A gardener in Poland earns on average around 5200 PLN gross per month. The range stretches from 4806 PLN gross (the 2026 minimum wage) for beginners up to as much as 8000 PLN gross for experienced specialists, landscape architects and those running their own business. The seasonality of the work strongly affects earnings.
What does a gardener do?
A gardener establishes and maintains green spaces — plants vegetation, mows lawns, prunes trees and shrubs, and cares for flower beds and irrigation systems. They work on private gardens, municipal parks, company grounds and in plant nurseries. Experienced gardeners handle landscape design, the selection of species and the comprehensive arrangement of space.
What affects earnings?
- Specialisation — design and landscape architecture pay more than tidying work.
- Equipment operation — the ability to work with machinery and irrigation systems raises value.
- Form of work — running one's own gardening business gives higher income than employment.
- Seasonality — peak earnings fall in the spring-summer season.
Regional and experience-based differences
Higher rates are found in large cities and around affluent neighbourhoods, where demand for garden care is greatest. An entry-level gardener earns 4806–5000 PLN, an experienced one 5000–6500 PLN, and a landscape architect or crew supervisor as much as 6500–8000 PLN gross.
Demand and prospects
Growing interest in urban greenery and private gardens keeps demand for gardeners stable. Development leads toward garden design and self-employment. To convert gross pay into net, use our salary calculator on liczbnik.pl.