Expert Landscape Designer salary in New York, NY

Based on 13 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level IV in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Brooklyn, Jersey City, Flanders, Long Island City, Queens.

Also listed as: Landscape Architect

Median salary$106,500
Middle 50%$106k–$118.5k
vs. all levels here+22%comparison median $86,975
Filings13FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $97,754 and $130,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$100,006
25th$106,000
50th (median)$106,500
75th$118,498
90th$129,000

Cost of living

New York's median expert Landscape Designer salary of $106,500 is worth about $94,600 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; New York = 112.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Landscape Architects in the New York, NY area earned a median of $94,040 in May 2025. The H-1B median here is $106,500, 13% higher.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Field Operationstoo few4
Marvel Architects, Landscape Architects, Urban Designers PLLCtoo few2
MPFP Landscape Architect PLLCtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $79,165 33
Mid-level · Level II $87,360 27
Senior · Level III $103,553 14
Expert · Level IV $106,500 13

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$69,326$79,16533
Mid-level · Level II$85,717$87,36027
Senior · Level III$102,107$103,55314
Expert · Level IV$97,448$106,50013

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.