Urban and Regional Planners salary
The median pay for urban and regional planners in the United States is $89,320 a year. About 44,230 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $60,010
- 25th percentile
- $72,020
- Median percentile
- $89,320
- 75th percentile
- $110,030
- 90th percentile
- $134,490
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $137,000
- California $109,610
- Oregon $103,070
- Arizona $102,400
- Colorado $101,340
- Washington $100,990
- Nevada $100,040
- Connecticut $99,880
- Massachusetts $99,780
- Minnesota $97,060
- Alaska $93,860
- Illinois $91,360
- Rhode Island $90,210
- New York $89,630
- Maryland $88,570
- New Jersey $86,280
- Virginia $86,030
- Hawaii $85,590
- Vermont $84,750
- Utah $84,360
- Wisconsin $84,290
- Texas $82,830
- Kansas $82,330
- Oklahoma $81,520
- North Carolina $81,230
- Pennsylvania $80,810
- Montana $80,770
- Florida $80,720
- Missouri $80,720
- Georgia $80,030
- Ohio $79,950
- Maine $79,120
- Iowa $79,100
- Tennessee $78,970
- Michigan $78,510
- North Dakota $78,500
- New Mexico $77,710
- Idaho $76,500
- South Carolina $75,810
- Nebraska $74,830
- Louisiana $74,500
- New Hampshire $73,860
- South Dakota $71,180
- Indiana $70,760
- Alabama $70,710
- Wyoming $70,190
- Delaware $67,110
- Kentucky $65,000
- Arkansas $63,530
- West Virginia $61,390
- Mississippi $60,300
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $139,360
- San Francisco, CA $136,250
- Vallejo, CA $129,790
- Napa, CA $128,530
- Salinas, CA $125,300
- Santa Rosa, CA $123,090
- Santa Cruz, CA $112,270
- Los Angeles, CA $111,380
- Oxnard, CA $110,520
- San Luis Obispo, CA $109,920
- Trenton, NJ $109,150
- Riverside, CA $108,760
- Seattle, WA $108,040
- Salem, OR $107,960
- San Diego, CA $107,710
- Phoenix, AZ $107,470
- Redding, CA $106,920
- Stockton, CA $106,920
- Reno, NV $105,900
- Denver, CO $105,890
- Bend, OR $105,720
- Santa Maria, CA $105,500
- Bremerton, WA $105,440
- Fresno, CA $105,330
- Greeley, CO $105,200
- Washington, DC $104,770
- Minneapolis, MN $103,970
- Madison, WI $103,940
- Boston, MA $103,460
- Portland, OR $103,070
- Bridgeport, CT $102,490
- Eugene, OR $102,380
- Visalia, CA $102,200
- Anchorage, AK $102,110
- Barnstable Town, MA $101,940
- Boulder, CO $101,710
- Huntsville, AL $101,500
- Milwaukee, WI $101,230
- Bellingham, WA $100,050
- Norwich, CT $99,830
- Hartford, CT $99,800
- Fairbanks, AK $99,630
- New York, NY $99,150
- Chicago, IL $98,840
- Fort Collins, CO $98,660
- New Haven, CT $98,220
- Harrisburg, PA $97,600
- Miami, FL $97,160
- Colorado Springs, CO $96,780
- Sacramento, CA $96,580
- Mount Vernon, WA $95,640
- Olympia, WA $95,640
- Spokane, WA $95,640
- Wenatchee, WA $95,640
- Yuba City, CA $95,160
- Rochester, MN $94,680
- Hilton Head Island, SC $94,670
- Rochester, NY $92,550
- Burlington, VT $91,580
- Oklahoma City, OK $89,980
- Cape Coral, FL $89,770
- Lansing, MI $89,170
- Kiryas Joel, NY $88,860
- Yakima, WA $88,790
- Lexington Park, MD $88,570
- Davenport, IA $88,300
- Worcester, MA $88,300
- Albany, NY $88,190
- Rockford, IL $88,160
- Urban Honolulu, HI $87,990
- Providence, RI $87,880
- Binghamton, NY $87,340
- Dayton, OH $87,190
- Watertown, NY $86,670
- Salt Lake City, UT $86,510
- Des Moines, IA $85,980
- Yuma, AZ $85,950
- Las Vegas, NV $85,920
- Ogden, UT $85,590
- Durham, NC $85,290
- Kennewick, WA $85,140
- Medford, OR $85,020
- Utica, NY $84,840
- Raleigh, NC $84,810
- Kansas City, MO $84,520
- Nashville, TN $84,350
- Duluth, MN $84,280
- Houston, TX $84,160
- Baltimore, MD $84,000
- Greensboro, NC $83,880
- Philadelphia, PA $83,750
- Birmingham, AL $83,740
- Reading, PA $83,620
- Dallas, TX $83,520
- Naples, FL $83,450
- Bakersfield, CA $83,410
- Bangor, ME $83,300
- Omaha, NE $83,270
- Charlotte, NC $83,170
- Gainesville, FL $83,130
- Bozeman, MT $83,100
- Atlantic City, NJ $82,980
- Crestview, FL $82,970
- Austin, TX $82,830
- Virginia Beach, VA $82,760
- Helena, MT $82,690
- Longview, WA $82,620
- Akron, OH $82,370
- Manchester, NH $82,340
- Tampa, FL $82,330
- Buffalo, NY $82,270
- Kalamazoo, MI $82,100
- Springfield, MA $82,100
- Detroit, MI $82,080
- Allentown, PA $82,030
- Portland, ME $81,930
- Champaign, IL $81,840
- Appleton, WI $81,770
- Port St. Lucie, FL $81,680
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $81,650