Salary by Metro

SOC 19-3051 · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Urban and Regional Planners wages by metro

National median annual wage

$89,320

10th percentile
$60,010
25th percentile
$72,020
Median
$89,320
75th percentile
$110,030
90th percentile
$134,490
Mean
$94,750

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 44,230.

That median is 75.2% higher than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Urban and Regional Planners.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA320$98,980$139,360$176,790
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA1,250$90,030$136,250$179,090
Vallejo, CA70$82,360$129,790$164,970
Napa, CA30$103,410$128,530$157,790
Salinas, CA100$77,600$125,300$163,920
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA110$86,270$123,090$175,450
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA100$85,180$112,270$163,710
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA1,920$77,060$111,380$163,540
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA110$79,620$110,520$167,180
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA100$76,740$109,920$136,270
Trenton-Princeton, NJ50$64,620$109,150$161,430
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA490$79,340$108,760$145,510
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA1,430$86,630$108,040$132,570
Salem, OR130$73,700$107,960$127,360
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA760$80,850$107,710$136,930
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ1,000$64,310$107,470$127,660
Redding, CA50$71,000$106,920$162,230
Stockton-Lodi, CA70$78,480$106,920$141,810
Reno, NV70$64,230$105,900$185,100
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO670$78,880$105,890$144,910

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Urban and Regional Planners jobs in the May 2025 tables.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA1,920$77,060$111,380$163,540
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ1,570$65,040$99,150$140,610
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA1,430$86,630$108,040$132,570
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA1,250$90,030$136,250$179,090
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV1,250$78,470$104,770$140,980
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH1,100$78,330$103,460$136,760
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA1,020$77,430$96,580$153,180
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ1,000$64,310$107,470$127,660
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN800$64,300$98,840$163,450
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA760$80,850$107,710$136,930
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA750$62,990$81,240$130,120
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA750$80,450$95,640$113,280
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL740$62,250$97,160$150,370
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO670$78,880$105,890$144,910
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX660$62,580$83,520$124,270
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA620$82,550$103,070$132,570
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI580$70,020$103,970$129,500
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX560$63,850$82,830$110,630
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD520$61,220$83,750$122,810
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA490$79,340$108,760$145,510

States and territories

State estimates for Urban and Regional Planners, May 2025.
OccupationEmployment10thMedian90th
District of Columbia120$98,410$137,000$170,980
California7,460$77,430$109,610$166,950
Oregon1,010$68,630$103,070$132,290
Arizona1,330$62,670$102,400$127,660
Colorado1,300$69,670$101,340$140,750
Washington3,180$77,190$100,990$126,340
Nevada270$65,530$100,040$168,740
Connecticut350$72,300$99,880$140,090
Massachusetts1,540$69,150$99,780$134,310
Minnesota860$63,460$97,060$127,620
Alaska230$60,420$93,860$112,930
Illinois1,140$56,190$91,360$145,660
Rhode Island160$59,990$90,210$115,160
New York2,420$61,460$89,630$138,330
Guam60$49,730$88,610$115,920
Maryland900$62,920$88,570$140,980
New Jersey790$60,990$86,280$137,790
Virginia1,740$61,790$86,030$133,520
Hawaii450$59,990$85,590$115,350
Vermont100$61,400$84,750$103,540
Utah500$56,730$84,360$125,070
Wisconsin1,100$50,230$84,290$116,240
Texas2,190$59,510$82,830$121,780
Kansas250$58,930$82,330$128,320
Oklahoma350$53,510$81,520$120,120
North Carolina1,630$58,830$81,230$112,110
Pennsylvania860$52,010$80,810$111,070
Montana270$57,310$80,770$109,970
Florida2,620$52,930$80,720$129,350
Missouri440$52,710$80,720$128,250
Georgia1,150$53,970$80,030$125,940
Ohio760$53,800$79,950$113,020
Maine190$56,480$79,120$112,810
Iowa300$55,550$79,100$107,370
Tennessee310$59,990$78,970$105,700
Michigan1,380$52,060$78,510$109,930
North Dakota210$61,070$78,500$129,930
New Mexico270$57,750$77,710$104,730
Idaho350$48,990$76,500$105,540
South Carolina530$52,530$75,810$112,400
Nebraska360$53,770$74,830$99,820
Louisiana240$52,510$74,500$115,980
New Hampshire260$55,900$73,860$109,240
South Dakota210$51,670$71,180$92,760
Indiana620$47,110$70,760$101,480
Alabama520$46,650$70,710$124,040
Wyoming110$52,230$70,190$110,170
Delaware290$52,120$67,110$101,680
Kentucky180$49,690$65,000$106,330
Arkansas80$42,990$63,530$95,960
West Virginia160$47,250$61,390$96,110
Mississippi200$43,370$60,300$110,410
Puerto Rico90$34,500$51,600$81,720

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Urban and Regional Planners?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Urban and Regional Planners is $89,320. Employment is 44,230.

How does Urban and Regional Planners pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Urban and Regional Planners is 75.2% higher than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Urban and Regional Planners?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is highest on this page's list at $139,360.