Landscape Designer Salary

Q: How much does a Landscape Designer make?

Landscape designers make $55,516 per year on average, or $26.69 per hour, in the United States. Landscape designers on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $41,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $74,000. Location impacts how much a landscape designer can expect to make. Landscape designers make the most in Alaska, Vermont, Massachusetts, California, and Utah.

Updated February 6, 2023

Average Landscape Designer Salary

$55,516yearly

$26.69 hourly

Entry level Salary

$41,000 yearly

$41,00010%

$55,516Median

$74,00090%

How much does a Landscape Designer make?

Landscape designers make $55,516 per year on average, or $26.69 per hour, in the United States. Landscape designers on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $41,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $74,000.

Location impacts how much a landscape designer can expect to make. Landscape designers make the most in Alaska, Vermont, Massachusetts, California, and Utah.

Highest Paying States For Landscape Designers

If both location and money are important to you, then you might want to check out moving to Alaska, Vermont and Massachusetts, as these three states offer the highest salaries throughout the U.S. for landscape designers. Quite opposite of that list is the lowest paying states, which are Louisiana, Tennessee, and Ohio.

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Average Salary:

Landscape Designer average salary by State

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	Utah	$64,027	$30.78	211
2	Massachusetts	$65,609	$31.54	619
3	New York	$63,475	$30.52	1,134
4	California	$64,967	$31.23	2,657
5	Vermont	$65,782	$31.63	30
6	Virginia	$60,932	$29.29	645
7	Maine	$62,384	$29.99	60
8	Washington	$57,195	$27.50	693
9	Nebraska	$61,055	$29.35	82
10	North Dakota	$61,646	$29.64	31
11	West Virginia	$62,135	$29.87	41
12	Illinois	$56,477	$27.15	665
13	Pennsylvania	$56,287	$27.06	603
14	Kentucky	$60,629	$29.15	122
15	Alaska	$65,995	$31.73	24
16	Idaho	$59,355	$28.54	60
17	Mississippi	$60,133	$28.91	62
18	District of Columbia	$56,833	$27.32	187
19	Kansas	$54,633	$26.27	141
20	Oregon	$53,030	$25.50	393
21	Michigan	$50,794	$24.42	465
22	Arkansas	$56,316	$27.07	89
23	New Jersey	$56,451	$27.14	358
24	Colorado	$53,393	$25.67	353
25	Minnesota	$52,224	$25.11	377
26	Iowa	$54,342	$26.13	138
27	Texas	$51,054	$24.55	1,085
28	Maryland	$53,950	$25.94	368
29	Arizona	$50,510	$24.28	289
30	Connecticut	$51,498	$24.76	160
31	Oklahoma	$50,144	$24.11	120
32	Rhode Island	$48,541	$23.34	63
33	Georgia	$47,477	$22.83	728
34	Alabama	$49,535	$23.81	162
35	Nevada	$48,539	$23.34	87
36	New Hampshire	$48,698	$23.41	83
37	Florida	$49,595	$23.84	696
38	Wyoming	$50,903	$24.47	15
39	North Carolina	$45,700	$21.97	521
40	Montana	$46,243	$22.23	53
41	New Mexico	$47,581	$22.88	75
42	Missouri	$46,283	$22.25	233
43	South Dakota	$45,293	$21.78	38
44	Tennessee	$44,563	$21.42	222
45	Ohio	$42,881	$20.62	497
46	Delaware	$46,697	$22.45	49
47	Wisconsin	$40,142	$19.30	298
48	Hawaii	$46,594	$22.40	26
49	Louisiana	$45,071	$21.67	97
50	South Carolina	$39,853	$19.16	189
51	Indiana	$42,483	$20.42	239

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Highest Paying Cities For Landscape Designers

