Landscape architects

May 2005 employment and annual earnings distribution, wage and salary workers

Landscape Architects: Plan and design land areas for such projects as parks and other recreational facilities, airports, highways, hospitals, schools, land subdivisions, and commercial, industrial, and residential sites.

In May 2004, median annual earnings for landscape architects were $53,120. The middle 50 percent earned between $40,930 and $70,400. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $32,390 and the highest 10 percent earned over $90,850. Architectural, engineering, and related services employed more landscape architects than any other group of industries, and there the median annual earnings were $51,670 in May 2004.

In 2005, the average annual salary for all landscape architects in the Federal Government in nonsupervisory, supervisory, and managerial positions was $74,508.

Because many landscape architects work for small firms or are self-employed, benefits tend to be less generous than those provided to workers in large organizations.

Landscape architects held about 25,000 jobs in 2004. Almost 6 out of 10 workers were employed in firms that provide architectural, landscape architectural, engineering, and landscaping services. State and local governments were the next largest employers. About 1 out of 4 landscape architects was self-employed.

Employment of landscape architects is concentrated in urban and suburban areas throughout the country; some landscape architects work in rural areas, particularly those employed by the Federal Government to plan and design parks and recreation areas.

(from the Occupational Outlook Handbook: Landscape Architects)

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May 2005 employment and annual earnings distribution, wage and salary workers

