How much do Landscape Architects make in Asheville, NC?

Percentile spread

For Landscape Architects, the published 10th percentile is $55,640 and the 90th percentile is $108,890. The difference is $53,250, which is 65.5% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $61,570 to the 75th at $96,380, covers $34,810.

The mean annual wage is $81,560, which sits above the median of $81,260. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Asheville, NC median is 1.7% higher than the national median of $79,870 for Landscape Architects. In 2024 national prices the local median is $84,202, which is 5.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.6% lower than the North Carolina median of $83,420.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Asheville, NC is 96.506, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $81,260 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Landscape Architects at $84,202 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Landscape Architects. Asheville, NC ranks 3rd of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 105 miles away, with a median of $83,900 and employment of 390. That median is 3.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,186, against $84,202 here.
• Greensboro-High Point, NC is 158 miles away, with a median of $77,850 and employment of 50. That median is 4.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,831, against $84,202 here.
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 166 miles away, with a median of $75,980 and employment of 300. That median is 6.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,936, against $84,202 here.

Employment share

Landscape Architects accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Asheville, NC (90 of 180,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (19,600 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.95 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.