Landscape Architect, DCNR pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 10420
- Class code
- 10420
- Pay scale group
- ST 08
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B4
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Landscape Architect, DCNR is $69,086 to $104,959 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 10420.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 07/17/2024.
What the state says the job is
This is professional work in landscape architecture and construction project coordination in the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR). An employee in this job develops landscape plans, designs, and specifications for infrastructure development and rehabilitation projects in Commonwealth parks, forests, and recreational areas. Work includes serving as project coordinator for complex multi-discipline projects by overseeing all phases of development, design, and construction administration to ensure project integrity. Work also involves reviewing designs prepared by outside consultants for conformance with sound professional practices, agency requirements, and safety codes. Employees may be required to take professional responsibility for their own work products.
Examples of the work
• Serves as a DCNR project designer by developing landscape architecture and land development plans and designs for a wide variety of infrastructure projects in Commonwealth parks, forests, and recreational areas. • Serves as a DCNR project coordinator for complex multi-discipline projects by overseeing and coordinating the work of a design team, scheduling and conducting project team meetings, resolving design and construction issues, communicating with stakeholders, and managing the overall project schedule.
Minimum qualifications
• Two years of professional experience in the practice of landscape architecture, and a bachelor's degree in landscape architecture; or • One year of professional experience in the practice of landscape architecture, and a master’s degree in landscape architecture; or • Possession of an active license as a professional landscape architect issued by the Pennsylvania State Board of Landscape Architects.
Special requirements
• Certain positions require possession of an active license as a professional landscape architect issued by the Pennsylvania State Board of Landscape Architects.
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.