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

Urban and Regional Planners

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$89,320
U.S. median hourly wage$42.94
U.S. employment44,230

Nationally, urban and regional planners earned a median of $89,320 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 44,230 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Urban and Regional Planners: pay and employment by state
State
District of Columbia$137,000$65.871200.2
California$109,610$52.707,4600.4
Oregon$103,070$49.551,0100.5
Arizona$102,400$49.231,3300.4
Colorado$101,340$48.721,3000.5
Washington$100,990$48.563,1800.9
Nevada$100,040$48.102700.2
Connecticut$99,880$48.023500.2
Massachusetts$99,780$47.971,5400.4
Minnesota$97,060$46.678600.3
Alaska$93,860$45.132300.7
Illinois$91,360$43.921,1400.2
Rhode Island$90,210$43.371600.3
New York$89,630$43.092,4200.3
Guam$88,610$42.60600.8
Maryland$88,570$42.589000.3
New Jersey$86,280$41.487900.2
Virginia$86,030$41.361,7400.4
Hawaii$85,590$41.154500.7
Vermont$84,750$40.741000.3
Utah$84,360$40.565000.3
Wisconsin$84,290$40.531,1000.4
Texas$82,830$39.822,1900.2
Kansas$82,330$39.582500.2
Oklahoma$81,520$39.193500.2
North Carolina$81,230$39.061,6300.3
Pennsylvania$80,810$38.858600.1
Montana$80,770$38.832700.5
Florida$80,720$38.812,6200.3
Missouri$80,720$38.814400.2
Georgia$80,030$38.481,1500.2
Ohio$79,950$38.447600.1
Maine$79,120$38.041900.3
Iowa$79,100$38.033000.2
Tennessee$78,970$37.973100.1
Michigan$78,510$37.751,3800.3
North Dakota$78,500$37.742100.5
New Mexico$77,710$37.362700.3
Idaho$76,500$36.783500.4
South Carolina$75,810$36.455300.2
Nebraska$74,830$35.983600.4
Louisiana$74,500$35.822400.1
New Hampshire$73,860$35.512600.4
South Dakota$71,180$34.222100.5
Indiana$70,760$34.026200.2
Alabama$70,710$33.995200.2
Wyoming$70,190$33.751100.4
Delaware$67,110$32.272900.6
Kentucky$65,000$31.251800.1
Arkansas$63,530$30.54800.1
West Virginia$61,390$29.511600.2
Mississippi$60,300$28.992000.2
Puerto Rico$51,600$24.81900.1

