SOC 17-1012 · Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro

Landscape Architects Salary in Fort Myers, FL

The average salary for landscape architects in Fort Myers, Florida is $89,940 a year ($43.24 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $80,880: half of the 50 people in this job in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($90,016).

$89,940average per year

$43.24 / hourMedian $80,880Take-home ≈ $72,103

  • $57K10th
  • $60K25th
  • $81KMedian
  • $119K75th
  • $152K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

50people in this job
-0%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 9Florida metros
102cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Landscape Architects pay range in Fort Myers

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $56,620 a year or less, while the top 10% make $152,470 or more. The middle half of landscape architects in Fort Myers earn between $59,750 and $119,360.

  • $57K10th
  • $60K25th
  • $81KMedian
  • $119K75th
  • $152K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$89,940$7,495$43.24
Median$80,880$6,740$38.88
Entry level (25th percentile)$59,750$4,979$28.73
Experienced (75th percentile)$119,360$9,947$57.38

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Landscape Architects salary after taxes in Fort Myers

On the average salary of $89,940, a single filer in Fort Myers takes home about $72,103 a year, or $6,009 a month and $2,773 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Fort Myers a good place for landscape architects? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Fort Myers area are 2% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.3), so the average $89,940 buys what about $87,876 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Fort Myers ($46,780). A typical home costs $339,372, or 3.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Landscape Architects salary in other Florida cities

Fort Myers ranks 1st of 9 Florida metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Landscape Architects salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for landscape architects

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($135,010).

Landscape Architects salary by city

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Landscape Architects salary in Fort Myers: questions

How much do landscape architects make an hour in Fort Myers?

$43.24 an hour on average, and $38.88 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level landscape architects salary in Fort Myers?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $56,620 a year and the 25th percentile is $59,750, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the landscape architects take-home pay in Fort Myers?

About $72,103 a year ($6,009 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $89,940. Florida has no state income tax.

Do landscape architects earn more in Fort Myers than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($90,016).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 17-1012; area Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL (15980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 10.3%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index (a city in the same metro). Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.28, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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