Urban and Regional Planners Salary

Median Salary
$89,320
per year
Hourly Rate
$42.94
per hour
Employment
44,230
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$60,010
25th percentile
$72,020
Median
$89,320
75th percentile
$110,030
90th percentile
$134,490

💰 Urban and Regional Planners Salary by State

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$137K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
District of Columbia$137,000+53.4%
California$109,610+22.7%
Oregon$103,070+15.4%
Arizona$102,400+14.6%
Colorado$101,340+13.5%
Washington$100,990+13.1%
Nevada$100,040+12.0%
Connecticut$99,880+11.8%
Massachusetts$99,780+11.7%
Minnesota$97,060+8.7%
Alaska$93,860+5.1%
Illinois$91,360+2.3%
Rhode Island$90,210+1.0%
New York$89,630+0.3%
Maryland$88,570-0.8%
New Jersey$86,280-3.4%
Virginia$86,030-3.7%
Hawaii$85,590-4.2%
Vermont$84,750-5.1%
Utah$84,360-5.6%
Wisconsin$84,290-5.6%
Texas$82,830-7.3%
Kansas$82,330-7.8%
Oklahoma$81,520-8.7%
North Carolina$81,230-9.1%
Pennsylvania$80,810-9.5%
Montana$80,770-9.6%
Florida$80,720-9.6%
Missouri$80,720-9.6%
Georgia$80,030-10.4%
Ohio$79,950-10.5%
Maine$79,120-11.4%
Iowa$79,100-11.4%
Tennessee$78,970-11.6%
Michigan$78,510-12.1%
North Dakota$78,500-12.1%
New Mexico$77,710-13.0%
Idaho$76,500-14.4%
South Carolina$75,810-15.1%
Nebraska$74,830-16.2%
Louisiana$74,500-16.6%
New Hampshire$73,860-17.3%
South Dakota$71,180-20.3%
Indiana$70,760-20.8%
Alabama$70,710-20.8%
Wyoming$70,190-21.4%
Delaware$67,110-24.9%
Kentucky$65,000-27.2%
Arkansas$63,530-28.9%
West Virginia$61,390-31.3%
Mississippi$60,300-32.5%