National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Earnings

Landscape architects
	Percentile annual earnings, $
	10th	25th	50th	75th	90th
National
U.S. employment: 20,220 mean earnings: $59,540	33,570	42,150	54,220	71,220	92,310
State and Metro Area
Alabama (ACS) (EAG) employment: 100 mean earnings: $55,730	24,510	29,580	61,060	75,040	86,580
Birmingham - Hoover, AL employment: 30 mean earnings: $69,410	33,100	50,650	77,060	86,170	93,120
Alaska (ACS) (EAG) employment: 70 mean earnings: $68,240	48,830	58,340	69,420	80,370	88,570
Anchorage, AK employment: 60 mean earnings: $67,500	48,690	58,030	68,460	79,180	88,070
Arizona (ACS) (EAG) employment: 770 mean earnings: $52,790	27,900	35,260	46,450	59,540	79,930
Phoenix - Mesa - Scottsdale, AZ employment: 510 mean earnings: $55,830	28,870	36,040	49,400	59,880	91,510
Tucson, AZ employment: 230 mean earnings: $45,220	25,080	32,880	42,270	55,500	70,660
Arkansas (ACS) (EAG) employment: 60 mean earnings: $57,720	32,900	39,380	51,610	59,740	88,990
Fayetteville - Springdale - Rogers, AR - MO employment: 40 mean earnings: $51,460	32,060	36,380	50,580	56,560	82,100
California (ACS) (EAG) employment: 3,150 mean earnings: $66,550	42,000	52,350	64,400	78,570	93,710
Fresno, CA employment: 90 mean earnings: $78,710	55,060	66,570	79,620	91,010	106,060
Los Angeles - Long Beach - Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division employment: 560 mean earnings: $65,770	49,970	56,790	63,140	71,040	94,290
Oakland - Fremont - Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division employment: 450 mean earnings: $68,590	42,770	53,200	68,480	84,090	97,690
Oxnard - Thousand Oaks - Ventura, CA employment: 50 mean earnings: $79,820	39,320	52,120	63,950	73,470	>145K
Riverside - San Bernardino - Ontario, CA employment: 110 mean earnings: $60,250	37,990	41,750	60,630	79,670	88,240
Sacramento - - Arden - Arcade - - Roseville, CA employment: 310 mean earnings: $63,100	29,800	42,280	64,250	83,270	96,170
San Diego - Carlsbad - San Marcos, CA employment: 610 mean earnings: $68,590	43,840	56,320	66,710	78,610	90,050
San Francisco - San Mateo - Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division employment: 300 mean earnings: $63,470	40,080	46,010	58,150	75,720	96,360
San Jose - Sunnyvale - Santa Clara, CA employment: 110 mean earnings: $55,250	47,280	49,840	54,010	58,220	69,680
San Luis Obispo - Paso Robles, CA employment: 80 mean earnings: $63,110	36,790	44,750	60,140	72,580	91,740
Santa Ana - Anaheim - Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division employment: 210 mean earnings: $72,430	51,450	59,840	68,360	76,960	105,360
Santa Barbara - Santa Maria, CA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $57,180	39,880	42,830	47,740	63,420	76,490
Santa Cruz - Watsonville, CA employment: 30 mean earnings: $74,510	41,210	47,240	79,710	94,830	109,810
Vallejo - Fairfield, CA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $66,920	58,410	60,990	65,310	69,620	81,050
Colorado (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,240 mean earnings: $62,130	37,000	44,250	52,560	68,930	95,960
Boulder, CO employment: 50 mean earnings: $65,040	42,400	48,600	54,580	73,550	88,120
Colorado Springs, CO employment: 40 mean earnings: n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
Denver - Aurora, CO employment: 800 mean earnings: $55,010	37,570	44,420	51,750	63,820	80,370
Fort Collins - Loveland, CO employment: 90 mean earnings: $51,270	31,940	37,220	50,480	60,010	73,270
Connecticut (ACS) (EAG) employment: 360 mean earnings: $56,340	33,800	41,700	51,700	64,590	83,900
Bridgeport - Stamford - Norwalk, CT employment: 210 mean earnings: $57,060	34,760	45,370	52,520	65,770	82,660
Hartford - West Hartford - East Hartford, CT employment: 110 mean earnings: $57,370	33,600	39,250	50,840	64,020	89,710
