17 Series · SOC 17-1012
Landscape Architects
National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)
Median Salary
$79,660
per year
Median Hourly
$38.30/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$88,000
average
Employment
19,580
jobs nationwide
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$51,990
25th Percentile
$62,650
Median
$79,660
75th Percentile
$101,580
90th Percentile
$132,250
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $100,110 | +26% above national |
| 2 | California | $98,880 | +24% above national |
| 3 | New Jersey | $92,600 | +16% above national |
| 4 | North Dakota | $91,250 | +15% above national |
| 5 | New York | $89,940 | +13% above national |
| 6 | Maryland | $86,390 | +8% above national |
| 7 | Connecticut | $85,370 | +7% above national |
| 8 | Massachusetts | $84,950 | +7% above national |
| 9 | Arkansas | $84,260 | +6% above national |
| 10 | Iowa | $83,480 | +5% above national |
| 11 | Utah | $82,180 | +3% above national |
| 12 | Louisiana | $81,840 | +3% above national |
| 13 | Virginia | $81,440 | +2% above national |
| 14 | Pennsylvania | $81,110 | +2% above national |
| 15 | Texas | $81,110 | +2% above national |
| 16 | Nevada | $80,710 | +1% above national |
| 17 | Florida | $80,360 | +1% above national |
| 18 | Illinois | $78,350 | 2% below national |
| 19 | Minnesota | $78,310 | 2% below national |
| 20 | Georgia | $77,640 | 3% below national |
| 21 | Kentucky | $77,160 | 3% below national |
| 22 | West Virginia | $76,790 | 4% below national |
| 23 | Idaho | $76,630 | 4% below national |
| 24 | Alabama | $76,590 | 4% below national |
| 25 | Oregon | $76,380 | 4% below national |
| 26 | Colorado | $76,110 | 4% below national |
| 27 | North Carolina | $75,760 | 5% below national |
| 28 | Tennessee | $74,990 | 6% below national |
| 29 | South Carolina | $74,470 | 7% below national |
| 30 | Washington | $71,690 | 10% below national |
| 31 | Maine | $71,670 | 10% below national |
| 32 | Mississippi | $71,390 | 10% below national |
| 33 | South Dakota | $69,680 | 13% below national |
| 34 | Michigan | $69,340 | 13% below national |
| 35 | New Hampshire | $69,190 | 13% below national |
| 36 | Arizona | $67,060 | 16% below national |
| 37 | Montana | $66,280 | 17% below national |
| 38 | Vermont | $65,790 | 17% below national |
| 39 | Kansas | $65,200 | 18% below national |
| 40 | New Mexico | $64,040 | 20% below national |
| 41 | Missouri | $63,040 | 21% below national |
| 42 | Indiana | $62,130 | 22% below national |
| 43 | Ohio | $60,980 | 23% below national |
| 44 | Nebraska | $60,320 | 24% below national |
| 45 | Wisconsin | $59,500 | 25% below national |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $55,370 | 30% below national |
| 47 | Rhode Island | $51,990 | 35% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $133,400 | +67% above national |
| 2 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $118,090 | +48% above national |
| 3 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $108,790 | +37% above national |
| 4 | State College, PA | $106,080 | +33% above national |
| 5 | Reno, NV | $105,050 | +32% above national |
| 6 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $102,150 | +28% above national |
| 7 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $100,800 | +27% above national |
| 8 | York-Hanover, PA | $100,780 | +27% above national |
| 9 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $98,530 | +24% above national |
| 10 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $98,070 | +23% above national |
| 11 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $97,640 | +23% above national |
| 12 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $95,610 | +20% above national |
| 13 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $90,990 | +14% above national |
| 14 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $89,940 | +13% above national |
| 15 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $86,840 | +9% above national |
| 16 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $85,310 | +7% above national |
| 17 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $84,950 | +7% above national |
| 18 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $84,730 | +6% above national |
| 19 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $84,390 | +6% above national |
| 20 | Fresno, CA | $84,050 | +6% above national |
| 21 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $84,000 | +5% above national |
| 22 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $83,600 | +5% above national |
| 23 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $83,430 | +5% above national |
| 24 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $82,890 | +4% above national |
| 25 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $82,780 | +4% above national |
| 26 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $82,560 | +4% above national |
| 27 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $82,240 | +3% above national |
| 28 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $81,940 | +3% above national |
