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Landscape Architects in California

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5.7% Jobs Projection
$87,560 Median Salary
270 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Landscape Architects in California are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Landscape Architects in California is growing faster than average.

  • Landscape Architects in California earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Landscape Architects Work in California?

2,370 people worked as Landscape Architects in 2018 in this state.

There were 2,470 Landscape Architects employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 100 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 260 Landscape Architects working in it, which means California has more Landscape Architects than average.

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Job Projections for California

Jobs for Landscape Architects in this state are growing at a rate of 5.7% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 6.5%.

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California Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 270 annual job openings, and a total of 3,700 jobs for California Landscape Architects in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 1,900 annual jobs and 26,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Landscape Architects Make in California?

In 2018 wages for Landscape Architects ranged from $46,610 to $133,350 with $87,560 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $22.41 to $64.11. The median hourly rate was $42.1.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $40.3 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.80.

The median salary in California is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top California Metros for Landscape Architects

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Landscape Architects.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 580 $98,460
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 530 $91,870
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 330 $71,650
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 240 $95,180
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA 160 $81,270
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 160 $89,400
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA 40 $116,240

Top States for Landscape Architects Employment

The table below shows the states where most Landscape Architects work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 2,370 $87,560
Florida 1,700 $63,000
New York 1,540 $76,740
Texas 1,080 $66,230
Virginia 790 $78,080
Ohio 760 $58,820
Washington 700 $66,050
Colorado 680 $67,480
Pennsylvania 660 $67,210
Massachusetts 650 $71,880
Arizona 610 $64,500
Georgia 580 $64,740
Connecticut 490 $79,940
Wisconsin 440 $54,480
South Carolina 410 $51,350
North Carolina 390 $70,070
Illinois 370 $71,970
Indiana 320 $51,350
New Jersey 310 $74,950
Maryland 290 $70,930

Below are the states where Landscape Architects get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $100,200
California $87,560
Connecticut $79,940
Virginia $78,080
New York $76,740
Wyoming $75,520
New Jersey $74,950
Tennessee $74,620
Nevada $74,100
Missouri $73,770

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