Paycheck Atlas

Landscape Architects salary in Washington, DC

The median landscape architects in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $89,350 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,341 a month.

10th percentile
$61,030
25th percentile
$67,900
Median percentile
$89,350
75th percentile
$104,560
90th percentile
$156,740

Based on 850 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$64,093 take-home a year
Gross pay$89,350
Federal income tax−$10,827
Social Security + Medicare−$6,835
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$7,595
Monthly take-home$5,341
Every two weeks$2,465

Does it go far here?

$82,060Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,027 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington, DC

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$246,990
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$225,140
General Internal Medicine Physicians$223,250
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$209,750
Physicians, All Other$208,710
Public Relations Managers$195,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers$195,190

All landscape architects salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia