How much do Landscape Architects make in Charleston-North Charleston, SC?

Percentile spread

For Landscape Architects, the published 10th percentile is $66,420 and the 90th percentile is $130,190. The difference is $63,770, which is 64.2% 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 $79,110 to the 75th at $130,190, covers $51,080.

The mean annual wage is $101,580, which sits above the median of $99,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Charleston-North Charleston, SC median is 24.4% higher than the national median of $79,870 for Landscape Architects. In 2024 national prices the local median is $98,384, which is 23.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Charleston-North Charleston, SC is 100.962, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $99,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Landscape Architects at $98,384 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Landscape Architects. Charleston-North Charleston, SC ranks 1st of 3 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).).

• Wilmington, NC is 142 miles away, with a median of $87,440 and employment of 50. That median is 12% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $90,685, against $98,384 here.
• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 155 miles away, with a median of $83,900 and employment of 390. That median is 15.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,186, against $98,384 here.

Employment share

Landscape Architects accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Charleston-North Charleston, SC (170 of 394,170). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (19,600 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.42 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.