The annual salary statistics of landscape architects in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of landscape architects in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $29,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $90,690 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for landscape architects in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $90,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,760.
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 | $51,760 | -15.65% | -16.52% |
| 2021 | $59,860 | -13.58% | - |
| 2020 | $67,990 | 0.79% | - |
| 2019 | $67,450 | 0.56% | - |
| 2018 | $67,070 | -1.36% | - |
| 2017 | $67,980 | 9.33% | - |
| 2016 | $61,640 | 7.27% | - |
| 2015 | $57,160 | -2.43% | - |
| 2014 | $58,550 | -0.56% | - |
| 2013 | $58,880 | -2.43% | - |
| 2012 | $60,310 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $51,760, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is the lowest paying city for landscape architects in state of Virginia, following city of Charlottesville (median annual salary of $61,100). In comparison, the median annual salary of landscape architects in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 15.3 percent (15.3%) lower than that in the highest paying city Charlottesville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlottesville | |
| Richmond | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News |