Landscape Architecture
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Landscape Architecture occupation series (code 0807).
The verdict
In the Engineering and Architecture Group family, Landscape Architecture counts 243 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount edged up from the prior period; pay averages $118,657, which pays near the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- +0.4%
- Pay change
- +0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 14.3 yrs
- Rank in family
- #25 of 29
What the Numbers Say About Landscape Architecture
Headcount moved up versus the prior period, though at this small a headcount, year-to-year swings can reflect a handful of hires or departures rather than a broad hiring trend. Pay moved up between the two reporting periods, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. On length of service, this series shows a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
The Engineering and Architecture Group family (code 08) groups Landscape Architecture together with 28 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Landscape Architecture postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Engineering and Architecture Group family. The Engineering and Architecture Group family totals 120,278 employees, and Landscape Architecture accounts for 0.2% of them.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Landscape Architecture pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$118,657
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+1.1%
Where Landscape Architecture ranks on rich federal pay
Landscape Architecture earns more on average than 66% of federal occupation series (359 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Landscape Architecture sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Landscape Architecture.
Related Occupations in Engineering and Architecture Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Engineering | 27,619 | $158,941 | 16.9 yrs |
| Engineering Technical | 14,443 | $93,062 | 15.2 yrs |
| Mechanical Engineering | 12,920 | $136,601 | 11.9 yrs |
| Electronics Engineering | 12,889 | $155,270 | 16.8 yrs |
| Civil Engineering | 10,260 | $124,230 | 14.7 yrs |
| Aerospace Engineering | 8,359 | $155,848 | 14.8 yrs |
| Electronics Technical | 7,298 | $103,713 | 15.6 yrs |
| Electrical Engineering | 5,231 | $142,419 | 13.5 yrs |
| Computer Engineering | 3,753 | $160,672 | 14.2 yrs |
| Nuclear Engineering | 2,813 | n/a | 13.5 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Landscape Architecture outside the Engineering and Architecture Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (243 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($118,657 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Landscape Architecture pay in context with the pay-rank chart above, then compare it with another occupation.
- Turn an average salary into a grade: the GS pay grade tables show how grades and steps map to pay.
- Browse the Engineering and Architecture Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Landscape Architecture postings on USAJOBS.
OPM FedScope and Federal Workforce Data figures are federal civilian headcounts, average salaries, and length-of-service statistics - not job-quality scores, hiring advice, or a live vacancy listing. A larger or higher-paid agency is not a better employer.