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Best States for Landscape Architect

Compare the best states for Landscape Architect using salary, licensing timeline, fees, and CredentialCompass data quality signals.

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Ranking Metric

Overall Score

Top 10 best states for Landscape Architect

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Rank	State	Overall Score	Median Salary	Timeline	Initial Fee	Details
#1	HawaiiHI	81/100	$79,660	2-12 years	License renewal every 2 years: $104	View guide
#2	TennesseeTN	78/100	$74,990	1 month	for six months following registration expiration date) Duplicate Wall Certificate: $25	View guide
#3	GeorgiaGA	77/100	$77,640	2-18 years	$25.00	View guide
#4	MassachusettsMA	77/100	$84,950	2 mo	See agency	View guide
#5	ArkansasAR	76/100	$84,260	2 years	See agency	View guide
#6	NevadaNV	74/100	$80,710	2-21 years	See agency	View guide
#7	PennsylvaniaPA	73/100	$81,110	8 years	See agency	View guide
#8	CaliforniaCA	72/100	$98,880	18 years	$700.00	View guide
#9	WyomingWY	72/100	$79,660	2 years	See agency	View guide
#10	IdahoID	71/100	$76,630	2 yr	See agency	View guide
#11	LouisianaLA	71/100	$81,840	12 months	See agency	View guide
#12	KentuckyKY	70/100	$77,160	11.5 yr	See agency	View guide
#13	New JerseyNJ	70/100	$92,600	N/A	See agency	View guide
#14	North DakotaND	70/100	$91,250	N/A	See agency	View guide
#15	West VirginiaWV	70/100	$76,790	8 mo	See agency	View guide
#16	New YorkNY	69/100	$89,940	N/A	See agency	View guide
#17	VirginiaVA	68/100	$81,440	1.5 yr	See agency	View guide
#18	MississippiMS	65/100	$71,390	6 yr	See agency	View guide
#19	WashingtonWA	64/100	$71,690	24.4 yr	See agency	View guide
#20	IowaIA	63/100	$83,480	N/A	See agency	View guide
#21	AlaskaAK	62/100	$79,660	16.7 yr	See agency	View guide
#22	FloridaFL	61/100	$80,360	N/A	See agency	View guide
#23	TexasTX	61/100	$81,110	N/A	See agency	View guide
#24	DelawareDE	59/100	$79,660	N/A	See agency	View guide
#25	ConnecticutCT	58/100	$85,370	N/A	See agency	View guide
#26	IllinoisIL	58/100	$78,350	N/A	See agency	View guide
#27	MissouriMO	58/100	$63,040	3 years	See agency	View guide
#28	AlabamaAL	57/100	$76,590	N/A	See agency	View guide
#29	IndianaIN	57/100	$62,130	1 yr	See agency	View guide
#30	North CarolinaNC	57/100	$75,760	N/A	See agency	View guide
#31	ColoradoCO	56/100	$76,110	N/A	See agency	View guide
#32	MarylandMD	56/100	$86,390	N/A	See agency	View guide
#33	OklahomaOK	52/100	$55,370	1 month	See agency	View guide
#34	UtahUT	52/100	$82,180	N/A	See agency	View guide
#35	New HampshireNH	51/100	$69,190	N/A	See agency	View guide
#36	MinnesotaMN	50/100	$78,310	N/A	See agency	View guide
#37	NebraskaNE	50/100	$60,320	12 months	See agency	View guide
#38	OregonOR	48/100	$76,380	N/A	See agency	View guide
#39	KansasKS	47/100	$65,200	N/A	See agency	View guide
#40	MontanaMT	47/100	$66,280	N/A	See agency	View guide
#41	New MexicoNM	47/100	$64,040	N/A	See agency	View guide
#42	VermontVT	47/100	$65,790	N/A	See agency	View guide
#43	MaineME	46/100	$71,670	N/A	See agency	View guide
#44	South CarolinaSC	46/100	$74,470	N/A	See agency	View guide
#45	South DakotaSD	42/100	$69,680	N/A	See agency	View guide
#46	WisconsinWI	42/100	$59,500	N/A	See agency	View guide
#47	MichiganMI	41/100	$69,340	260 yr	See agency	View guide
#48	ArizonaAZ	40/100	$67,060	N/A	See agency	View guide
#49	Rhode IslandRI	36/100	$51,990	N/A	See agency	View guide
#50	OhioOH	31/100	$60,980	293.6 yr	See agency	View guide

Methodology

The overall ranking weighs median salary at 40%, licensing timeline at 25%, initial licensing fee at 20%, and source/data quality at 15%.

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