Delaware (ACS) (EAG) employment: n.a. mean earnings: $54,020	38,330	47,040	51,520	55,990	79,710
District of Columbia (ACS) (EAG) employment: 100 mean earnings: n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
Washington - Arlington - Alexandria, DC - VA - MD - WV Metropolitan Division employment: 620 mean earnings: $60,320	33,100	41,160	53,720	73,630	102,200
Florida (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,510 mean earnings: $62,180	31,020	40,980	52,370	72,760	93,710
Cape Coral - Fort Myers, FL Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 30 mean earnings: $54,120	31,200	42,540	56,420	66,260	73,400
Fort Lauderdale - Pompano Beach - Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division employment: 200 mean earnings: $59,360	38,150	42,370	52,230	74,490	94,230
Jacksonville, FL employment: 110 mean earnings: $91,010	47,550	55,540	67,290	97,450	>145K
Miami - Miami Beach - Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division employment: 100 mean earnings: $45,330	30,620	34,430	41,580	47,250	78,170
Naples - Marco Island, FL employment: 30 mean earnings: $62,820	29,430	34,440	63,860	75,820	94,170
Orlando - Kissimmee, FL employment: 300 mean earnings: $56,480	37,990	42,900	50,570	62,380	85,000
Sarasota - Bradenton - Venice, FL employment: 40 mean earnings: $51,870	33,770	40,940	50,040	61,910	73,490
Sebastian - Vero Beach, FL employment: n.a. mean earnings: $50,140	38,790	40,810	44,160	48,210	78,470
Tallahassee, FL employment: 30 mean earnings: $47,840	25,330	35,640	43,280	62,330	78,950
Tampa - St. Petersburg - Clearwater, FL employment: 260 mean earnings: $45,730	24,550	27,260	39,620	62,960	80,870
West Palm Beach - Boca Raton - Boynton Beach, FL Metropolitan Division employment: 200 mean earnings: $92,940	41,650	53,260	72,860	113,890	>145K
Georgia (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,270 mean earnings: $71,170	31,000	43,460	76,350	99,790	111,130
Athens - Clarke County, GA employment: 40 mean earnings: $44,230	30,190	34,230	41,510	56,750	64,380
Savannah, GA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $58,750	27,840	41,600	56,900	78,040	89,590
Hawaii (ACS) (EAG) employment: 90 mean earnings: $61,990	32,900	45,100	61,470	71,330	99,760
Honolulu, HI employment: 80 mean earnings: $61,630	32,550	45,220	61,250	71,450	100,340
Idaho (ACS) (EAG) employment: 60 mean earnings: $53,700	31,650	38,380	52,930	65,940	85,090
Illinois (ACS) (EAG) employment: 740 mean earnings: $61,320	38,070	45,610	52,560	66,500	88,440
Chicago - Naperville - Joliet, IL Metropolitan Division employment: 560 mean earnings: $61,380	40,220	46,420	52,460	64,530	85,870
Lake County - Kenosha County, IL - WI Metropolitan Division employment: 70 mean earnings: $55,960	37,770	42,390	51,990	69,390	83,420
Indiana (ACS) (EAG) employment: 150 mean earnings: $64,830	29,660	36,140	46,220	68,670	>145K
Indianapolis - Carmel, IN employment: 80 mean earnings: $64,890	29,570	36,270	48,810	69,960	>145K
Iowa (ACS) (EAG) employment: 80 mean earnings: $48,340	30,270	36,580	48,910	55,900	67,300
Ames, IA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $46,410	33,330	38,910	48,150	54,080	57,710
Davenport - Moline - Rock Island, IA - IL employment: 30 mean earnings: $65,920	24,340	26,490	35,880	55,530	>145K
Des Moines - West Des Moines, IA employment: 30 mean earnings: $55,110	35,080	45,940	52,620	61,210	75,390
Kansas (ACS) (EAG) employment: 100 mean earnings: $47,460	31,060	34,870	42,170	55,150	76,990
Wichita, KS Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 40 mean earnings: $45,390	28,960	35,860	42,820	54,100	66,900
Kentucky (ACS) (EAG) employment: 80 mean earnings: $42,340	29,160	32,680	37,880	48,710	67,650
Lexington - Fayette, KY employment: 30 mean earnings: $42,220	21,150	31,750	35,860	56,430	70,440
Louisville - Jefferson County, KY - IN employment: 30 mean earnings: $47,120	28,510	39,260	44,430	56,720	70,500