| 29 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $81,620 | +2% above national |
| 30 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $81,210 | +2% above national |
| 31 | Syracuse, NY | $81,180 | +2% above national |
| 32 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $81,080 | +2% above national |
| 33 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $80,670 | +1% above national |
| 34 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $79,970 | same as national |
| 35 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $79,880 | same as national |
| 36 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $79,610 | same as national |
| 37 | Birmingham, AL | $79,400 | same as national |
| 38 | Richmond, VA | $79,380 | same as national |
| 39 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $79,270 | same as national |
| 40 | New Haven, CT | $79,110 | 1% below national |
| 41 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $78,960 | 1% below national |
| 42 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $78,720 | 1% below national |
| 43 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $78,720 | 1% below national |
| 44 | Boulder, CO | $78,060 | 2% below national |
| 45 | Rochester, NY | $78,050 | 2% below national |
| 46 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $77,970 | 2% below national |
| 47 | Madison, WI | $77,660 | 3% below national |
| 48 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $77,640 | 3% below national |
| 49 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $77,610 | 3% below national |
| 50 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $77,460 | 3% below national |
| 51 | Cleveland, OH | $77,400 | 3% below national |
| 52 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $77,320 | 3% below national |
| 53 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $76,840 | 4% below national |
| 54 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $76,770 | 4% below national |
| 55 | Boise City, ID | $76,630 | 4% below national |
| 56 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $76,570 | 4% below national |
| 57 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $76,550 | 4% below national |
| 58 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $76,370 | 4% below national |
| 59 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $76,190 | 4% below national |
| 60 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $75,790 | 5% below national |
| 61 | Jacksonville, FL | $75,600 | 5% below national |
| 62 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $75,000 | 6% below national |
| 63 | Asheville, NC | $74,990 | 6% below national |
| 64 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $74,850 | 6% below national |
| 65 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $74,410 | 7% below national |
| 66 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $74,330 | 7% below national |
| 67 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $74,160 | 7% below national |
| 68 | Lancaster, PA | $74,060 | 7% below national |
| 69 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $73,990 | 7% below national |
| 70 | Pittsburgh, PA | $73,920 | 7% below national |
| 71 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $73,770 | 7% below national |
| 72 | Charlottesville, VA | $73,250 | 8% below national |
| 73 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $71,530 | 10% below national |
| 74 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $71,110 | 11% below national |
| 75 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $70,620 | 11% below national |
| 76 | Colorado Springs, CO | $70,510 | 11% below national |
| 77 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $70,150 | 12% below national |
| 78 | Lincoln, NE | $69,990 | 12% below national |
| 79 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $69,680 | 13% below national |
| 80 | Tucson, AZ | $65,660 | 18% below national |
| 81 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $65,460 | 18% below national |
| 82 | Wilmington, NC | $65,170 | 18% below national |
| 83 | Tallahassee, FL | $64,570 | 19% below national |
| 84 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $64,170 | 19% below national |
| 85 | Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $63,320 | 21% below national |
| 86 | Omaha, NE-IA | $62,410 | 22% below national |
| 87 | Tulsa, OK | $62,280 | 22% below national |
| 88 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $61,750 | 22% below national |
| 89 | Wichita, KS | $61,330 | 23% below national |
| 90 | Columbus, OH | $60,960 | 23% below national |
| 91 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $60,580 | 24% below national |
| 92 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $59,970 | 25% below national |
| 93 | Albuquerque, NM | $59,660 | 25% below national |
| 94 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $56,200 | 29% below national |
| 95 | Oklahoma City, OK | $55,060 | 31% below national |
| 96 | Fort Wayne, IN | $50,910 | 36% below national |
| 97 | Evansville, IN | $49,990 | 37% below national |
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