City of Los Angeles and San Francisco city and county, CA · 2026 pay · 21 people
How much does a landscape architect associate make in City of Los Angeles and San Francisco city and county, CA?
$159,928typical pay for a landscape architect associate in 2026
$84,928 – $198,362what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2026, including part-year workers. Each employer counts with its latest published year (2025 or 2026). Typical pay rose 21.6% from the same employers' year before.
✓ Official data from SF Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sf.gov ↗✓ Official data from LA City Controller · Matches the agency's latest release · controller.lacity.gov ↗
Where landscape architect associates work
Typical pay at each employer, 2026 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Landscape Architect Associate 18 people$159,928
- Landscape Architect Associate 29 people$195,859
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Senior Landscape Architect$138,058 (everyone)
- Associate Landscape Architect$145,257 (everyone)
- Landscape Architect Associate (this page)$159,928 (everyone)
- Landscape Architect$160,367 (everyone)
Highest-paid landscape architect associates, 2026
- 1Richard Thall JrLandscape Architect Associate 2 · San Francisco$311,446
- 2Kristin OpbroekLandscape Architect Associate 2 · San Francisco$293,419
- 3Kathleen O'DayLandscape Architect Associate 1 · San Francisco$284,230
- 4Mary TienkenLandscape Architect Associate 1 · San Francisco$235,008
- 5Nicholas AncelLandscape Architect Associate 2 · San Francisco$199,026
Common questions
How much does a landscape architect associate make in City of Los Angeles and San Francisco city and county, CA?
The typical landscape architect associate was paid $159,928 in 2026; most earned between $84,928 and $198,362. This counts all 21 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.1% of all pay for landscape architect associates in 2026.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Landscape Architect Associate, at any level (for example "Landscape Architect Associate 1"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this