SOC 17-1012 · Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Landscape Architects

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$79,870

U.S. median hourly wage$38.40

U.S. employment19,600

Nationally, landscape architects earned a median of $79,870 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 19,600 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Landscape Architects: pay and employment by state
State
Alabama	$101,220	$48.67	230	0.1
California	$98,380	$47.30	2,310	0.1
Tennessee	$95,250	$45.80	260	0.1
New Jersey	$95,020	$45.68	360	0.1
Utah	$94,430	$45.40	90	0.0
Maryland	$92,880	$44.65	870	0.3
Texas	$89,220	$42.89	1,450	0.1
Massachusetts	$88,000	$42.31	500	0.1
New York	$87,360	$42.00	920	0.1
Iowa	$87,270	$41.96	80	0.1
Rhode Island	$85,420	$41.07	90	0.2
Nevada	$85,140	$40.93	180	0.1
District of Columbia	$85,100	$40.91	170	0.2
North Carolina	$83,420	$40.10	1,080	0.2
Maine	$82,440	$39.64	110	0.2
Virginia	$81,380	$39.13	570	0.1
Montana	$81,330	$39.10	80	0.2
Florida	$79,650	$38.29	1,210	0.1
Colorado	$78,290	$37.64	690	0.2
Michigan	$77,670	$37.34	650	0.1
Pennsylvania	$77,130	$37.08	910	0.2
Washington	$76,720	$36.88	760	0.2
Connecticut	$76,680	$36.87	270	0.2
Missouri	$76,670	$36.86	110	0.0
Arizona	$75,310	$36.21	390	0.1
Idaho	$73,950	$35.56	160	0.2
Kansas	$73,760	$35.46	150	0.1
Oregon	$73,600	$35.39	350	0.2
Georgia	$73,570	$35.37	410	0.1
New Mexico	$71,990	$34.61	50	0.1
New Hampshire	$71,500	$34.38	50	0.1
South Dakota	$70,620	$33.95	80	0.2
Vermont	$69,740	$33.53	Not published	Not published
Wisconsin	$69,520	$33.42	450	0.2
Kentucky	$68,460	$32.92	140	0.1
Illinois	$67,460	$32.43	810	0.1
Indiana	$64,980	$31.24	460	0.1
Oklahoma	$64,370	$30.95	170	0.1
Ohio	$63,790	$30.67	480	0.1
Nebraska	$62,170	$29.89	190	0.2
Arkansas	$60,840	$29.25	100	0.1
Puerto Rico	$50,960	$24.50	30	0.0
Delaware	Not published	Not published	30	0.1
Louisiana	Not published	Not published	110	0.1
Minnesota	Not published	Not published	400	0.1

