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Landscape Architects in Virginia

Want to work in Virginia as a Landscape Architect? Read this first!

5.7% Jobs Projection
$78,080 Median Salary
70 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Landscape Architects Work in Virginia?

In Virginia, there were 790 people working as Landscape Architects in the year 2018.

There were 740 Landscape Architects employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 50 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

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Job Projections for Virginia

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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Virginia Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 70 annual Landscape Architects job openings in Virginia, and 920 total jobs in the year 2026.

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

What do Landscape Architects Make in Virginia?

In 2018 wages for Landscape Architects ranged from $52,680 to $125,000 with $78,080 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $25.33 to $60.1. The median hourly rate was $37.54.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $33.66 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $3.88.

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

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Top Virginia 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
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 600 $84,730

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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