State wages ยท Cost of living
Landscape Architects pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $100,110. North Dakota leads after cost of living, at $102,580. Arkansas has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($79,660).
National median
$79,660
Highest state median
$100,110
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$102,580
North Dakota
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $50,830Higher: $102,580Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| North Dakota | $91,250 | +14.5% | 88.959 | $102,580 | 1 |
| Arkansas | $84,260 | +5.8% | 86.937 | $96,920 | 2 |
| Iowa | $83,480 | +4.8% | 87.762 | $95,120 | 3 |
| Louisiana | $81,840 | +2.7% | 88.207 | $92,780 | 4 |
| District of Columbia | $100,110 | +25.7% | 109.901 | $91,090 | 5 |
| California | $98,880 | +24.1% | 110.72 | $89,310 | 6 |
| Alabama | $76,590 | -3.9% | 88.823 | $86,230 | 7 |
| West Virginia | $76,790 | -3.6% | 89.497 | $85,800 | 8 |
| Kentucky | $77,160 | -3.1% | 90.159 | $85,580 | 9 |
| New Jersey | $92,600 | +16.2% | 108.805 | $85,110 | 10 |
| Texas | $81,110 | +1.8% | 97.057 | $83,570 | 11 |
| New York | $89,940 | +12.9% | 107.921 | $83,340 | 12 |
| Pennsylvania | $81,110 | +1.8% | 97.572 | $83,130 | 13 |
| Utah | $82,180 | +3.2% | 98.864 | $83,120 | 14 |
| Connecticut | $85,370 | +7.2% | 103.61 | $82,400 | 15 |
| Maryland | $86,390 | +8.4% | 104.959 | $82,310 | 16 |
| Mississippi | $71,390 | -10.4% | 86.953 | $82,100 | 17 |
| Tennessee | $74,990 | -5.9% | 91.87 | $81,630 | 18 |
| Nevada | $80,710 | +1.3% | 99.979 | $80,730 | 19 |
| Georgia | $77,640 | -2.5% | 96.293 | $80,630 | 20 |
| Virginia | $81,440 | +2.2% | 101.104 | $80,550 | 21 |
| Massachusetts | $84,950 | +6.6% | 105.757 | $80,330 | 22 |
| North Carolina | $75,760 | -4.9% | 94.326 | $80,320 | 23 |
| Idaho | $76,630 | -3.8% | 95.494 | $80,250 | 24 |
| South Carolina | $74,470 | -6.5% | 93.749 | $79,440 | 25 |
| Minnesota | $78,310 | -1.7% | 98.621 | $79,400 | 26 |
| South Dakota | $69,680 | -12.5% | 88.586 | $78,660 | 27 |
| Illinois | $78,350 | -1.6% | 99.958 | $78,380 | 28 |
| Florida | $80,360 | +0.9% | 103.414 | $77,710 | 29 |
| Oregon | $76,380 | -4.1% | 103.361 | $73,900 | 30 |
| Colorado | $76,110 | -4.5% | 103.052 | $73,860 | 31 |
| Maine | $71,670 | -10.0% | 97.05 | $73,850 | 32 |
| Kansas | $65,200 | -18.2% | 90.068 | $72,390 | 33 |
| Michigan | $69,340 | -13.0% | 96.217 | $72,070 | 34 |
| Montana | $66,280 | -16.8% | 94.645 | $70,030 | 35 |
| New Mexico | $64,040 | -19.6% | 92.212 | $69,450 | 36 |
| Missouri | $63,040 | -20.9% | 90.817 | $69,410 | 37 |
| Vermont | $65,790 | -17.4% | 97.958 | $67,160 | 38 |
| Washington | $71,690 | -10.0% | 107.013 | $66,990 | 39 |
| Nebraska | $60,320 | -24.3% | 90.103 | $66,950 | 40 |
| Arizona | $67,060 | -15.8% | 100.677 | $66,610 | 41 |
| Indiana | $62,130 | -22.0% | 93.329 | $66,570 | 42 |
| New Hampshire | $69,190 | -13.1% | 104.165 | $66,420 | 43 |
| Ohio | $60,980 | -23.4% | 92.774 | $65,730 | 44 |
| Wisconsin | $59,500 | -25.3% | 94.095 | $63,230 | 45 |
| Oklahoma | $55,370 | -30.5% | 87.843 | $63,030 | 46 |
| Rhode Island | $51,990 | -34.7% | 102.28 | $50,830 | 47 |
| Alaska | Not available | Not available | 102.359 | Not available | Not available |
| Delaware | Not available | Not available | 99.808 | Not available | Not available |
| Hawaii | Not available | Not available | 109.951 | Not available | Not available |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.