Pay by metro area

All 101 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Landscape Architects: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$119,910	$57.65	70	0.1
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$119,730	$57.56	610	0.3
Birmingham, AL	$109,010	$52.41	70	0.1
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$106,030	$50.97	150	0.1
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$103,670	$49.84	630	0.2
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$101,640	$48.87	150	0.1
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$99,470	$47.82	130	0.1
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$99,330	$47.75	170	0.4
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$99,180	$47.68	30	0.1
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$97,280	$46.77	Not published	Not published
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$95,760	$46.04	570	0.1
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$94,510	$45.44	40	0.1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$94,040	$45.21	Not published	Not published
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$92,970	$44.70	470	0.3
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$91,520	$44.00	350	0.1
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$91,140	$43.82	Not published	Not published
Fresno, CA	$90,860	$43.69	30	0.1
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$90,330	$43.43	120	0.1
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$89,350	$42.96	850	0.3
Wilmington, NC	$87,440	$42.04	50	0.3
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$86,060	$41.38	40	0.2
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$84,610	$40.68	40	0.1
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$84,270	$40.51	90	0.3
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$84,270	$40.51	560	0.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$83,900	$40.34	390	0.3
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$83,590	$40.19	90	0.2
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$83,420	$40.10	250	0.3
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$83,190	$40.00	210	0.1
Ann Arbor, MI	$83,150	$39.98	70	0.3
Madison, WI	$82,870	$39.84	130	0.3
Portland-South Portland, ME	$82,870	$39.84	80	0.3
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$82,630	$39.72	370	0.1
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$82,070	$39.46	60	0.2
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$82,010	$39.43	390	0.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$81,520	$39.19	200	0.1
Richmond, VA	$81,380	$39.12	60	0.1
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$81,350	$39.11	50	0.1
Asheville, NC	$81,260	$39.07	90	0.5
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$80,880	$38.88	50	0.2
Jacksonville, FL	$80,610	$38.75	70	0.1
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$80,600	$38.75	90	0.1
Boulder, CO	$80,240	$38.58	50	0.3
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$79,650	$38.29	180	0.1
Kansas City, MO-KS	$79,640	$38.29	130	0.1
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$79,490	$38.22	70	0.1
Boise City, ID	$79,190	$38.07	90	0.2
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$79,130	$38.04	70	0.1
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$78,880	$37.93	70	0.1
Reno, NV	$78,010	$37.51	50	0.2
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$77,850	$37.43	50	0.1
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$77,670	$37.34	110	0.2
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$77,670	$37.34	290	0.1
Rochester, NY	$77,610	$37.31	60	0.1
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$77,570	$37.29	90	0.7
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$77,450	$37.23	50	0.2
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$77,270	$37.15	50	0.1
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$77,220	$37.13	30	0.1
Colorado Springs, CO	$77,180	$37.10	80	0.3
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$77,040	$37.04	120	0.1
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$76,730	$36.89	600	0.3
New Haven, CT	$76,680	$36.87	40	0.1
Lancaster, PA	$76,590	$36.82	40	0.2
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$75,980	$36.53	300	0.1
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$75,870	$36.47	60	0.1
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$74,990	$36.05	40	0.1
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$74,990	$36.05	40	0.2
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$74,970	$36.04	40	0.2
York-Hanover, PA	$74,670	$35.90	Not published	Not published
Pittsburgh, PA	$73,930	$35.54	120	0.1
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$73,600	$35.39	250	0.2
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$73,490	$35.33	60	0.4
Syracuse, NY	$71,930	$34.58	50	0.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$71,900	$34.57	40	0.1
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$70,800	$34.04	120	0.1
Tallahassee, FL	$70,690	$33.99	30	0.2
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$70,620	$33.95	50	0.3
Cleveland, OH	$69,990	$33.65	70	0.1
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$67,990	$32.69	110	0.1
Fort Wayne, IN	$67,990	$32.69	40	0.2
Tucson, AZ	$67,860	$32.62	60	0.2
Albuquerque, NM	$67,850	$32.62	30	0.1
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$66,830	$32.13	850	0.2
Lincoln, NE	$66,730	$32.08	50	0.3
Wichita, KS	$66,120	$31.79	30	0.1
St. Louis, MO-IL	$66,080	$31.77	70	0.1
Columbus, OH	$64,660	$31.09	180	0.2
Oklahoma City, OK	$64,370	$30.95	100	0.1
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$64,330	$30.93	130	0.2
Tulsa, OK	$63,780	$30.66	40	0.1
Salinas, CA	$63,520	$30.54	40	0.2
Salem, OR	$63,180	$30.38	30	0.2
Omaha, NE-IA	$62,170	$29.89	120	0.2
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$61,010	$29.33	320	0.2
Baton Rouge, LA	Not published	Not published	50	0.1
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	Not published	Not published	100	0.3
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	Not published	Not published	30	0.1
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	Not published	Not published	50	0.6
Knoxville, TN	Not published	Not published	50	0.1
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	Not published	Not published	50	0.1
Spartanburg, SC	Not published	Not published	40	0.2
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	Not published	Not published	30	0.1

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.