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Landscape Architects

SOC 17-1012. Offered wages, prevailing wage levels and sponsoring employers on H-1B labor condition applications, with PERM counts.

Employers filed 703 labor condition applications for Landscape Architects (SOC 17-1012) in fiscal years 2025–2026, 671 of them certified.

The median offered wage is $75,546 a year (quartiles $66,750–$84,999), below the $122,221 median across all occupations; the median prevailing wage cited is $69,326. Level I is the most common prevailing wage level (48% of filings).

PERM applications for the occupation number 156 with a median offered wage of $75,000.

703labor condition applicationsFY2025–2026
$75,546median offered wageall occupations $122,221
$69,326median prevailing wage
95%certified

H-1B labor condition applications

Employer-specific case information was provided to OFLC by employers who submitted foreign labor certification applications. These are not employer responses to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' survey. Wage levels I–IV are as stated on the application. Data through 30 Jun 2026.

Applications by fiscal year

FY2025FY2026 (to date)
Applications by fiscal year of decision; FY2025: 393 certified · FY2026: 278 certified. The latest fiscal year is partial.

Prevailing wage levels

Level I 48%Level II 36%Level III 9%Level IV 4%Not stated 2%

MeasureSOC 17-1012All occupations
Median offered wage$75,546$122,221
25th–75th percentile$66,750–$84,999—
Share at Level I or II84%56%
Share certified95%98%

Wages annualised from the rate and unit on the application; medians use up to 4,000 sampled applications per occupation (702 here).

Offered wages by employer

EmployerCityApplicationsMean offered wage
Swa GroupSausalito41$78,111
EDSA, Inc.Fort Lauderdale31$76,475
Sasaki AssociatesBoston18$82,143
Rios Inc.Los Angeles18$83,359
Field Operations LLCNew York15$105,667
Reed Hilderbrand LLCCambridge14$69,360
LandDesign, Inc.Charlotte12$71,587
The Office of James Burnett, Inc.Houston11$75,789
Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects, LLCChicago11$71,974
SCAPE Landscape Architecture DPCNew York10$87,836
Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc.St. Louis9$88,896
The Lamar Johnson Collaborative, Inc.Chicago8$78,151
Design Workshop, Inc.Basalt8$69,562
Asakura Robinson Company LLCHouston8$73,188
Coen Partners LLCMinneapolis8$76,274
OLIN Partnership, Ltd.Philadelphia7$76,608
The Broussard Group, Inc.Austin7$65,532
SmithGroup, Inc., subsidiary of SmithGroup Co., Inc.Detroit6$61,667
Site Design Group, Ltd.Chicago6$73,797
Michael van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc.Cambridge6$90,750
AECOM Technical Services, Inc.Dallas6$78,693
Surface 678, PADurham6$55,224
Studio Outside LLCDallas6$68,023
Populous Group, LLCKansas City6$64,997
PLACE studio, LLCPortland5$64,830
Perkins & Will, Inc.Chicago5$67,708
Marvel Architects, Landscape Architects, Urban Designers PLLCNew York5$86,650
Hocker Design Group, Inc.Dallas5$63,724
Grain Collective Landscape Architecture & Urban Design PLLCBrooklyn4$82,183
MPFP Landscape Architect PLLCNew York4$101,250
Barge Design Solutions, Inc.Nashville4$77,400
Moody PLLCWashington4$74,673
IMEG Consultants Corp.Rock Island4$69,750
MKSK, Inc.Columbus4$57,500
Bay Scenery LLCMountain View4$110,032
Peter Walker and Partners Landscape Architecture IncorporatedBerkeley4$80,975
Environmental Design Group, LLCAkron4$95,000
Fletcher Studio, Inc.San Francisco3$74,441
Weston & Sampson Engineers, Inc.Reading3$63,502
Stantec Consulting Services Inc.Denver3$78,437

The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.

All employers, A to Z

All employers for Landscape Architects: 104 records. The A to Z list names every employer with a page that has this occupation among its most-filed H-1B occupations.

Worksite states

California 153 · New York 103 · Texas 87 · Massachusetts 59 · Florida 37 · Illinois 29 · Missouri 25 · Virginia 18 · Washington 18 · Colorado 18

PERM labor certification

PERM applications as disclosed by OFLC; FY2024 covers the new Form 9089 only. Status is as recorded at the data date. Data through 30 Jun 2026.

FY2024FY2025FY2026 (to date)
PERM applications by fiscal year; FY2024: 0 certified · FY2025: 65 certified · FY2026: 79 certified.

Median offered wage on PERM applications: $75,000.

EmployerCityPERM applications
Design Workshop, Inc.Basalt16
Rios Inc.Los Angeles4
The Office of James Burnett, Inc.Houston4
LandDesign, Inc.Charlotte4
Field Operations LLCNew York4
Swa GroupSausalito4
Asakura Robinson Company LLCHouston3
Stantec Consulting Services Inc.Denver3
Michael van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc.Cambridge3
The Lamar Johnson Collaborative, Inc.Chicago3
Bay Scenery LLCMountain View2
Peter Walker and Partners Landscape Architecture IncorporatedBerkeley2
James Corner Field Operations LLCNew York2
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.Houston2
AECOM Technical Services, Inc.Dallas2

The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.

Questions and answers

What is the H-1B salary for Landscape Architects?

The median offered wage on labor condition applications for SOC 17-1012 is $75,546 a year, with the middle half between $66,750 and $84,999; the median prevailing wage cited is $69,326.

Which employers file the most H-1B applications for Landscape Architects?

Swa Group (41), EDSA, Inc. (31), Sasaki Associates (18), Rios Inc. (18), Field Operations LLC (15)

Which wage level is most common for Landscape Architects?

Level I: Level I 48%, Level II 36%, Level III 9%, Level IV 4% of filings.

How many PERM applications name Landscape Architects?

156 in fiscal years 2024–2026, median offered wage $75,000.

Source: OFLC LCA and PERM disclosure files, fiscal years 2025–2026, through 30 Jun 2026. Occupation pages are built for SOC codes with at least 50 applications. How H-1B wage levels work.