The salary statistics of landscape architects in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare landscape architects salaries in different industries within the federal, state, and local government sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $56,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $70,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $87,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $104,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $126,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for landscape architects in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) landscape architects is $126,050. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $87,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid landscape architects is $56,450.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of landscape architects in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $87,150 | 2.41% | 5.26% |
| 2017 | $85,050 | 1.47% | - |
| 2016 | $83,800 | 4.28% | - |
| 2015 | $80,210 | -2.28% | - |
| 2014 | $82,040 | -2.41% | - |
| 2013 | $84,020 | 1.73% | - |
| 2012 | $82,570 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].