Urban and Regional Planners Salary by City

Top 15 cities for urban and regional planners by average salary

San Jose, CA	$141,020
San Francisco, CA	$136,150
Napa, CA	$131,710
Santa Rosa, CA	$123,620
Vallejo, CA	$122,960
Reno, NV	$121,100
Santa Cruz, CA	$120,560
Salinas, CA	$119,470
Los Angeles, CA	$115,910
Santa Maria, CA	$114,770
Oxnard, CA	$114,380
Stockton, CA	$111,660
San Luis Obispo, CA	$111,530
Riverside, CA	$110,680
Washington, DC	$110,410

Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Urban and Regional Planners salary by state

Washington, D.C. pays urban and regional planners the most statewide, $135,050 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

State	Statewide average	Statewide median	Jobs	Metros	Highest city average	Lowest city average
Washington, D.C.	$135,050	$137,000	120	1	$110,410	$110,410
California	$116,480	$109,610	7,460	20	$141,020	$92,580
Colorado	$103,950	$101,340	1,300	5	$109,480	$99,220
Connecticut	$103,430	$99,880	350	4	$107,120	$101,070
Nevada	$103,380	$100,040	270	2	$121,100	$96,690
Washington	$101,590	$100,990	3,180	10	$110,310	$86,670
Oregon	$100,620	$103,070	1,010	5	$106,820	$86,680
Massachusetts	$100,590	$99,780	1,540	6	$105,250	$80,310
Arizona	$98,940	$102,400	1,330	5	$104,920	$76,260
New York	$98,560	$89,630	2,420	9	$103,430	$86,350
Illinois	$97,270	$91,360	1,140	3	$104,030	$88,440
Maryland	$96,740	$88,570	900	2	$93,870	$90,240
Minnesota	$95,430	$97,060	860	3	$101,380	$85,730
New Jersey	$94,620	$86,280	790	2	$105,630	$94,910
Virginia	$93,700	$86,030	1,740	4	$88,690	$73,270
Alaska	$90,480	$93,860	230	2	$97,410	$97,310
Rhode Island	$88,410	$90,210	160	1	$88,750	$88,750
North Dakota	$87,730	$78,500	210	2	$89,900	$84,420
Kansas	$87,620	$82,330	250	2	$84,260	$77,810
Utah	$87,220	$84,360	500	3	$91,240	$80,430
Florida	$87,080	$80,720	2,620	17	$99,150	$62,930
Texas	$86,240	$82,830	2,190	6	$93,750	$64,750
Hawaii	$85,560	$85,590	450	1	$86,210	$86,210
Wisconsin	$84,470	$84,290	1,100	7	$96,540	$76,380
Georgia	$84,400	$80,030	1,150	4	$89,100	$67,350
Oklahoma	$84,130	$81,520	350	2	$91,690	$83,120
Maine	$83,690	$79,120	190	2	$87,370	$83,220
Missouri	$83,680	$80,720	440	3	$90,160	$78,960
North Carolina	$83,610	$81,230	1,630	9	$87,940	$76,150
Vermont	$83,070	$84,750	100	1	$86,490	$86,490
Montana	$82,640	$80,770	270	2	$90,170	$85,490
Ohio	$81,960	$79,950	760	5	$87,620	$79,090
Pennsylvania	$81,790	$80,810	860	6	$92,310	$73,810
Tennessee	$81,750	$78,970	310	3	$90,560	$70,100
Louisiana	$81,070	$74,500	240	1	$86,670	$86,670
Michigan	$80,120	$78,510	1,380	9	$85,670	$72,820
Iowa	$79,990	$79,100	300	3	$97,230	$75,710
South Carolina	$79,550	$75,810	530	5	$94,630	$74,660
Alabama	$79,360	$70,710	520	5	$97,830	$67,760
New Mexico	$78,340	$77,710	270	3	$82,880	$74,020
New Hampshire	$78,280	$73,860	260	1	$82,130	$82,130
Idaho	$77,270	$76,500	350	2	$82,310	$80,670
Nebraska	$76,570	$74,830	360	2	$86,020	$71,540
Wyoming	$76,070	$70,190	110	0	n/a	n/a
South Dakota	$74,900	$71,180	210	1	$73,000	$73,000
Indiana	$74,550	$70,760	620	4	$82,260	$59,800
Delaware	$74,150	$67,110	290	1	$70,990	$70,990
Kentucky	$73,590	$65,000	180	2	$80,210	$78,440
Mississippi	$69,110	$60,300	200	2	$69,340	$68,410
West Virginia	$67,660	$61,390	160	2	$73,560	$65,530
Arkansas	$65,950	$63,530	80	1	$60,770	$60,770
Puerto Rico	$56,960	$51,600	90	1	$57,090	$57,090

