SOC 19-3051 · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations · May 2025

How much do Urban and Regional Planners make in Stockton-Lodi, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Urban and Regional Planners in Stockton-Lodi, CA is $106,920. The 10th percentile is $78,480 and the 90th percentile is $141,810. Employment is 70.

Median annual wage

$106,920

10th percentile
$78,480
25th percentile
$94,110
Median
$106,920
75th percentile
$130,700
90th percentile
$141,810
Mean
$111,660

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Two cooks working in a commercial kitchen in 1930
Cooks in a Washington state kitchen, 1930. Seattle Municipal Archives. Photograph by Seattle Municipal Archives. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Urban and Regional Planners, the published 10th percentile is $78,480 and the 90th percentile is $141,810. The difference is $63,330, which is 59.2% 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 $94,110 to the 75th at $130,700, covers $36,590.

The mean annual wage is $111,660, which sits above the median of $106,920. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Stockton-Lodi, CA median is 19.7% higher than the national median of $89,320 for Urban and Regional Planners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $101,742, which is 13.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.5% lower than the California median of $109,610.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Stockton-Lodi, CA is 105.089, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $106,920 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Urban and Regional Planners at $101,742 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Urban and Regional Planners. Stockton-Lodi, CA ranks 9th of 15 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).).

  • Vallejo, CA is 43 miles away, with a median of $129,790 and employment of 70. That median is 21.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $119,645, against $101,742 here.
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 56 miles away, with a median of $136,250 and employment of 1,250. That median is 27.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $117,850, against $101,742 here.
  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA is 61 miles away, with a median of $96,580 and employment of 1,020. That median is 9.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $90,541, against $101,742 here.

Employment share

Urban and Regional Planners accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Stockton-Lodi, CA (70 of 289,660). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (44,230 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.85 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Stockton-Lodi, CA · Urban and Regional Planners by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Urban and Regional Planners make in Stockton-Lodi, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Urban and Regional Planners in Stockton-Lodi, CA is $106,920. The 10th percentile is $78,480 and the 90th percentile is $141,810. Employment is 70.

How does that compare with the national median for Urban and Regional Planners?

The local median is 19.7% higher than the national median of $89,320.

What is Urban and Regional Planners pay in Stockton-Lodi, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Stockton-Lodi, CA is 105.089, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $106,920 is $101,742. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Stockton-Lodi, CA compare with nearby metros for Urban and Regional Planners?

Vallejo, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 43 miles away, at $129,790. Stockton-Lodi, CA ranks 9th of 15 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.