Pay by state · 42 states
Landscape Architect Salary by State (2026)
Landscape Architects earn the most in Alabama at $101,220 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $50,960 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $79,870. All 42 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $101,220Alabama
- National median
- $79,870BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $50,960Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 42of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Landscape Architect salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of landscape architects OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALAlabama | $101,220 | $74,930 | $109,010 | 230 | $113,957 |
| 2 | CACalifornia | $98,380 | $74,960 | $132,220 | 2,310 | $88,855 |
| 3 | TNTennessee | $95,250 | $62,160 | $131,830 | 260 | $103,679 |
| 4 | NJNew Jersey | $95,020 | $81,680 | $107,790 | 360 | $87,331 |
| 5 | UTUtah | $94,430 | $77,120 | $99,860 | 90 | $95,515 |
| 6 | MDMaryland | $92,880 | $72,800 | $111,500 | 870 | $88,492 |
| 7 | TXTexas | $89,220 | $76,840 | $110,360 | 1,450 | $91,925 |
| 8 | MAMassachusetts | $88,000 | $79,310 | $91,700 | 500 | $83,210 |
| 9 | NYNew York | $87,360 | $68,020 | $108,700 | 920 | $80,948 |
| 10 | IAIowa | $87,270 | $79,330 | $102,720 | 80 | $99,439 |
| 11 | RIRhode Island | $85,420 | $53,490 | $112,320 | 90 | $83,516 |
| 12 | NVNevada | $85,140 | $69,990 | $102,960 | 180 | $85,158 |
| 13 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $85,100 | $62,980 | $128,820 | 170 | $77,433 |
| 14 | NCNorth Carolina | $83,420 | $63,410 | $98,740 | 1,080 | $88,438 |
| 15 | MEMaine | $82,440 | $66,420 | $102,460 | 110 | $84,946 |
| 16 | VAVirginia | $81,380 | $67,900 | $100,270 | 570 | $80,491 |
| 17 | MTMontana | $81,330 | $64,320 | $93,170 | 80 | $85,932 |
| 18 | FLFlorida | $79,650 | $63,590 | $98,600 | 1,210 | $77,021 |
| 19 | COColorado | $78,290 | $66,150 | $100,870 | 690 | $75,971 |
| 20 | MIMichigan | $77,670 | $60,780 | $95,780 | 650 | $80,724 |
| 21 | PAPennsylvania | $77,130 | $65,520 | $100,930 | 910 | $79,049 |
| 22 | WAWashington | $76,720 | $65,150 | $100,520 | 760 | $71,692 |
| 23 | CTConnecticut | $76,680 | $66,910 | $103,260 | 270 | $74,008 |
| 24 | MOMissouri | $76,670 | $61,730 | $99,600 | 110 | $84,423 |
| 25 | AZArizona | $75,310 | $65,260 | $99,510 | 390 | $74,804 |
| 26 | IDIdaho | $73,950 | $62,040 | $103,450 | 160 | $77,439 |
| 27 | KSKansas | $73,760 | $53,410 | $86,900 | 150 | $81,894 |
| 28 | OROregon | $73,600 | $63,180 | $88,710 | 350 | $71,207 |
| 29 | GAGeorgia | $73,570 | $62,160 | $91,710 | 410 | $76,402 |
| 30 | NMNew Mexico | $71,990 | $61,400 | $75,840 | 50 | $78,070 |
| 31 | NHNew Hampshire | $71,500 | $59,570 | $90,290 | 50 | $68,641 |
| 32 | SDSouth Dakota | $70,620 | $68,980 | $108,640 | 80 | $79,719 |
| 33 | VTVermont | $69,740 | $67,720 | $79,670 | N/A | $71,194 |
| 34 | WIWisconsin | $69,520 | $55,170 | $95,680 | 450 | $73,883 |
| 35 | KYKentucky | $68,460 | $50,860 | $91,980 | 140 | $75,933 |
| 36 | ILIllinois | $67,460 | $54,770 | $77,510 | 810 | $67,488 |
| 37 | INIndiana | $64,980 | $56,320 | $78,170 | 460 | $69,625 |
| 38 | OKOklahoma | $64,370 | $50,620 | $64,380 | 170 | $73,278 |
| 39 | OHOhio | $63,790 | $54,290 | $86,320 | 480 | $68,758 |
| 40 | NENebraska | $62,170 | $44,230 | $72,010 | 190 | $68,999 |
| 41 | ARArkansas | $60,840 | $50,770 | $79,450 | 100 | $69,982 |
| 42 | PRPuerto Rico | $50,960 | $45,800 | $83,180 | 30 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Landscape Architects, that changes the ranking: Alabama leads on raw pay at $101,220, while Alabama leads once prices are taken into account at $113,957.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Landscape Architect pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Landscape Architects the most?
Alabama reports the highest median wage for Landscape Architects at $101,220 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by California ($98,380) and Tennessee ($95,250).
Which state pays Landscape Architects the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Landscape Architects at $50,960 a year, $50,260 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Landscape Architects earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Alabama first at $113,957 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $101,220. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.