Urban and Regional Planners salary in every city we cover

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Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
San Jose, CA	$141,020	$139,360	$67.80	320
San Francisco, CA	$136,150	$136,250	$65.46	1,250
Napa, CA	$131,710	$128,530	$63.32	30
Santa Rosa, CA	$123,620	$123,090	$59.43	110
Vallejo, CA	$122,960	$129,790	$59.12	70
Reno, NV	$121,100	$105,900	$58.22	70
Santa Cruz, CA	$120,560	$112,270	$57.96	100
Salinas, CA	$119,470	$125,300	$57.44	100
Los Angeles, CA	$115,910	$111,380	$55.73	1,920
Santa Maria, CA	$114,770	$105,500	$55.18	150
Oxnard, CA	$114,380	$110,520	$54.99	110
Stockton, CA	$111,660	$106,920	$53.68	70
San Luis Obispo, CA	$111,530	$109,920	$53.62	100
Riverside, CA	$110,680	$108,760	$53.21	490
Washington, DC	$110,410	$104,770	$53.08	1,250
Seattle, WA	$110,310	$108,040	$53.03	1,430
Redding, CA	$109,930	$106,920	$52.85	50
San Diego, CA	$109,890	$107,710	$52.83	760
Denver, CO	$109,480	$105,890	$52.64	670
New Haven, CT	$107,120	$98,220	$51.50	40
Bridgeport, CT	$106,860	$102,490	$51.37	80
Portland, OR	$106,820	$103,070	$51.36	620
Sacramento, CA	$106,180	$96,580	$51.05	1,020
Trenton, NJ	$105,630	$109,150	$50.79	50
Boston, MA	$105,250	$103,460	$50.60	1,100
Phoenix, AZ	$104,920	$107,470	$50.44	1,000
Greeley, CO	$104,800	$105,200	$50.38	60
Chicago, IL	$104,030	$98,840	$50.02	800
Bremerton, WA	$104,000	$105,440	$50.00	100
Fresno, CA	$103,730	$105,330	$49.87	170
New York, NY	$103,430	$99,150	$49.73	1,570
Boulder, CO	$102,850	$101,710	$49.45	110
Hartford, CT	$102,610	$99,800	$49.33	150
Salem, OR	$101,660	$107,960	$48.88	130
Barnstable, MA	$101,570	$101,940	$48.83	50
Minneapolis, MN	$101,380	$103,970	$48.74	580
Norwich, CT	$101,070	$99,830	$48.59	40
Albany, NY	$100,880	$88,190	$48.50	250
Bend, OR	$100,600	$105,720	$48.36	70
Fort Collins, CO	$100,190	$98,660	$48.17	90
Colorado Springs, CO	$99,220	$96,780	$47.70	90
Miami, FL	$99,150	$97,160	$47.67	740
Visalia, CA	$98,990	$102,200	$47.59	70
Rochester, NY	$98,810	$92,550	$47.51	150
Watertown, NY	$98,790	$86,670	$47.49	40
Huntsville, AL	$97,830	$101,500	$47.03	50
Anchorage, AK	$97,410	$102,110	$46.83	110
Fairbanks, AK	$97,310	$99,630	$46.79	40
Davenport, IA	$97,230	$88,300	$46.75	30
Binghamton, NY	$96,860	$87,340	$46.57	50
Las Vegas, NV	$96,690	$85,920	$46.49	160
Yuba City, CA	$96,580	$95,160	$46.43	40
Madison, WI	$96,540	$103,940	$46.42	140
Eugene, OR	$96,400	$102,380	$46.35	80
Olympia, WA	$96,320	$95,640	$46.31	750
Atlantic City, NJ	$94,910	$82,980	$45.63	40
Wenatchee, WA	$94,880	$95,640	$45.61	50
Fort Myers, FL	$94,630	$89,770	$45.49	80
Hilton Head Island, SC	$94,630	$94,670	$45.49	40
Syracuse, NY	$94,580	$78,240	$45.47	120
Milwaukee, WI	$94,400	$101,230	$45.39	200
Bellingham, WA	$94,230	$100,050	$45.31	110
Spokane, WA	$94,190	$95,640	$45.28	150
Lexington Park, MD	$93,870	$88,570	$45.13	40
Houston, TX	$93,750	$84,160	$45.07	320
Mount Vernon, WA	$93,590	$95,640	$45.00	70
Rochester, MN	$92,730	$94,680	$44.58	30
Amherst, MA	$92,680	$80,660	$44.56	40
Bakersfield, CA	$92,580	$83,410	$44.51	110
Harrisburg, PA	$92,310	$97,600	$44.38	40
Oklahoma City, OK	$91,690	$89,980	$44.08	140
Salt Lake City, UT	$91,240	$86,510	$43.87	220
Yakima, WA	$91,170	$88,790	$43.83	80
