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Urban and Regional Planners salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median urban and regional planners in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $111,380 a year, 25% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,616 a month.

10th percentile
$77,060
25th percentile
$89,690
Median percentile
$111,380
75th percentile
$134,100
90th percentile
$163,540

Based on 1,920 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$79,389 take-home a year
Gross pay$111,380
Federal income tax−$15,674
Social Security + Medicare−$8,521
California income tax (approx.)−$7,797
Monthly take-home$6,616
Every two weeks$3,053

Does it go far here?

$98,075Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,063 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Los Angeles, CA

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$370,510
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$364,730
Chief Executives$234,290
Computer and Information Systems Managers$204,370
Physicians, All Other$196,760
Lawyers$194,410
Natural Sciences Managers$193,340
Architectural and Engineering Managers$190,900

All urban and regional planners salaries · Take-home pay in California