Landscape Architects Salary — Chicago, Illinois

The average Landscape Architects in Chicago, Illinois earns $73,520 a year.

$73,520 / year, mean
↓ 18.3% below national average 100th percentile in Illinois

Chicago sits at the very top of the range for this role in Illinois — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's noticeably below the national average for landscape architects, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within Illinois

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
850
Estimate confidence
RSE 5.3%
Cost of living 104 #31 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1770 #92 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $353,998 #78 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $88,850 #28 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Chicago ranks #31 for cost of living and #78 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Francisco $135,010 San Jose $123,990 Sacramento $108,430 Riverside $105,910 Los Angeles $104,980 Santa Rosa $103,160 New York $102,810 Fresno $102,500 Pittsburgh $99,870 San Diego $96,660 Dallas $96,060 Houston $95,660 San Luis Obispo $94,880 Oxnard $94,460 Trenton $94,120 Philadelphia $94,010 Lancaster $93,800 Baltimore $92,760 Albany $92,050 Ann Arbor $91,220 Richmond $91,160 Austin $90,160 Fort Myers $89,940 Detroit $89,450 Virginia Beach $89,070 Orlando $88,680 York $88,450 Allentown $87,640 Miami $87,000 Seattle $86,290 Jacksonville $85,830 Harrisburg $84,140 Buffalo $83,420 Rochester $82,700 Eugene $82,210 Tampa $82,090 Portland $81,440 Sarasota $80,260 San Antonio $80,140 Syracuse $79,710 Grand Rapids $78,620 Salinas $77,810 Lakeland $77,200 Louisville $76,930 Deltona $76,390 Lexington $75,590 Chicago $73,520 Salem $72,600 Tallahassee $71,980 Indianapolis $71,410 Fort Wayne $68,440
CityMean salaryvs. Chicago
Albany, New York$92,050+25.2%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$87,640+19.2%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$91,220+24.1%
Austin, Texas$90,160+22.6%
Baltimore, Maryland$92,760+26.2%
Buffalo, New York$83,420+13.5%
Fort Myers, Florida$89,940+22.3%
Dallas, Texas$96,060+30.7%
Deltona, Florida$76,390+3.9%
Detroit, Michigan$89,450+21.7%
Eugene, Oregon$82,210+11.8%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$68,440-6.9%
Fresno, California$102,500+39.4%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$78,620+6.9%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$84,140+14.4%
Houston, Texas$95,660+30.1%
Indianapolis, Indiana$71,410-2.9%
Jacksonville, Florida$85,830+16.7%
Lakeland, Florida$77,200+5.0%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$93,800+27.6%
Lexington, Kentucky$75,590+2.8%
Los Angeles, California$104,980+42.8%
Louisville, Kentucky$76,930+4.6%
Miami, Florida$87,000+18.3%
New York, New York$102,810+39.8%
Sarasota, Florida$80,260+9.2%
Orlando, Florida$88,680+20.6%
Oxnard, California$94,460+28.5%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$94,010+27.9%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$99,870+35.8%
Portland, Oregon$81,440+10.8%
Richmond, Virginia$91,160+24.0%
Riverside, California$105,910+44.1%
Rochester, New York$82,700+12.5%
Sacramento, California$108,430+47.5%
Salem, Oregon$72,600-1.3%
Salinas, California$77,810+5.8%
San Antonio, Texas$80,140+9.0%
San Diego, California$96,660+31.5%
San Francisco, California$135,010+83.6%
San Jose, California$123,990+68.6%
San Luis Obispo, California$94,880+29.1%
Santa Rosa, California$103,160+40.3%
Seattle, Washington$86,290+17.4%
Syracuse, New York$79,710+8.4%
Tallahassee, Florida$71,980-2.1%
Tampa, Florida$82,090+11.7%
Trenton, New Jersey$94,120+28.0%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$89,070+21.2%
York, Pennsylvania$88,450+20.3%

This metro area spans more than one state — where you actually pay income tax depends on where you work, not just where BLS assigns the area. Choose your work state:

Gross salary
73,520/yr
Estimated take-home
57,053/yr
Est. total withheld
22.4%

Single filer, federal + state tax (where the selected state levies one) + FICA, 2025 rates, for whichever state you select above. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 17-1012 SOC code
Official area Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 16980 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: il_idor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
NapervilleElgin
Multi-state area: IL;IN
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: Illinois

Population (metro area)
9,359,555