Kiryas Joel, NY	$90,860	$88,860	$43.68	110
Worcester, MA	$90,650	$88,300	$43.58	110
Nashville, TN	$90,560	$84,350	$43.54	120
Baltimore, MD	$90,240	$84,000	$43.38	420
Bozeman, MT	$90,170	$83,100	$43.35	40
Kansas City, MO	$90,160	$84,520	$43.35	210
Fargo, ND	$89,900	$80,360	$43.22	50
Dallas, TX	$89,770	$83,520	$43.16	660
Champaign, IL	$89,680	$81,840	$43.12	50
Naples, FL	$89,630	$83,450	$43.09	30
Kennewick, WA	$89,540	$85,140	$43.05	60
Des Moines, IA	$89,380	$85,980	$42.97	80
Allentown, PA	$89,320	$82,030	$42.94	70
Atlanta, GA	$89,100	$81,240	$42.84	750
Ogden, UT	$88,780	$85,590	$42.68	90
Buffalo, NY	$88,750	$82,270	$42.67	140
Providence, RI	$88,750	$87,880	$42.67	220
Virginia Beach, VA	$88,690	$82,760	$42.64	340
Rockford, IL	$88,440	$88,160	$42.52	50
Raleigh, NC	$87,940	$84,810	$42.28	340
Charlotte, NC	$87,870	$83,170	$42.25	360
Crestview, FL	$87,860	$82,970	$42.24	50
Dayton, OH	$87,620	$87,190	$42.13	60
Birmingham, AL	$87,370	$83,740	$42.00	130
Portland, ME	$87,370	$81,930	$42.01	90
Philadelphia, PA	$87,320	$83,750	$41.98	520
Austin, TX	$87,250	$82,830	$41.95	560
Springfield, MA	$87,200	$82,100	$41.92	90
Appleton, WI	$86,800	$81,770	$41.73	30
Medford, OR	$86,680	$85,020	$41.67	50
Longview, WA	$86,670	$82,620	$41.67	30
New Orleans, LA	$86,670	$80,710	$41.67	120
Lakeland, FL	$86,530	$79,370	$41.60	70
Burlington, VT	$86,490	$91,580	$41.58	40
Utica, NY	$86,350	$84,840	$41.52	50
Cincinnati, OH	$86,270	$80,160	$41.48	170
Tampa, FL	$86,230	$82,330	$41.46	400
Honolulu, HI	$86,210	$87,990	$41.45	350
Omaha, NE	$86,020	$83,270	$41.36	120
Yuma, AZ	$85,890	$85,950	$41.29	30
Duluth, MN	$85,730	$84,280	$41.22	70
Detroit, MI	$85,670	$82,080	$41.19	420
Helena, MT	$85,490	$82,690	$41.10	40
Reading, PA	$85,340	$83,620	$41.03	30
Durham, NC	$85,300	$85,290	$41.01	210
Lansing, MI	$84,760	$89,170	$40.75	160
Port St. Lucie, FL	$84,670	$81,680	$40.71	50
Bismarck, ND	$84,420	$79,920	$40.59	30
Wichita, KS	$84,260	$75,290	$40.51	50
St. Louis, MO	$84,220	$80,270	$40.49	240
Palm Bay, FL	$84,080	$78,260	$40.42	80
Columbus, OH	$83,880	$78,750	$40.33	230
Greensboro, NC	$83,700	$83,880	$40.24	90
Flagstaff, AZ	$83,660	$78,490	$40.22	50
Orlando, FL	$83,330	$78,900	$40.06	330
San Antonio, TX	$83,270	$80,620	$40.04	200
Bangor, ME	$83,220	$83,300	$40.01	40
Tulsa, OK	$83,120	$79,950	$39.96	120
Charlottesville, VA	$83,110	$78,780	$39.96	60
Kalamazoo, MI	$83,090	$82,100	$39.95	40
Pittsburgh, PA	$83,060	$79,690	$39.93	170
Santa Fe, NM	$82,880	$76,730	$39.85	40
Greenville, SC	$82,780	$76,480	$39.80	80
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$82,310	$81,650	$39.57	40
Grand Rapids, MI	$82,290	$80,140	$39.56	130
Fort Wayne, IN	$82,260	$75,240	$39.55	70
Manchester, NH	$82,130	$82,340	$39.49	60
Gainesville, FL	$82,000	$83,130	$39.43	60
Ann Arbor, MI	$81,900	$79,620	$39.37	50
Sarasota, FL	$81,860	$76,910	$39.35	120
Richmond, VA	$81,770	$77,340	$39.31	260
Boise, ID	$80,670	$80,390	$38.78	150
Cleveland, OH	$80,430	$81,290	$38.67	120
Provo, UT	$80,430	$77,420	$38.67	80
Albuquerque, NM	$80,340	$80,250	$38.62	110
Pittsfield, MA	$80,310	$77,820	$38.61	70
Charleston, SC	$80,280	$74,840	$38.60	120
Louisville, KY	$80,210	$79,760	$38.56	60
Winston-Salem, NC	$80,180	$77,400	$38.55	50
