Landscape Design Engineers

Median Salary: $60,600

Many landscape design engineers across the United States share a few important professional attributes. For example, innovation, independence, and leadership can be critical for success in the industry, especially when mixed with career training. Around 18,940 individuals were employed as landscape design engineers nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's crucial to hone these traits and receive formal training, particularly if you're intending to advance in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for landscape design engineers in the U.S. was $60,600 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $29.10. Of course, income can vary with training and by locale. Below, you'll find more data about landscape design engineers, including wages and job density for metro areas all over the United States.

Landscape design engineers should be skilled in:

  • Oral Expression
  • Visualization
  • Fluency of Ideas
  • Inductive Reasoning
  • Mathematical Reasoning

Different individuals go into different careers; landscape design engineers are typically:

  • Investigative
  • Realistic
  • Enterprising

Working as a landscape design engineer requires knowledge in subjects like:

  • Design
  • Administration and Management
  • Engineering and Technology
  • Mathematics
  • Geography

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of individuals employed as landscape design engineers). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of landscape design engineers in each city as compared to the national average.

Arizona
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Phoenix 590 $64,800 $31.20 $88,700 $42.70 129%
Tucson NA $32,300 $15.50 $64,800 $31.10 NA
Arkansas
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Fayetteville 40 $54,000 $26.00 $61,100 $29.40 55.2%
Little Rock 30 $38,700 $18.60 $42,200 $20.30 -35.2%
California
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Fresno 40 NA NA NA NA -20%
Los Angeles (Area) 360 $74,100 $35.60 $85,900 $41.30 73.8%
Oakland 240 $82,600 $39.70 $97,300 $46.80 66.2%
Riverside 120 $81,600 $39.30 $94,300 $45.30 -30.3%
Sacramento 260 $81,500 $39.20 $97,200 $46.70 113.1%
San Diego 330 $83,400 $40.10 $105,600 $50.80 77.9%
San Francisco (Area) 680 $70,600 $33.90 $85,500 $41.10 138.6%
San Francisco (City) 440 $58,600 $28.20 $73,700 $35.40 211%
San Jose 210 $73,100 $35.20 $94,200 $45.30 63.4%
San Luis Obispo 80 $74,300 $35.70 $103,500 $49.80 419.3%
Santa Rosa NA $60,700 $29.20 $75,400 $36.20 NA
Colorado
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Boulder 50 $56,800 $27.30 $68,800 $33.10 111%
Denver 440 $54,400 $26.10 $92,800 $44.60 148.3%
Fort Collins NA $64,400 $30.90 $85,300 $41.00 NA
Connecticut
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Bridgeport 50 $86,800 $41.70 $130,000 $62.50 -22.8%
Hartford 190 $78,700 $37.80 $97,800 $47.00 138.6%
New Haven 40 $60,200 $29.00 $69,000 $33.20 -2.1%
District of Columbia
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Washington (Area) 630 $65,400 $31.50 $86,200 $41.50 26.9%
Florida
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Jacksonville NA $74,700 $35.90 $105,400 $50.70 NA
Miami (Area) 410 $62,400 $30.00 $75,200 $36.20 55.2%
Naples NA $26,400 $12.70 $33,800 $16.20 NA
Orlando 370 $62,200 $29.90 $88,100 $42.40 155.9%
Tampa 160 $67,300 $32.40 $85,200 $41.00 -0.7%
Georgia
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Atlanta 700 $48,200 $23.20 $58,100 $28.00 109%
Savannah 30 $38,700 $18.60 $49,300 $23.70 40%
Hawaii
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Honolulu 80 $51,600 $24.80 $75,400 $36.20 33.1%
Illinois
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Chicago (Area) 490 $61,800 $29.70 $73,600 $35.40 13.8%
Peoria 80 $45,000 $21.60 $63,200 $30.40 223.4%
Indiana
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Fort Wayne 40 $64,000 $30.80 $82,200 $39.50 41.4%
Indianapolis NA $53,000 $25.50 $68,000 $32.70 NA
Iowa
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Des Moines 50 $62,300 $30.00 $79,600 $38.30 9.7%
Kansas
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Wichita 50 $50,200 $24.10 $67,700 $32.50 10.3%
Kentucky
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Louisville 110 $54,600 $26.20 $65,500 $31.50 29.7%
Louisiana
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Baton Rouge 110 $58,400 $28.10 $71,800 $34.50 109%
