The highest-paying states for landscape architects (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of landscape architects in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $98,980, California is the highest paying state for landscape architects. It is followed by New York (average annual salary $98,080). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of landscape architects in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $98,980 |
$58,190 | 2,430 |
| 2 | New York | $98,080 |
$59,310 | 1,140 |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $94,460 |
$58,020 | 50 |
| 4 | New Jersey | $92,100 |
$58,870 | 460 |
| 5 | Alaska | $88,780 |
$69,240 | 30 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $83,310 |
$60,070 | 210 |
| 7 | Nebraska | $79,850 |
$43,610 | 100 |
| 8 | Washington | $78,630 |
$55,700 | 540 |
| 9 | Wyoming | $78,260 |
$50,020 | 30 |
| 10 | South Dakota | $77,930 |
$47,990 | 70 |
| 11 | Maine | $77,640 |
$48,200 | 100 |
| 12 | Georgia | $77,190 |
$52,260 | 540 |
| 13 | Tennessee | $76,130 |
$46,920 | 430 |
| 14 | Minnesota | $74,980 |
$48,720 | 350 |
| 15 | Connecticut | $74,740 |
$48,380 | 510 |
| 16 | Nevada | $74,720 |
$32,170 | 60 |
| 17 | Colorado | $73,740 |
$42,890 | 740 |
| 18 | Louisiana | $72,300 |
$51,550 | 60 |
| 19 | Rhode Island | $71,670 |
$56,230 | 100 |
| 20 | Utah | $70,890 |
$51,960 | 160 |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | $70,050 |
$48,250 | 710 |
| 22 | Maryland | $68,900 |
$40,420 | 600 |
| 23 | New Hampshire | $68,070 |
$58,950 | 40 |
| 24 | Oregon | $67,810 |
$45,830 | 270 |
| 25 | Delaware | $65,530 |
$32,500 | 30 |
| 26 | Idaho | $65,490 |
$41,240 | 70 |
| 27 | Florida | $65,070 |
$38,240 | 1,320 |
| 28 | Wisconsin | $64,940 |
$45,350 | 250 |
| 29 | Iowa | $64,330 |
$48,260 | 220 |
| 30 | Texas | $63,170 |
$42,620 | 1,280 |
| 31 | Vermont | $63,100 |
$56,580 | 40 |
| 32 | Montana | $62,350 |
$44,150 | 60 |
| 33 | Michigan | $62,110 |
$44,350 | 440 |
| 34 | Hawaii | $62,000 |
$52,950 | 110 |
| 35 | North Dakota | $61,810 |
$32,930 | 60 |
| 36 | West Virginia | $61,220 |
$31,480 | 30 |
| 37 | Alabama | $61,210 |
$37,210 | 160 |
| 38 | Oklahoma | $60,560 |
$40,410 | 50 |
| 39 | New Mexico | $60,400 |
$48,950 | 70 |
| 40 | North Carolina | $60,270 |
$39,880 | 940 |
| 41 | Virginia | $59,420 |
$37,020 | 720 |
| 42 | South Carolina | $58,840 |
$46,980 | 230 |
| 43 | Ohio | $57,490 |
$31,840 | 470 |
| 44 | Kansas | $56,990 |
$40,850 | 220 |
| 45 | Kentucky | $56,700 |
$39,890 | 150 |
| 46 | Arizona | $56,560 |
$40,750 | 560 |
| 47 | Indiana | $53,350 |
$36,180 | 330 |
| 48 | Illinois | $49,940 |
$29,520 | 500 |
| 49 | Arkansas | $47,840 |
$36,880 | 80 |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | $45,350 |
$40,600 | 50 |
| 51 | Missouri | $43,120 |
$26,740 | 150 |
| 52 | Mississippi | $29,750 |
$28,380 | 40 |