The annual salary statistics of landscape architects in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of landscape architects in Durham-Chapel Hill is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $52,220 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $81,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $102,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for landscape architects in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $102,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,220.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of landscape architects from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $62,750 | 2.04% | -6.18% |
| 2021 | $61,470 | -15.85% | - |
| 2020 | $71,210 | 0.49% | - |
| 2019 | $70,860 | -5.70% | - |
| 2018 | $74,900 | 7.65% | - |
| 2017 | $69,170 | 3.67% | - |
| 2016 | $66,630 | 17.89% | - |
| 2015 | $54,710 | -12.81% | - |
| 2014 | $61,720 | -7.96% | - |
| 2012 | $66,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $62,750, Durham-Chapel Hill is the second highest paying city for landscape architects in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Raleigh-Cary (median annual salary of $68,240). Compared with Raleigh-Cary, the median annual salary of landscape architects in Durham-Chapel Hill is 8.0 percent (8.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Raleigh-Cary | |
| Durham-Chapel Hill | |
| Asheville | |
| Wilmington | |
| Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area |