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Landscaper hourly rate calculator

Mowers, trailers, fuel, and disposal fees run whether the grass grows or not, and winter still has to be paid for. Most landscapers price the summer and starve in the off-season. Find your real number.

Truck, insurance, tools, phone. Everything that bills you whether you work or not.

What goes into a landscaper's real rate

Landscaping earns in a burst and spends all year. The equipment and its maintenance, the fuel, the dump fees, and the months with no mowing all have to be covered by the work you do in season. Price only for the summer and the winter takes it back. This calculator spreads your real costs across the whole year and shows the rate that carries you through it.

  • ✓Mowers, trailers, and equipment upkeep
  • ✓Fuel and disposal fees
  • ✓The off-season with no income
  • ✓Insurance and vehicle costs
  • ✓Unbilled quoting and drive time

QuoteMate does this on every job, not just once. Answer a few questions on the call and read out a price that protects your margin, with a peer benchmark showing what other landscapers near you charge.

Landscaper rate questions

How much should a landscaper charge per hour?
There is no single right number. Your rate depends on your overhead, your billable hours, and the margin you want to keep. Most landscapers who price off their wage alone land below their true break-even once you add mowers, trailers, and equipment upkeep and fuel and disposal fees. The calculator above finds your real number in about a minute.
What should a landscaper's hourly rate cover?
Everything that costs you money whether you are on a job or not: mowers, trailers, and equipment upkeep, fuel and disposal fees, the off-season with no income, insurance and vehicle costs, unbilled quoting and drive time. If your rate only covers your wage and materials, those costs come straight out of your profit.
How do I know if I am undercharging as a landscaper?
Work out your true break-even — your wage plus overhead spread across your billable hours — and compare it to what you charge. If you are at or below break-even, every hour is costing you. The calculator above shows the gap and what you would earn at a proper margin.

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