Landscape Architect total compensation: base vs bonus vs equity
Base pay is only part of the story. A Landscape Architect's total compensation runs about $107K (range $102K–$111K) once bonus, equity, and benefits are included — base is roughly 70% of that.
Where the money comes from
Total (mid): $107K. Equity and bonus vary widely by employer and performance — treat these as planning ranges, not a guaranteed offer.
Common questions
What is a Landscape Architect's total compensation?
A Landscape Architect's total comp is roughly $107K at the mid estimate (range $102K–$111K): base $75K plus a 8–20% bonus, ~6% equity, and ~22% benefits.
How much of Landscape Architect pay is base vs bonus and equity?
Base is about 70% of total comp for a Landscape Architect. The rest comes from bonus ($11K mid), equity/RSUs (~$5K/yr annualised), and benefits (~$17K).
Do Landscape Architects get stock or RSUs?
Typically yes in this field — around 6% of base in annualised equity, though it varies widely by employer (startups skew higher and riskier; large public firms pay liquid RSUs).
Bonus/equity/benefits are modelled estimates from industry-category norms applied to the BLS base salary — not sourced from any third-party database, and not an offer.