SOC 17-1012 · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro

Landscape Architects Salary in San Antonio, TX

The average salary for landscape architects in San Antonio, Texas is $80,140 a year ($38.53 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $78,880: half of the 70 people in this job in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 10% less than the U.S. average for this job ($88,780).

$80,140average per year

$38.53 / hourMedian $78,880Take-home ≈ $65,208

  • $24K10th
  • $68K25th
  • $79KMedian
  • $94K75th
  • $125K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

70people in this job
-10%vs U.S. average
#4 of 4Texas metros
95cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Landscape Architects pay range in San Antonio

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $23,960 a year or less, while the top 10% make $124,810 or more. The middle half of landscape architects in San Antonio earn between $68,360 and $93,740.

  • $24K10th
  • $68K25th
  • $79KMedian
  • $94K75th
  • $125K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$80,140$6,678$38.53
Median$78,880$6,573$37.92
Entry level (25th percentile)$68,360$5,697$32.87
Experienced (75th percentile)$93,740$7,812$45.07

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Landscape Architects pay in San Antonio vs. Texas and the U.S.

Landscape architects in San Antonio earn 13% less than the Texas average ($92,340) and 10% less than the U.S. average ($88,780). At the median the gap is -1% against the U.S. median of $79,870.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
San Antonio$80,140$78,880$23,960$124,81070
Texas$92,340$89,220$62,610$122,9401,450
United States$88,780$79,870$54,770$130,19019,600

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Landscape Architects salary after taxes in San Antonio

On the average salary of $80,140, a single filer in San Antonio takes home about $65,208 a year, or $5,434 a month and $2,508 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is San Antonio a good place for landscape architects? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the San Antonio area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 94.7), so the average $80,140 buys what about $84,611 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in San Antonio ($47,010). A typical home costs $280,297, or 3.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Landscape Architects salary in other Texas cities

San Antonio ranks 4th of 4 Texas metro areas for this job; Dallas pays the most ($96,060).

All Landscape Architects salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for landscape architects

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($135,010).

Landscape Architects salary by city

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Landscape Architects salary in San Antonio: questions

How much do landscape architects make an hour in San Antonio?

$38.53 an hour on average, and $37.93 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level landscape architects salary in San Antonio?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $23,960 a year and the 25th percentile is $68,360, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the landscape architects take-home pay in San Antonio?

About $65,208 a year ($5,434 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $80,140. Texas has no state income tax.

Do landscape architects earn more in San Antonio than elsewhere?

The average here is 10% less than the U.S. average for this job ($88,780).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 17-1012; area San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX (41700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 7.0%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.50, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.50).

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