Urban and Regional Planners Salary

Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Urban and Regional Planners positions across the United States.

Median Annual Salary

$83,720

National average

Salary Range

$55,590 – $128,550

10th–90th percentile

Data Year

2024

Source: BLS

Urban and Regional Planners Salary by City

LocationMedian SalaryMinMax
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$133,380$99,700$167,590
District of Columbia$129,750$85,900$172,310
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$129,400$89,090$170,980
Vallejo, CA$122,550$80,120$137,710
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$121,940$78,910$199,080
Napa, CA$121,750$84,030$170,610
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$109,000$80,400$165,690
Rochester, NY$108,160$63,350$132,400
Modesto, CA$106,380$78,060$147,680
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$106,000$72,590$152,970
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$105,230$75,170$160,010
California$105,230$73,710$159,960
El Centro, CA$104,680$60,560$128,070
Salinas, CA$104,290$73,740$154,110
Stockton-Lodi, CA$103,800$66,910$162,690
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$103,410$80,720$129,740
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$103,270$79,400$128,430
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$103,090$76,400$134,210
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$102,300$82,640$130,930
Redding, CA$102,250$68,940$135,510
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$101,680$68,600$137,360
Barnstable Town, MA$100,150$71,840$120,830
Salem, OR$100,070$65,520$125,320
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$99,950$68,390$144,820
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$99,940$75,050$140,690
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area$99,600$37,460$107,120
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$99,520$64,600$131,230
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$99,510$65,610$123,780
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$99,480$76,700$126,880
Fresno, CA$99,480$61,630$131,310
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$99,440$65,200$160,470
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$99,270$73,920$137,610
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$98,290$65,400$134,970
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$98,190$61,820$209,570
Washington$98,190$74,090$123,320
Bend, OR$97,730$69,430$115,480
Anchorage, AK$97,700$73,850$100,680
Bellingham, WA$97,240$64,260$108,300
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$97,200$63,230$133,800
Reno, NV$96,920$62,300$166,950
Colorado$96,810$63,130$132,330
Madison, WI$96,500$54,400$124,520
Visalia, CA$96,450$62,560$125,240
Boulder, CO$96,390$62,260$126,740
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$96,300$69,620$132,120
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$95,170$60,900$156,000
Connecticut$94,960$64,450$133,070
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$94,910$60,840$127,520
New York$94,740$60,750$140,390
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$93,720$68,340$128,770
Yuba City, CA$93,610$64,600$122,610
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$93,290$61,540$126,980
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area$93,150$62,310$117,840
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$92,860$76,180$107,660
Eugene-Springfield, OR$92,530$62,130$123,970
Oregon$92,400$64,920$124,490
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$91,880$50,240$164,760
Minnesota$91,810$60,670$121,110
Colorado Springs, CO$91,480$64,990$133,470
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$91,030$71,590$141,330
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$90,610$78,110$109,550
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$90,610$67,350$110,390
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area$90,540$60,680$134,800
Greeley, CO$90,460$59,050$133,010
New Haven, CT$89,730$63,850$135,100
Kansas nonmetropolitan area$89,430$57,430$90,050
Nevada$88,750$61,860$141,790
Massachusetts$88,030$61,960$126,780
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$87,990$63,180$97,700
Maryland$86,800$61,860$130,990
Alaska$85,970$57,620$108,040
Rhode Island$85,900$60,190$109,810
Rochester, MN$85,600$67,750$122,080
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$85,570$49,250$118,590
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$85,390$56,710$126,350
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$85,080$59,580$142,530
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$84,930$50,550$103,980
New Jersey$84,730$56,870$133,220
North Dakota$84,450$65,360$126,110
Fargo, ND-MN$84,450$57,670$126,090
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$84,320$65,830$105,280
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$84,240$58,720$110,200
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$84,180$66,900$103,730
Yakima, WA$84,180$74,360$106,710
Lexington Park, MD$83,780$67,850$128,240
Kansas$83,660$54,140$111,800
Guam$83,570$48,130$100,770
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$83,450$51,520$122,090
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area$83,250$55,350$104,890
Kennewick-Richland, WA$83,200$61,450$105,090
Medford, OR$83,030$62,300$101,530
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$82,790$59,760$112,890
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$82,630$57,250$96,090
Vermont$82,230$54,700$98,790
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area$82,230$56,060$96,660
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area$82,230$50,320$93,320
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$81,920$58,060$112,020
Virginia$81,750$59,230$126,030
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$81,750$39,400$102,000
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$81,740$61,770$131,670
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$81,690$53,350$152,530
