Landscape Designer salary in Chicago, IL

Based on 28 certified H-1B filings in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Aurora, Mundelein.

Also listed as: Landscape Architect

Median salary$70,363
Middle 50%$67k–$75.2k
vs. national median−7%comparison median $75,525
Filings28FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $50,877 and $91,945.
PercentileSalary
10th$62,120
25th$67,000
50th (median)$70,363
75th$75,160
90th$81,117

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $65k $80k FY2020: median $57,055 (18 filings) FY2021: median $57,054 (15 filings) FY2023: median $59,500 (14 filings) FY2024: median $65,374 (10 filings) FY2025: median $70,314 (17 filings) FY2026: median $70,412 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 18 filings FY20 FY2021: 15 filings FY21 FY2022: 7 filings FY22 FY2023: 14 filings FY23 FY2024: 10 filings FY24 FY2025: 17 filings FY25 FY2026: 11 filings FY26 18
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$57,055$51,250$59,89618
FY2021$57,054$57,054$68,26815
FY2022–––7
FY2023$59,500$58,000$72,41014
FY2024$65,374$59,616$73,58310
FY2025$70,314$67,000$74,00017
FY2026$70,412$67,100$80,51811

Cost of living

Chicago's median Landscape Designer salary of $70,363 is worth about $67,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Chicago = 103.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Landscape Architects in the Chicago, IL area earned a median of $66,830 in May 2025 (850 employed). The H-1B median here is $70,363, 5% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architectstoo few8
Site Design Grouptoo few6
The University of Chicagotoo few3
2IM Grouptoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 8
Mid-level · Level II $70,763 10
Senior · Level III too few 3
Expert · Level IV too few 3

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$62,171$70,76310

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.