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	San Rafael, CA	$66,572	$32.01
2	Boston, MA	$65,698	$31.59	7
3	New York, NY	$63,491	$30.52	1
4	Alexandria, VA	$61,884	$29.75
5	Seattle, WA	$57,443	$27.62	1
6	Washington, DC	$56,890	$27.35
7	Philadelphia, PA	$56,559	$27.19
8	Chicago, IL	$56,550	$27.19
9	Baltimore, MD	$54,077	$26.00
10	Denver, CO	$53,375	$25.66	2
11	Portland, OR	$52,842	$25.40
12	Minneapolis, MN	$52,221	$25.11	3
13	San Antonio, TX	$51,234	$24.63	3
14	Washington, MI	$50,954	$24.50
15	Phoenix, AZ	$50,601	$24.33

Landscape Designers Salary Details

Average Landscape Designer Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a Landscape Designer's Salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$74,000	$6,167	$36
75th Percentile	$64,000	$5,333	$31
Average	$55,516	$4,626	$27
25th Percentile	$47,000	$3,917	$23
10th Percentile	$41,000	$3,417	$20

Highest Paying Types of Landscape Designers

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Structural Design Engineer	$75,662	$6,305	$36.38	57,187
Landscape Architect	$62,379	$5,198	$29.99	77,084
Designer	$66,347	$5,529	$31.90	52,433

Here are the five companies hiring the most now:

Which Companies Pay Landscape Designers The Most?

The highest paying companies for landscape designers are Bayer and MCD according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, companies like EDSA and McCann report highly competitive wages for landscape designers.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
1	Bayer	$63,891	$30.72
2	MCD	$61,144	$29.40
3	EDSA	$60,862	$29.26	2
4	McCann	$60,825	$29.24
5	Perkins&Will	$60,729	$29.20	18
6	Payette	$60,659	$29.16	2
7	NBBJ Design	$60,510	$29.09	5
8	Greenbergfarrow	$60,447	$29.06
9	Skidmore, Owings & Merrill	$60,398	$29.04
10	Studio T-SQ	$60,202	$28.94
11	SITE	$60,075	$28.88
12	CDM Smith	$60,010	$28.85	259
13	SWA Group	$60,007	$28.85	4
14	Olin	$59,951	$28.82
15	Sasaki	$59,789	$28.74
16	Page Southerland Page	$59,706	$28.70	32
17	Fletcher Music Center	$59,380	$28.55
18	Raymond	$59,375	$28.55
19	Bowman Enterprises	$59,342	$28.53	14
20	City of Coral Gables	$59,319	$28.52

Landscape Designer Pay Trends

Average Landscape Designer Salary Over Time

Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

Landscape Designer Salary By Year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2023	$55,500	$26.69	+1.8%
2022	$54,500	$26.21	+1.6%
2021	$53,600	$25.78	+3.6%
2020	$51,700	$24.85	+3.5%
2019	$49,900	$23.99	-0.5%

Recently Added Landscape Designer Salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Sun Valley Landscaping	Landscape Designer	Omaha, NE	11/26/2022	$68,000
Cuningham	Landscape Designer \| #Ml00069	Denver, CO	11/26/2022	$51,000
Alpine Gardens	Landscape Designer and Sales	Fort Collins, CO	11/24/2022	$55,000
State of Connecticut, Department of Administrative Services	Transportation Landscape Designer 1	Newington, CT	11/23/2022	$60,879
Logan Simpson	Landscape Designer	Tempe, AZ	11/23/2022	$58,240
Bespoke Careers	Intermediate Landscape Designer-Residential and Commercial	Ione, CA	11/23/2022	$65,000
Bespoke Careers	Intermediate Landscape Designer-Residential and Commercial	Ione, CA	11/23/2022	$65,000
RVi Planning + Landscape Architecture	Landscape Designer	Bonita Springs, FL	11/22/2022	$50,000
RVi Planning + Landscape Architecture	Landscape Designer	Bonita Springs, FL	11/22/2022	$50,000
The Garden Gate-Tucson, Az	Landscape Designer (Mla/Bla)	Tucson, AZ	11/22/2022	$65,000

Landscape Designer Salaries FAQs

What State Pays Landscape Designers The Most?

Alaska pays Landscape Designers the most in the United States, with an average salary of $65,995 per year, or $31.73 per hour.

How Do I Know If I'm Being Paid Fairly As A Landscape Designer?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Landscape Designer if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Vermont you should be paid close to $65,782 per year.

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Updated February 6, 2023