Louisiana (ACS) (EAG) employment: 300 mean earnings: $51,580	34,330	40,200	49,680	57,050	80,000
Baton Rouge, LA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $58,340	37,620	46,580	53,530	77,760	87,190
New Orleans - Metairie - Kenner, LA employment: 100 mean earnings: $47,840	36,520	39,780	45,220	54,610	60,680
Maine (ACS) (EAG) employment: 60 mean earnings: $55,430	32,960	37,300	50,700	64,840	101,300
Portland - South Portland - Biddeford, ME employment: 30 mean earnings: $47,040	32,030	35,390	45,110	59,190	67,180
Maryland (ACS) (EAG) employment: 460 mean earnings: $53,720	35,520	42,130	51,310	61,390	74,980
Baltimore - Towson, MD employment: 240 mean earnings: $55,350	34,650	41,680	52,060	63,700	79,650
Bethesda - Gaithersburg - Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division employment: 100 mean earnings: $50,750	37,000	44,380	50,450	56,340	67,120
Massachusetts (ACS) (EAG) employment: 1,110 mean earnings: $60,010	39,090	42,700	51,410	73,730	100,840
Boston - Cambridge - Quincy, MA NECTA Division employment: n.a. mean earnings: $58,270	38,760	41,600	46,320	71,870	102,820
Springfield, MA - CT employment: n.a. mean earnings: $50,800	38,290	42,690	50,230	58,980	66,870
Michigan (ACS) (EAG) employment: 580 mean earnings: $52,460	34,780	40,140	49,990	64,850	79,950
Ann Arbor, MI employment: 40 mean earnings: $60,190	40,840	47,040	60,440	72,210	86,270
Detroit - Livonia - Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Division employment: 40 mean earnings: $42,660	21,320	28,110	40,930	54,510	68,780
Grand Rapids - Wyoming, MI employment: 100 mean earnings: $44,170	36,040	38,120	41,480	45,260	60,330
Holland - Grand Haven, MI employment: 30 mean earnings: $55,820	38,060	40,510	44,600	76,960	87,730
Kalamazoo - Portage, MI employment: 40 mean earnings: $53,890	17,150	43,900	59,830	67,690	73,020
Lansing - East Lansing, MI employment: 40 mean earnings: $54,310	35,780	48,320	56,520	64,680	70,870
Warren - Troy - Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 160 mean earnings: $53,010	37,460	42,500	52,160	61,960	71,660
Minnesota (ACS) (EAG) employment: 380 mean earnings: $56,420	33,700	40,420	52,760	70,110	87,630
Minneapolis - St. Paul - Bloomington, MN - WI employment: 360 mean earnings: $56,620	33,440	40,000	52,330	70,510	88,440
Mississippi (ACS) (EAG) employment: 80 mean earnings: $51,990	36,920	43,200	50,560	56,360	78,090
Jackson, MS employment: 40 mean earnings: $45,690	35,750	39,620	46,970	52,650	56,080
Missouri (ACS) (EAG) employment: 200 mean earnings: $44,690	25,110	28,930	39,030	51,670	75,530
Kansas City, MO - KS employment: 100 mean earnings: $52,260	31,100	35,140	43,840	60,760	87,530
Montana (ACS) (EAG) employment: 70 mean earnings: $46,170	27,340	32,860	48,820	55,890	62,260
Billings, MT employment: n.a. mean earnings: $37,330	28,690	30,700	33,810	38,600	45,490
Nebraska (ACS) (EAG) employment: 40 mean earnings: $58,210	26,560	40,500	51,470	71,210	95,810
Omaha - Council Bluffs, NE - IA employment: 30 mean earnings: $56,850	25,790	40,240	53,880	74,250	89,600
Nevada (ACS) (EAG) employment: 90 mean earnings: $49,830	33,020	37,750	44,320	59,600	77,200
Las Vegas - Paradise, NV employment: 60 mean earnings: $46,310	31,880	35,940	40,930	49,700	76,800
New Hampshire (ACS) (EAG) employment: 140 mean earnings: $59,990	38,960	45,540	62,890	69,600	76,230
Manchester, NH employment: n.a. mean earnings: $66,440	56,800	59,550	64,600	69,640	87,450
Nashua, NH - MA NECTA Division Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: n.a. mean earnings: $57,130	34,130	39,770	45,810	70,280	88,080
New Jersey (ACS) (EAG) employment: 680 mean earnings: $61,570	27,020	44,040	57,490	78,390	101,980
Atlantic City, NJ employment: n.a. mean earnings: $69,530	32,830	37,650	56,480	105,530	114,450