🏙️ Urban and Regional Planners Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$139,360+56.0%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$136,250+52.5%
Vallejo, CA$129,790+45.3%
Napa, CA$128,530+43.9%
Salinas, CA$125,300+40.3%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$123,090+37.8%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$112,270+25.7%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$111,380+24.7%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$110,520+23.7%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$109,920+23.1%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$109,150+22.2%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$108,760+21.8%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$108,040+21.0%
Salem, OR$107,960+20.9%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$107,710+20.6%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$107,470+20.3%
Redding, CA$106,920+19.7%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$106,920+19.7%
Reno, NV$105,900+18.6%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$105,890+18.6%
Bend, OR$105,720+18.4%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$105,500+18.1%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$105,440+18.0%
Fresno, CA$105,330+17.9%
Greeley, CO$105,200+17.8%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$104,770+17.3%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$103,970+16.4%
Madison, WI$103,940+16.4%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$103,460+15.8%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$103,070+15.4%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$102,490+14.7%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$102,380+14.6%
Visalia, CA$102,200+14.4%
Anchorage, AK$102,110+14.3%
Barnstable Town, MA$101,940+14.1%
Boulder, CO$101,710+13.9%
Huntsville, AL$101,500+13.6%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$101,230+13.3%
Bellingham, WA$100,050+12.0%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$99,830+11.8%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$99,800+11.7%
Fairbanks-College, AK$99,630+11.5%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$99,150+11.0%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$98,840+10.7%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$98,660+10.5%
New Haven, CT$98,220+10.0%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$97,600+9.3%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$97,160+8.8%
Colorado Springs, CO$96,780+8.4%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$96,580+8.1%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$95,640+7.1%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$95,640+7.1%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$95,640+7.1%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$95,640+7.1%
Yuba City, CA$95,160+6.5%
Rochester, MN$94,680+6.0%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$94,670+6.0%
Rochester, NY$92,550+3.6%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$91,580+2.5%
Oklahoma City, OK$89,980+0.7%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$89,770+0.5%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$89,170-0.2%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$88,860-0.5%
Yakima, WA$88,790-0.6%
Guam$88,610-0.8%
Lexington Park, MD$88,570-0.8%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$88,300-1.1%
Worcester, MA$88,300-1.1%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$88,190-1.3%
Rockford, IL$88,160-1.3%
Urban Honolulu, HI$87,990-1.5%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$87,880-1.6%
Binghamton, NY$87,340-2.2%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$87,190-2.4%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$86,670-3.0%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$86,510-3.1%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$85,980-3.7%
Yuma, AZ$85,950-3.8%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$85,920-3.8%
Ogden, UT$85,590-4.2%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$85,290-4.5%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$85,140-4.7%
Medford, OR$85,020-4.8%
Utica-Rome, NY$84,840-5.0%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$84,810-5.0%
Kansas City, MO-KS$84,520-5.4%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$84,350-5.6%
Duluth, MN-WI$84,280-5.6%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$84,160-5.8%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$84,000-6.0%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$83,880-6.1%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$83,750-6.2%
Birmingham, AL$83,740-6.2%
Reading, PA$83,620-6.4%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$83,520-6.5%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$83,450-6.6%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$83,410-6.6%
Bangor, ME$83,300-6.7%
Omaha, NE-IA$83,270-6.8%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$83,170-6.9%
Gainesville, FL$83,130-6.9%
Bozeman, MT$83,100-7.0%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$82,980-7.1%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$82,970-7.1%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$82,830-7.3%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$82,760-7.3%
Helena, MT$82,690-7.4%
Longview-Kelso, WA$82,620-7.5%
Akron, OH$82,370-7.8%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$82,340-7.8%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$82,330-7.8%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$82,270-7.9%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$82,100-8.1%
Springfield, MA$82,100-8.1%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$82,080-8.1%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$82,030-8.2%
Portland-South Portland, ME$81,930-8.3%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$81,840-8.4%
Appleton, WI$81,770-8.5%
Port St. Lucie, FL$81,680-8.6%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$81,650-8.6%
Cleveland, OH$81,290-9.0%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$81,240-9.0%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$81,020-9.3%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$80,710-9.6%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$80,660-9.7%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$80,620-9.7%
Boise City, ID$80,390-10.0%
Fargo, ND-MN$80,360-10.0%
St. Louis, MO-IL$80,270-10.1%
Albuquerque, NM$80,250-10.2%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$80,160-10.3%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$80,140-10.3%
Lancaster, PA$80,100-10.3%
Tulsa, OK$79,950-10.5%
Bismarck, ND$79,920-10.5%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$79,760-10.7%
Pittsburgh, PA$79,690-10.8%
Ann Arbor, MI$79,620-10.9%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$79,370-11.1%
Traverse City, MI$79,270-11.3%
Tucson, AZ$79,190-11.3%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$78,900-11.7%
Charlottesville, VA$78,780-11.8%
Columbus, OH$78,750-11.8%
El Paso, TX$78,730-11.9%
Flagstaff, AZ$78,490-12.1%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$78,260-12.4%
Syracuse, NY$78,240-12.4%
Wausau, WI$78,100-12.6%
Asheville, NC$77,950-12.7%
Pittsfield, MA$77,820-12.9%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$77,420-13.3%
Winston-Salem, NC$77,400-13.3%
Richmond, VA$77,340-13.4%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$77,130-13.6%
Eau Claire, WI$77,090-13.7%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$76,910-13.9%
Santa Fe, NM$76,730-14.1%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$76,480-14.4%
Green Bay, WI$76,370-14.5%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$75,350-15.6%
Wichita, KS$75,290-15.7%
Fort Wayne, IN$75,240-15.8%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$75,100-15.9%
Springfield, MO$75,020-16.0%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$74,840-16.2%
Spartanburg, SC$74,640-16.4%
Saginaw, MI$74,450-16.6%
Jacksonville, FL$74,020-17.1%
Cedar Rapids, IA$73,840-17.3%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$72,360-19.0%
Columbia, SC$71,910-19.5%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$71,130-20.4%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$70,760-20.8%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$69,950-21.7%
Topeka, KS$69,830-21.8%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$69,610-22.1%
Wilmington, NC$68,050-23.8%
Fayetteville, NC$67,940-23.9%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$67,350-24.6%
Dover, DE$66,550-25.5%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$66,260-25.8%
Savannah, GA$66,220-25.9%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$66,020-26.1%
Las Cruces, NM$65,580-26.6%
Lincoln, NE$65,560-26.6%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$64,520-27.8%
Roanoke, VA$64,440-27.9%
Jackson, MS$64,270-28.0%
Mobile, AL$64,060-28.3%
Bloomington, IN$63,770-28.6%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$62,780-29.7%
Flint, MI$62,400-30.1%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$61,560-31.1%
Charleston, WV$61,380-31.3%
Montgomery, AL$61,050-31.7%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$60,280-32.5%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$60,010-32.8%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$59,370-33.5%
Punta Gorda, FL$57,680-35.4%
Tallahassee, FL$56,810-36.4%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$56,490-36.8%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$54,650-38.8%
Puerto Rico$51,600-42.2%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$49,940-44.1%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.