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area$81,660$53,700$107,120
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area$81,480$58,190$97,360
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$81,360$52,120$122,300
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$81,330$62,650$101,560
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$81,270$61,860$131,000
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area$81,090$62,540$107,120
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$80,940$54,560$161,130
Rockford, IL$80,900$63,120$106,890
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$80,670$55,900$106,000
South Florida nonmetropolitan area$80,650$54,160$121,440
Huntsville, AL$80,640$51,750$133,070
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$80,520$52,000$114,860
Oklahoma City, OK$80,510$58,990$122,980
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$80,500$56,250$121,780
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$80,390$55,990$114,970
Kansas City, MO-KS$80,380$52,380$127,950
Raleigh-Cary, NC$80,230$62,440$109,160
Urban Honolulu, HI$80,170$53,110$108,390
Hawaii$80,170$54,960$108,540
Illinois$80,140$49,990$125,010
Worcester, MA$79,700$58,230$108,670
Utica-Rome, NY$79,560$47,850$120,710
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$79,530$61,490$121,450
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area$79,350$59,170$101,670
Greensboro-High Point, NC$79,340$57,920$96,040
Reading, PA$79,210$53,630$108,180
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$79,050$57,030$114,080
Birmingham, AL$79,040$45,850$124,110
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$78,920$61,560$125,140
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$78,920$60,360$113,460
Duluth, MN-WI$78,920$64,270$110,420
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$78,840$54,890$123,310
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$78,730$60,730$116,720
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$78,690$62,200$111,740
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$78,680$56,370$104,000
Omaha, NE-IA$78,600$61,570$121,290
Springfield, MA$78,570$60,200$109,570
Gainesville, FL$78,470$59,470$95,700
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$78,330$62,880$105,480
Champaign-Urbana, IL$78,330$53,310$120,910
North Carolina$78,320$55,410$103,890
Arizona$78,200$60,210$121,880
Texas$78,180$55,060$113,610
New Hampshire$78,070$54,650$108,580
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$78,030$61,550$104,310
Bangor, ME$77,920$58,660$98,990
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$77,920$56,660$104,170
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$77,890$49,720$122,780
Binghamton, NY$77,760$59,700$153,920
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$77,700$50,890$110,650
Oklahoma$77,620$51,220$113,030
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$77,430$51,660$98,850
Missouri$77,360$50,020$110,630
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$77,350$53,430$122,850
Naples-Marco Island, FL$77,240$66,660$105,840
Florida$77,190$50,190$118,610
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$77,170$51,970$108,370
Ann Arbor, MI$77,170$46,380$105,320
Portland-South Portland, ME$77,120$42,680$113,310
Port St. Lucie, FL$77,100$54,720$110,620
Coeur d'Alene, ID$77,060$50,590$99,430
Springfield, MO$76,670$49,750$92,340
St. Louis, MO-IL$76,660$52,770$128,330
Ogden, UT$76,610$50,080$116,790
Wisconsin$76,580$52,000$119,410
Lexington-Fayette, KY$76,470$58,440$96,270
Michigan$76,380$46,890$102,900
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$76,300$50,080$110,480
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$76,060$46,190$119,410
Pittsburgh, PA$76,030$48,760$128,290
Georgia$75,990$49,550$116,990
Montana$75,950$53,230$102,830
Lancaster, PA$75,870$54,080$106,280
Iowa$75,810$52,740$101,560
Pittsfield, MA$75,770$51,720$96,760
Albuquerque, NM$75,750$48,710$96,630
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$75,690$52,560$112,880
Maine$75,610$51,920$106,470
Wichita, KS$75,510$47,360$107,900
Columbus, OH$75,500$58,900$103,930
Utah$75,480$49,080$111,310
Manchester-Nashua, NH$75,460$52,520$109,430
Jacksonville, FL$75,320$50,410$113,030
Pennsylvania$75,250$48,670$106,710
West Montana nonmetropolitan area$75,140$50,850$99,880
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$75,130$51,490$99,190
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$74,950$46,820$111,310
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$74,920$47,600$127,330
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$74,900$48,880$120,390
Akron, OH$74,890$48,780$105,140
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$74,890$51,490$115,000
Tucson, AZ$74,750$59,510$98,870
Fort Wayne, IN$74,410$64,900$93,910
Charlottesville, VA$74,360$52,480$105,050
Ohio$74,340$49,910$106,480
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$74,160$52,040$110,710
Flagstaff, AZ$74,090$55,060$106,850
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area$74,090$51,730$119,770
Richmond, VA$74,020$59,580$101,390
Appleton, WI$73,930$31,960$116,170
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area$73,760$58,000$126,220
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area$73,740$45,060$86,220
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area$73,730$57,940$100,300
Columbia, SC$73,670$57,710$102,580
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area$73,330$55,370$109,050
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$73,120$53,500$152,100
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area$73,090$62,100$103,750
Green Bay, WI$73,000$53,750$116,690
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$72,990$49,590$113,030
Kentucky$72,550$49,690$98,850
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$72,530$46,350$105,220
Santa Fe, NM$72,430$57,870$98,850
Arizona nonmetropolitan area$72,360$48,770$104,890
Lynchburg, VA$72,050$52,310$108,980
