How much do Urban and Regional Planners make in Reno, NV?

Percentile spread

For Urban and Regional Planners, the published 10th percentile is $64,230 and the 90th percentile is $185,100. The difference is $120,870, which is 114.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $85,190 to the 75th at $171,880, covers $86,690.

The mean annual wage is $121,100, which sits above the median of $105,900. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Reno, NV median is 18.6% higher than the national median of $89,320 for Urban and Regional Planners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $104,837, which is 17.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.9% higher than the Nevada median of $100,040.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Reno, NV is 101.014, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $105,900 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Urban and Regional Planners at $104,837 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Urban and Regional Planners. Reno, NV ranks 5th of 7 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 127 miles away, with a median of $96,580 and employment of 1,020. That median is 8.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $90,541, against $104,837 here.
• Yuba City, CA is 128 miles away, with a median of $95,160 and employment of 40. That median is 10.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,295, against $104,837 here.
• Redding, CA is 135 miles away, with a median of $106,920 and employment of 50. That median is 1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $106,194, against $104,837 here.

Employment share

Urban and Regional Planners accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Reno, NV (70 of 275,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (44,230 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.89 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.