Camden, NJ Metropolitan Division employment: 60 mean earnings: $53,090	33,320	42,980	52,020	65,710	77,300
Edison, NJ Metropolitan Division employment: n.a. mean earnings: $78,520	44,670	56,670	79,680	98,640	113,140
Newark - Union, NJ - PA Metropolitan Division employment: n.a. mean earnings: $44,560	21,280	25,960	47,010	58,750	67,400
Trenton - Ewing, NJ Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: n.a. mean earnings: $56,400	39,150	43,910	53,100	59,910	86,110
New Mexico (ACS) (EAG) employment: 140 mean earnings: $67,890	31,600	43,270	58,870	82,080	106,050
Albuquerque, NM employment: 60 mean earnings: $66,880	37,540	51,350	64,920	85,520	101,510
Santa Fe, NM employment: 30 mean earnings: $89,960	31,720	36,010	66,830	>145K	>145K
New York (ACS) (EAG) employment: 990 mean earnings: $65,850	39,760	49,210	61,120	71,130	95,000
Albany - Schenectady - Troy, NY employment: n.a. mean earnings: $63,780	44,070	57,110	63,530	70,140	87,350
Buffalo - Niagara Falls, NY employment: n.a. mean earnings: $71,340	57,190	61,030	67,110	77,660	100,200
Ithaca, NY employment: n.a. mean earnings: $35,940	22,720	28,650	38,920	43,620	46,410
New York - White Plains - Wayne, NY - NJ Metropolitan Division employment: 260 mean earnings: $60,470	37,580	46,350	59,770	73,330	87,830
Poughkeepsie - Newburgh - Middletown, NY employment: 60 mean earnings: $64,680	42,380	57,130	62,790	68,910	82,750
Rochester, NY employment: n.a. mean earnings: $56,540	37,340	49,500	55,210	64,660	76,170
Syracuse, NY employment: 80 mean earnings: $58,670	39,770	43,970	50,900	58,320	85,830
North Carolina (ACS) (EAG) employment: 410 mean earnings: $51,540	33,360	38,940	47,480	57,570	80,380
Asheville, NC employment: n.a. mean earnings: $52,400	23,150	34,670	44,130	58,090	88,410
Charlotte - Gastonia - Concord, NC - SC employment: 140 mean earnings: $50,330	32,300	36,200	46,900	56,630	79,040
Durham, NC employment: 30 mean earnings: $51,590	38,330	45,000	50,360	55,780	67,410
Greensboro - High Point, NC employment: n.a. mean earnings: $46,930	37,370	40,370	45,570	51,980	55,820
Raleigh - Cary, NC employment: 90 mean earnings: $58,020	32,990	42,070	54,860	76,600	87,620
Ohio (ACS) (EAG) employment: 410 mean earnings: $52,730	32,020	37,860	49,620	63,340	75,300
Akron, OH employment: n.a. mean earnings: $48,720	33,350	38,100	44,590	60,160	67,900
Cincinnati - Middletown, OH - KY - IN employment: 130 mean earnings: $52,000	31,110	36,690	45,830	56,180	71,120
Cleveland - Elyria - Mentor, OH employment: 40 mean earnings: $50,370	32,800	37,420	50,360	58,340	69,690
Columbus, OH employment: 90 mean earnings: $52,870	32,750	37,720	50,670	64,420	78,210
Toledo, OH employment: 40 mean earnings: $53,160	31,490	37,360	54,530	67,500	76,980
Youngstown - Warren - Boardman, OH - PA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $63,430	32,890	44,450	73,060	81,950	87,380
Oklahoma (ACS) (EAG) employment: 40 mean earnings: $44,680	28,530	32,320	39,260	61,850	69,530
Oregon (ACS) (EAG) employment: 380 mean earnings: $53,180	31,110	38,960	48,690	65,040	83,590
Bend, OR employment: n.a. mean earnings: $70,810	57,530	60,740	65,980	71,210	104,240
Eugene - Springfield, OR employment: 50 mean earnings: $45,210	35,810	40,160	44,580	50,820	58,710
Portland - Vancouver - Beaverton, OR - WA employment: 300 mean earnings: $57,070	31,700	40,160	54,650	72,430	87,540
Pennsylvania (ACS) (EAG) employment: 600 mean earnings: $50,820	23,960	35,940	46,260	66,290	83,730
Altoona, PA Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: n.a. mean earnings: $36,240	29,080	30,590	33,100	39,600	52,390
Erie, PA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $31,720	23,160	30,330	32,940	35,540	37,130
Lancaster, PA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $56,380	38,230	42,900	53,830	69,350	82,130
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division employment: 220 mean earnings: $48,010	23,600	36,120	43,310	57,390	82,370