New Orleans NA $52,400 $25.20 $63,400 $30.50 NA
Maine
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Portland 30 $67,200 $32.30 $82,200 $39.50 13.1%
Maryland
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Baltimore 330 $64,200 $30.90 $86,100 $41.40 79.3%
Massachusetts
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Boston (Area) 650 $75,900 $36.50 $94,900 $45.60 165.5%
Springfield 80 $58,500 $28.10 $67,800 $32.60 83.4%
Worcester 40 $85,100 $40.90 $109,800 $52.80 13.8%
Michigan
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Ann Arbor 70 $61,700 $29.70 $67,800 $32.60 142.8%
Detroit (Area) 80 $59,100 $28.40 $70,300 $33.80 -46.2%
Grand Rapids NA $64,400 $31.00 $73,800 $35.50 NA
Kalamazoo NA $67,000 $32.20 $71,400 $34.30 NA
Lansing 80 $52,700 $25.40 $62,200 $29.90 187.6%
Minnesota
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Minneapolis 300 $58,100 $27.90 $70,100 $33.70 21.4%
Mississippi
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Jackson NA $47,500 $22.80 $51,000 $24.50 NA
Missouri
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Kansas City 130 $45,200 $21.70 $64,600 $31.00 -6.9%
Nebraska
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Omaha 70 $71,100 $34.20 $84,700 $40.70 5.5%
Nevada
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Las Vegas 50 $71,200 $34.20 $79,000 $38.00 -60%
Reno NA $76,000 $36.50 $81,300 $39.10 NA
New Jersey
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Trenton 40 $62,100 $29.90 $79,300 $38.10 15.9%
New York
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Albany 110 $71,900 $34.60 $88,800 $42.70 75.2%
Buffalo 40 $59,300 $28.50 $75,800 $36.40 -47.6%
New York (Area) 790 $58,700 $28.20 $81,200 $39.00 -31%
Rochester 50 $74,600 $35.90 $87,000 $41.90 -33.1%
Syracuse 60 $60,200 $28.90 $71,000 $34.10 29.7%
North Carolina
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Asheville 100 $77,700 $37.40 $87,900 $42.30 312.4%
Charlotte 90 $62,300 $29.90 $73,400 $35.30 -29.7%
Durham NA $68,300 $32.80 $82,100 $39.50 NA
Raleigh NA $51,700 $24.90 $66,700 $32.10 NA
Ohio
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Cincinnati NA $30,900 $14.80 $47,000 $22.60 NA
Cleveland 60 $58,600 $28.20 $64,200 $30.90 -60.7%
Columbus 110 $52,900 $25.40 $60,100 $28.90 -14.5%
Oklahoma
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Tulsa NA $41,100 $19.70 $47,000 $22.60 NA
Oregon
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Eugene 70 $54,600 $26.30 $59,900 $28.80 224.8%
Portland NA $66,300 $31.90 $87,500 $42.10 NA
Pennsylvania
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Allentown 120 $60,400 $29.00 $80,400 $38.70 146.2%
Harrisburg 30 NA NA NA NA -29.7%
Lancaster 40 $64,100 $30.80 $79,300 $38.10 15.2%
Philadelphia (Area) 350 $52,600 $25.30 $74,300 $35.70 62.8%
Pittsburgh 80 $55,700 $26.80 $67,800 $32.60 -47.6%
York 90 $50,400 $24.20 $73,700 $35.50 239.3%
Rhode Island
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Providence 30 $62,000 $29.80 $81,100 $39.00 -59.3%
South Carolina
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Charleston 50 $50,700 $24.40 $64,900 $31.20 23.4%
Myrtle Beach NA $75,700 $36.40 $82,600 $39.70 NA
Spartanburg NA $30,800 $14.80 $38,500 $18.50 NA
South Dakota
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Sioux Falls 30 $60,300 $29.00 $76,500 $36.80 75.2%
Tennessee
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Memphis NA $86,700 $41.70 $97,100 $46.70 NA
Nashville 40 $79,200 $38.10 $92,200 $44.30 -64.8%
Texas
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Austin 190 $47,100 $22.60 $62,000 $29.80 70.3%
Dallas (Area) 380 $61,400 $29.50 $81,700 $39.30 -15.2%
Houston 150 $52,000 $25.00 $66,400 $31.90 -60%
San Antonio NA $68,900 $33.10 $77,200 $37.10 NA
Utah
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Salt Lake City 60 $60,500 $29.10 $71,400 $34.30 -29%
Vermont
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Burlington NA $45,600 $21.90 $57,500 $27.60 NA
Virginia
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Richmond NA $52,600 $25.30 $67,600 $32.50 NA
Virginia Beach 110 $54,000 $25.90 $77,400 $37.20 0%
Washington
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Olympia NA $57,000 $27.40 $81,300 $39.10 NA
Seattle (Area) 760 $70,700 $34.00 $88,000 $42.30 147.6%
Spokane NA $63,100 $30.30 $71,300 $34.30 NA
Wisconsin
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Madison 120 $55,100 $26.50 $73,700 $35.50 157.2%
Milwaukee 80 $66,900 $32.20 $79,700 $38.30 -35.2%