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$71,700$41,020$97,730
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area$71,520$49,540$98,490
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area$70,200$54,960$111,810
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$69,840$45,590$124,000
Cleveland, OH$69,700$46,850$104,650
Wyoming$69,590$50,560$101,440
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$69,590$46,780$98,420
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area$69,580$54,100$82,720
Boise City, ID$68,960$48,690$99,370
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$68,860$46,820$97,130
Flint, MI$68,780$46,560$89,110
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$68,550$49,040$114,860
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$68,430$46,160$96,090
South Dakota$68,080$48,660$96,090
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$68,060$46,110$96,510
Tennessee$67,790$51,200$96,880
Jackson, MS$67,550$44,630$110,150
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$67,430$43,500$112,960
Idaho$67,000$48,690$99,060
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area$67,000$42,810$99,040
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$66,880$54,320$91,990
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area$66,700$47,150$123,120
New Mexico$66,570$53,420$97,100
Fayetteville, NC$66,550$52,110$101,780
St. George, UT$66,510$48,980$99,230
Delaware$66,410$49,090$92,740
Indiana$66,380$45,020$93,910
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area$65,990$38,410$99,280
Bozeman, MT$65,760$45,520$95,730
Asheville, NC$65,720$53,030$99,470
South Carolina$65,580$49,000$97,530
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$65,440$36,400$124,140
Dover, DE$65,330$48,010$88,490
El Paso, TX$65,270$47,800$107,700
Nebraska$65,070$49,040$95,610
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$65,060$57,780$89,860
Alabama$64,880$40,350$115,110
Louisiana$64,800$46,200$127,580
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$64,620$36,440$113,730
Cedar Rapids, IA$64,510$51,030$96,630
Winston-Salem, NC$64,360$56,210$106,920
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$64,150$46,400$73,880
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$64,100$60,100$103,780
Syracuse, NY$63,980$42,680$209,770
Maryland nonmetropolitan area$63,930$52,990$107,310
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$63,780$60,340$83,880
Tulsa, OK$63,560$51,220$118,570
Roanoke, VA$63,460$51,360$99,910
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$63,350$41,890$100,080
Yuma, AZ$63,240$51,840$102,000
North Florida nonmetropolitan area$63,200$47,830$94,550
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area$63,120$52,950$106,060
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$63,070$49,620$113,030
York-Hanover, PA$62,980$47,510$90,850
Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area$62,950$52,890$88,510
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$62,740$48,640$81,640
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$62,560$43,000$93,500
Savannah, GA$62,480$40,070$126,090
Mississippi$62,330$36,620$113,030
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$62,320$44,030$120,530
Wilmington, NC$62,220$54,090$101,440
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$62,010$52,000$80,500
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$61,930$46,730$91,800
Las Cruces, NM$61,900$46,900$96,740
Topeka, KS$61,880$54,700$89,170
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$61,860$55,100$100,830
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$61,730$48,130$97,490
Mobile, AL$61,460$43,610$117,830
Arkansas$60,800$40,530$93,800
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area$60,450$47,110$84,230
Baton Rouge, LA$60,390$40,890$172,550
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area$60,230$47,570$96,600
Chattanooga, TN-GA$60,090$45,250$79,350
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$59,770$47,180$87,580
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area$59,710$46,870$99,710
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$59,570$45,020$84,230
Lincoln, NE$59,500$50,530$88,270
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area$58,850$39,050$74,840
West Virginia$58,240$43,840$90,750
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$57,770$48,960$76,320
Alaska nonmetropolitan area$57,620$37,790$112,880
Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$57,340$45,060$60,750
Charleston, WV$57,290$43,840$81,820
Montgomery, AL$56,960$38,530$89,020
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$56,560$40,530$81,010
Ocala, FL$56,510$40,770$90,460
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$55,640$45,490$86,010
Tallahassee, FL$54,890$38,770$77,480
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area$53,030$47,590$95,880
Bloomington, IN$51,340$41,180$75,900
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$51,190$28,980$83,280
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$50,000$47,070$56,830
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$49,990$49,990$66,120
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$49,990$47,660$100,390
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area$49,990$49,990$65,310
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area$48,390$27,740$79,340
Puerto Rico$46,720$28,980$82,330

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Urban and Regional Planners make?β–Ύ

The median annual salary for a Urban and Regional Planners is $83,720, with a typical range of $55,590 – $128,550 depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the starting salary for a Urban and Regional Planners?β–Ύ

Entry-level Urban and Regional Planners positions typically start around $55,590 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.

Where do Urban and Regional Plannerss earn the most?β–Ύ

Urban and Regional Plannerss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.