Pittsburgh, PA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $60,090	25,620	42,240	61,100	78,130	93,040
South Carolina (ACS) (EAG) employment: 210 mean earnings: $42,740	24,740	28,920	44,050	53,490	59,620
Charleston - North Charleston, SC employment: 80 mean earnings: $43,280	24,990	28,070	46,840	53,540	57,880
Columbia, SC employment: 40 mean earnings: $42,860	25,340	31,250	44,390	53,270	58,640
South Dakota (ACS) (EAG) employment: 40 mean earnings: $45,810	29,950	33,370	41,300	53,470	70,450
Tennessee (ACS) (EAG) employment: 190 mean earnings: $50,300	26,370	36,050	48,670	65,290	76,210
Knoxville, TN employment: 40 mean earnings: $43,670	20,410	22,580	39,190	55,030	83,900
Memphis, TN - MS - AR employment: 70 mean earnings: $49,880	35,770	39,450	47,680	59,830	69,530
Nashville - Davidson - - Murfreesboro, TN employment: 70 mean earnings: $51,710	27,000	32,010	51,780	70,010	79,430
Texas (ACS) (EAG) employment: 480 mean earnings: $53,340	31,680	38,180	50,680	62,680	81,590
Austin - Round Rock, TX employment: 110 mean earnings: $55,430	30,750	38,160	47,650	74,050	92,320
Dallas - Plano - Irving, TX Metropolitan Division employment: 70 mean earnings: $55,090	38,210	44,380	53,240	63,340	76,780
Fort Worth - Arlington, TX Metropolitan Division employment: 30 mean earnings: $66,020	41,490	48,670	55,960	68,140	91,930
Houston - Sugar Land - Baytown, TX employment: 160 mean earnings: $53,390	32,960	42,910	51,940	58,850	74,870
San Antonio, TX employment: 40 mean earnings: $44,330	30,590	32,630	36,020	59,480	70,830
Utah (ACS) (EAG) employment: 120 mean earnings: $52,670	30,950	34,320	48,360	68,870	86,010
Logan, UT - ID employment: n.a. mean earnings: $34,060	29,070	30,440	32,700	34,950	40,860
Salt Lake City, UT employment: 60 mean earnings: $52,170	31,540	35,150	48,860	63,050	86,260
Vermont (ACS) (EAG) Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 40 mean earnings: $46,240	38,500	40,690	44,340	48,090	56,900
Burlington - South Burlington, VT Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: n.a. mean earnings: $41,980	38,250	39,890	42,630	45,380	47,220
Virginia (ACS) (EAG) employment: 790 mean earnings: $55,220	31,780	38,580	49,960	66,870	84,640
Charlottesville, VA employment: 60 mean earnings: $54,240	35,520	40,970	55,730	66,730	76,360
Richmond, VA employment: n.a. mean earnings: $58,450	31,830	36,100	48,300	64,160	74,390
Virginia Beach - Norfolk - Newport News, VA - NC employment: 60 mean earnings: $56,730	33,410	40,940	52,040	78,320	86,840
Washington (ACS) (EAG) Occupational Outlook Handbookemployment: 790 mean earnings: $57,490	39,070	44,330	52,710	67,050	83,160
Seattle - Bellevue - Everett, WA Metropolitan Division employment: 610 mean earnings: $54,430	38,720	43,180	50,440	61,970	80,600
Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division employment: n.a. mean earnings: $55,710	34,580	46,980	59,110	66,280	70,580
West Virginia (ACS) (EAG) employment: 50 mean earnings: $45,650	21,360	26,240	49,460	57,860	71,570
Wisconsin (ACS) (EAG) employment: 200 mean earnings: $52,480	33,220	41,650	50,760	60,560	75,440
Madison, WI employment: n.a. mean earnings: $52,080	38,290	42,610	50,230	57,350	72,640
Milwaukee - Waukesha - West Allis, WI employment: 50 mean earnings: $57,380	32,890	47,900	58,200	68,780	80,910
Wyoming (ACS) (EAG) employment: 30 mean earnings: $53,990	30,820	45,760	56,860	65,360	70,710
Virgin Islands employment: n.a. mean earnings: $33,520	29,030	30,460	32,850	35,230	41,370

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The highlighted text indicates the maximum values in each column among the states and metropolitan areas.

The (ACS) links lead to data from the American Community Survey from the Census Bureau.

The (EAG) links lead to U.S. Economy at a Glance data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.