Fayetteville, NC	$80,040	$67,940	$38.48	40
Deltona, FL	$79,990	$72,360	$38.46	90
Asheville, NC	$79,850	$77,950	$38.39	80
Muskegon, MI	$79,810	$77,130	$38.37	30
Augusta, GA	$79,730	$75,100	$38.33	50
El Paso, TX	$79,660	$78,730	$38.30	40
Daphne, AL	$79,170	$66,020	$38.06	30
Jacksonville, FL	$79,160	$74,020	$38.06	150
Akron, OH	$79,090	$82,370	$38.02	50
Tucson, AZ	$78,980	$79,190	$37.97	80
Springfield, MO	$78,960	$75,020	$37.96	40
Lexington, KY	$78,440	$81,020	$37.71	30
Savannah, GA	$78,370	$66,220	$37.68	50
Mobile, AL	$78,110	$64,060	$37.55	30
Spartanburg, SC	$77,960	$74,640	$37.48	50
Topeka, KS	$77,810	$69,830	$37.41	40
Green Bay, WI	$77,000	$76,370	$37.02	70
Hickory, NC	$77,000	$75,350	$37.02	40
Eau Claire, WI	$76,730	$77,090	$36.89	30
Wausau, WI	$76,430	$78,100	$36.75	30
Pensacola, FL	$76,390	$69,610	$36.73	50
Oshkosh, WI	$76,380	$67,350	$36.72	50
Prescott Valley, AZ	$76,260	$71,130	$36.66	60
Wilmington, NC	$76,150	$68,050	$36.61	110
Cedar Rapids, IA	$75,710	$73,840	$36.40	30
Columbia, SC	$74,660	$71,910	$35.89	70
Saginaw, MI	$74,070	$74,450	$35.61	30
Indianapolis, IN	$74,030	$70,760	$35.59	250
Las Cruces, NM	$74,020	$65,580	$35.59	30
Lancaster, PA	$73,810	$80,100	$35.49	30
Traverse City, MI	$73,740	$79,270	$35.45	60
Wildwood, FL	$73,610	$64,520	$35.39	30
Huntington, WV	$73,560	$54,650	$35.37	30
Roanoke, VA	$73,270	$64,440	$35.23	60
Sioux Falls, SD	$73,000	$66,260	$35.10	40
Flint, MI	$72,820	$62,400	$35.01	70
South Bend, IN	$72,290	$69,950	$34.76	30
Memphis, TN	$71,800	$61,560	$34.52	40
Lincoln, NE	$71,540	$65,560	$34.40	100
Dover, DE	$70,990	$66,550	$34.13	120
Punta Gorda, FL	$70,920	$57,680	$34.10	40
Chattanooga, TN	$70,100	$62,780	$33.70	30
Jackson, MS	$69,340	$64,270	$33.34	90
Gulfport, MS	$68,410	$60,280	$32.89	60
Montgomery, AL	$67,760	$61,050	$32.58	150
Athens, GA	$67,350	$59,370	$32.38	30
Charleston, WV	$65,530	$61,380	$31.51	110
McAllen, TX	$64,750	$60,010	$31.13	50
Tallahassee, FL	$62,930	$56,810	$30.26	120
Fayetteville, AR	$60,770	$56,490	$29.21	40
Bloomington, IN	$59,800	$63,770	$28.75	30
San Juan, PR	$57,090	$49,940	$27.45	80

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Urban and Regional Planners salary: questions

Where do urban and regional planners make the most money?

In San Jose, CA, with an average of $141,020 a year, among the 204 metro areas we cover.

What is the average urban and regional planners salary in the U.S.?

$94,750 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $89,320, so half of urban and regional planners earn more than that and half less.

What salary should urban and regional planners ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of urban and regional planners nationwide earn between $72,020 (25th percentile) and $110,030 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays urban and regional planners the most?

Washington, D.C., with a statewide average of $135,050 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is urban and regional planners pay the lowest?

San Juan, PR, at $57,090 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 19-3051.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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