▲20%
The average salary for an Entry-Level Landscape Architect is $45,357.
10%
$37k
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$45k
50%
$56k
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MEDIAN $45,357
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Salary
$37k - $56k
Bonus
$98 - $4k
Profit Sharing
$1k - $2k
Total Pay
$35k - $56k
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Job Description for Landscape Architect
Landscape Architect Tasks
- Consult with clients to determine needs, scope, vision, and budget for physical landscape.
- Balance needs for safety, beauty, cost, and utility in final execution of plans.
- Coordinate with engineers, urban planners, and other specialists to meet all project goals.
- Design site plans, specifications and estimates for solutions, including working with or removing existing land features.
Career Paths
Explore the most common career paths for Landscape Architect. Thickness and color of lines indicates popularity of movement from one job to the next. Visit our career path planner to research other job paths.
Landscape Architect
Sr. Landscape Architect
Project Manager, (Unspecified Type / Gen...
Landscape Designer
More common (> 20%)
Somewhat common (8 - 20%)
Less common (< 8%)
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Popular Skills for Landscape Architect
Avg. Salary
Popularity
Autodesk AutoCAD
$44,657
67 responses
Adobe Photoshop
$44,209
65 responses
3D Rendering
$43,643
46 responses
Adobe InDesign
$44,433
36 responses
Project Management
$42,165
30 responses
Skills that pay less than market rate include Project Management, Adobe InDesign, 3D Rendering, Adobe Photoshop and Autodesk AutoCAD.
Pay by Experience Level for Landscape Architect
An early career Landscape Architect with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $50,514 based on 848 salaries. A mid-career Landscape Architect with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $60,750 based on 698 salaries. An experienced Landscape Architect with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $68,781 based on 599 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $78,055.
Pay Difference by Location
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Employees with Landscape Architect in their job title in Washington, District of Columbia earn an average of 20.1% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in New York, New York (13.1% more) and San Francisco, California (10.5% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Dallas, Texas (2.5% less) and Chicago, Illinois (0.3% less).
Years of Experience
This data is based on 2,392 survey responses.
Early Career
35.5%
Mid Career
29.2%
Experienced
25.0%
Late Career
10.3%
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