SOC 17-1012 · May 2025 · BLS OEWS
Landscape Architects — Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
In Birmingham, AL the median wage for Landscape Architects reaches $109,010 a year.
Wage distribution · annual
Shaded band holds the middle 50% of earners
How pay has moved
The next ten years
Projected to grow about as fast as average
- Change in jobs, 2024 to 2034
- +3.5%
- Openings per year
- 1,700
- Typical entry-level education
- Bachelor's degree
- On-the-job training
- Internship/residency
Includes jobs opened by workers leaving the occupation, not only new positions.
10.4% of people in this occupation work for themselves.
Projections are published nationally only. This is the outlook for the occupation across the United States, not a measurement for Birmingham, AL.
Projections are based on 2024 employment and run to 2034. The wages above are from the May 2025 survey, a separate BLS programme on a different release cycle, so the two are not two views of one dataset.
Salary overview
In Birmingham, AL the median wage for Landscape Architects reaches $109,010 a year. That is 36.5% more than the national median of $79,870. Pay ranges from under $63,300 at the tenth percentile to more than $113,430 at the ninetieth, with the interquartile range running from $74,930 to $109,010.
Employment stands at 70, or 0.1 jobs per thousand held locally. Of the 489 occupations with published wages in this area, it sits 38th.
Percentile breakdown
| Percentile | Annual | vs US median |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $63,300 | −20.7% |
| 25th | $74,930 | −6.2% |
| Median (50th) | $109,010 | +36.5% |
| 75th | $109,010 | +36.5% |
| 90th | $113,430 | +42.0% |
| Mean | $98,060 | +22.8% |
What the pay is worth locally
Prices in Birmingham run 8.4% below the national average, so the median of $109,010 goes as far as $119,007 would elsewhere in the country. Measured that way it compares to the national median at 49.0% above the national median in real terms.
Published median
$109,010as reported by BLSLocal price level
91.6US average = 100 · BEA 2024Adjusted for local prices
$119,007US average = 100 · BEA 2024Why the state that pays most is usually not where pay goes furthest
Key takeaways
- Median pay is $109,010 a year, 36.5% above the national median.
- Published pay spans $63,300 to $113,430 between the tenth and ninetieth percentiles.
- The area has 70 jobs in this occupation.
Frequently asked questions
What is the median wage for Landscape Architects in Birmingham, AL?
The median annual wage is $109,010, or $52.41 per hour, as of May 2025. Half of the workers in this occupation earn more than that and half earn less.
Is that higher than the national average?
The national median for this occupation is $79,870, so pay in Birmingham, AL is 36.5% higher. These figures are medians, not averages: half of workers fall on each side.
What do the top earners make?
The top tenth of this occupation in Birmingham, AL earns more than $113,430 per year. The ninetieth percentile is the highest figure the survey publishes.
What is the starting range?
The tenth percentile wage is $63,300 per year. The survey measures wages actually paid rather than experience level, so this reflects the lowest-paid tenth rather than entry-level pay specifically.
How many jobs are there in this occupation here?
The survey estimates 70 jobs in this occupation in Birmingham, AL. Self-employed workers are not included.
Source and methodology
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 Wages are for wage-and-salary workers; self-employed workers are not included. Salary Explorer is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or any government agency. Full methodology.
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