Landscape Designer salary in Seattle, WA

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Seattle, Wa, Stanwood, Woodinville.

Also listed as: Landscape Architect

Median salary$78,050
Middle 50%$71.5k–$82.2k
vs. national median+3%comparison median $75,525
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $70,637 and $95,989.
PercentileSalary
10th$70,641
25th$71,500
50th (median)$78,050
75th$82,243
90th$83,760

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $60k $80k FY2020: median $55,122 (16 filings) FY2023: median $72,800 (13 filings) FY2025: median $75,400 (11 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 16 filings FY20 FY2021: 5 filings FY21 FY2022: 7 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 5 filings FY24 FY2025: 11 filings FY25 FY2026: 3 filings FY26 16
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$55,122$49,980$62,10016
FY2021–––5
FY2022–––7
FY2023$72,800$65,000$74,88013
FY2024–––5
FY2025$75,400$70,685$81,59111
FY2026–––3

Cost of living

Seattle's median Landscape Designer salary of $78,050 is worth about $70,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Seattle = 111.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Landscape Architects in the Seattle, WA area earned a median of $76,730 in May 2025 (600 employed). The H-1B median here is $78,050, 2% 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
GGN Landscape Architecturetoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II too few 2
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.