Landscape Architect Salary | PayScale

The average salary for a Landscape Architect is $58,111.

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A landscape architect designs outdoor spaces for residential, commercial and public use. The landscape architect provides consultations to clients to assess their needs and determine how the desired concept could be carried out. The architect makes sure that the plan is appropriate for human use and the environment. They use AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite and/or other related software to design landscapes for the clients approval; the ability to read and create blueprints is also imporRead more

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The top respondents for the job title Landscape Architect are from the companies SWA Group, Norris Design and Olsson Associates. Reported salaries are highest at Stantec where the average pay is $64,715. Other companies that offer high salaries for this role include SWA Group and SmithGroupJJR, earning around $64,000 and $58,000, respectively. Olsson Associates pays the lowest at around $47,917. Norris Design and Kimley - Horn and Associates, Inc also pay on the lower end of the scale, paying $51,690 and $54,306, respectively.

Skills in Design, Project Management and Client Interaction are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Adobe Photoshop and Autodesk AutoCAD.

An entry-level Landscape Architect with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $45,479 based on 122 salaries. An early career Landscape Architect with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $50,748 based on 819 salaries. A mid-career Landscape Architect with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $61,149 based on 682 salaries. An experienced Landscape Architect with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $69,153 based on 590 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $77,393.

Employees with Landscape Architect in their job title in San Francisco, California earn an average of 17.3% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in New York, New York (15.9% more) and Boston, Massachusetts (9.8% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Dallas, Texas (7.3% less).

This data is based on 2,455 survey responses.

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