salary rose by $13,400 between 2018 and 2024; the dashed line shows a projection to 2028 based on the real ABS Wage Price Index growth rate, not a role-specific forecast.
Roles that pay more than landscaper
The largest typical pay rise is $55,000 a year, moving into Landscape Architect.
- Landscape Architect+$55,000/yr
- Concreter+$49,900/yr
- Carpenter+$26,500/yr
How to negotiate a higher landscaper salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time landscaper salary is $65,000; use that, not a guess, as your anchor, and adjust for your experience and employer.
- Use demand as leverage. Landscapers are on the skills shortage list for regional areas, so employers are more likely to move on price to keep or attract someone in a role they're struggling to fill.
- Lead with what's scarce, not just tenure. Skills like Worksite safety management and Reading plans and specifications tend to command a premium over general landscaper experience, name them specifically when you ask.
- Bring a real alternative to the table. Landscape Architect pays a typical $55,000 a year more and draws on similar skills, even mentioning you're weighing it up is a legitimate data point in a pay conversation.
- Time it deliberately. Reviews, the end of a project you delivered, or taking on responsibility beyond your job description are stronger moments to ask than an arbitrary date on the calendar.
- Ask for a number, not a raise. "Based on the market rate and [specific contribution], I'd like to move to X" gets a clearer answer than "I think I deserve more."
Landscaper salary questions
How much do landscapers earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for a landscaper is $65,000 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is landscaper pay rising or falling?
The median landscaper salary is up $13,400 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.
What pays more than landscaper?
Landscape Architect pays a typical $55,000 a year more and draws on similar skills to landscaper.
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Pay advice
- How to ask for a pay rise, and back it up with real numbersWhat national wage growth looks like right now, how to work out a figure for your own role, wording you can adapt for the conversation, and what to do if the answer is no.
- The average salary in Australia (2026)Full-time adults in Australia averaged $2,083.70 a week in May 2026. Several measures get called the average salary, and this explains which one fits your situation.
- Overtime pay, time in lieu and what your award saysOvertime rates come from your award or agreement, not one national rule. How rates work, what happens on a salary, and how time off in lieu works.