Pay by metro area

All 205 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

$49,940$79,747$109,553$139,360San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $49,940Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $54,650Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $56,490Tallahassee, FL — $56,810Punta Gorda, FL — $57,680Athens-Clarke County, GA — $59,370McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $60,010Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $60,280Montgomery, AL — $61,050Charleston, WV — $61,380Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $61,560Flint, MI — $62,400Chattanooga, TN-GA — $62,780Bloomington, IN — $63,770Mobile, AL — $64,060Jackson, MS — $64,270Roanoke, VA — $64,440Wildwood-The Villages, FL — $64,520Lincoln, NE — $65,560Las Cruces, NM — $65,580Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $66,020Savannah, GA — $66,220Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $66,260Dover, DE — $66,550Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $67,350Fayetteville, NC — $67,940Wilmington, NC — $68,050Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $69,610Topeka, KS — $69,830South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $69,950Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $70,760Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $71,130Columbia, SC — $71,910Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $72,360Cedar Rapids, IA — $73,840Jacksonville, FL — $74,020Saginaw, MI — $74,450Spartanburg, SC — $74,640Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $74,840Springfield, MO — $75,020Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $75,100Fort Wayne, IN — $75,240Wichita, KS — $75,290Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $75,350Green Bay, WI — $76,370Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $76,480Santa Fe, NM — $76,730North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $76,910Eau Claire, WI — $77,090Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $77,130Richmond, VA — $77,340Winston-Salem, NC — $77,400Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $77,420Pittsfield, MA — $77,820Asheville, NC — $77,950Wausau, WI — $78,100Syracuse, NY — $78,240Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $78,260Flagstaff, AZ — $78,490El Paso, TX — $78,730Columbus, OH — $78,750Charlottesville, VA — $78,780Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $78,900Tucson, AZ — $79,190Traverse City, MI — $79,270Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $79,370Ann Arbor, MI — $79,620Pittsburgh, PA — $79,690Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $79,760Bismarck, ND — $79,920Tulsa, OK — $79,950Lancaster, PA — $80,100Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $80,140Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $80,160Albuquerque, NM — $80,250St. Louis, MO-IL — $80,270Fargo, ND-MN — $80,360Boise City, ID — $80,390San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $80,620Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $80,660New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $80,710Lexington-Fayette, KY — $81,020Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $81,240Cleveland, OH — $81,290Coeur d'Alene, ID — $81,650Port St. Lucie, FL — $81,680Appleton, WI — $81,770Champaign-Urbana, IL — $81,840Portland-South Portland, ME — $81,930Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $82,030Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $82,080Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $82,100Springfield, MA — $82,100Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $82,270Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $82,330Manchester-Nashua, NH — $82,340Akron, OH — $82,370Longview-Kelso, WA — $82,620Helena, MT — $82,690Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $82,760Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $82,830Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $82,970Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $82,980Bozeman, MT — $83,100Gainesville, FL — $83,130Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $83,170Omaha, NE-IA — $83,270Bangor, ME — $83,300Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $83,410Naples-Marco Island, FL — $83,450Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $83,520Reading, PA — $83,620Birmingham, AL — $83,740Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $83,750Greensboro-High Point, NC — $83,880Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $84,000Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $84,160Duluth, MN-WI — $84,280Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $84,350Kansas City, MO-KS — $84,520Raleigh-Cary, NC — $84,810Utica-Rome, NY — $84,840Medford, OR — $85,020Kennewick-Richland, WA — $85,140Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $85,290Ogden, UT — $85,590Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $85,920Yuma, AZ — $85,950Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $85,980Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $86,510Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $86,670Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $87,190Binghamton, NY — $87,340Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $87,880Urban Honolulu, HI — $87,990Rockford, IL — $88,160Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $88,190Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $88,300Worcester, MA — $88,300Lexington Park, MD — $88,570Yakima, WA — $88,790Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $88,860Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $89,170Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $89,770Oklahoma City, OK — $89,980Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $91,580Rochester, NY — $92,550Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $94,670Rochester, MN — $94,680Yuba City, CA — $95,160Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $95,640Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $95,640Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $95,640Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA — $95,640Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $96,580Colorado Springs, CO — $96,780Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $97,160Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $97,600New Haven, CT — $98,220Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $98,660Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $98,840New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $99,150Fairbanks-College, AK — $99,630Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $99,800Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $99,830Bellingham, WA — $100,050Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $101,230Huntsville, AL — $101,500Boulder, CO — $101,710Barnstable Town, MA — $101,940Anchorage, AK — $102,110Visalia, CA — $102,200Eugene-Springfield, OR — $102,380Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $102,490Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $103,070Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $103,460Madison, WI — $103,940Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $103,970Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $104,770Greeley, CO — $105,200Fresno, CA — $105,330Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $105,440Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $105,500Bend, OR — $105,720Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $105,890Reno, NV — $105,900Redding, CA — $106,920Stockton-Lodi, CA — $106,920Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $107,470San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $107,710Salem, OR — $107,960Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $108,040Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $108,760Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $109,150San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $109,920Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $110,520Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $111,380Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $112,270Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $123,090Salinas, CA — $125,300Napa, CA — $128,530Vallejo, CA — $129,790San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $136,250San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $139,360

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

Urban and Regional Planners: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$139,360$67.003200.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$136,250$65.501,2500.5
Vallejo, CA$129,790$62.40700.5
Napa, CA$128,530$61.79300.4
Salinas, CA$125,300$60.241000.5
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$123,090$59.181100.5
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$112,270$53.981001.0
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$111,380$53.551,9200.3
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$110,520$53.141100.3
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$109,920$52.851000.8
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$109,150$52.48500.2
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$108,760$52.294900.3
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$108,040$51.941,4300.7
Salem, OR$107,960$51.911300.7
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$107,710$51.797600.5
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$107,470$51.671,0000.4
Redding, CA$106,920$51.40500.7
Stockton-Lodi, CA$106,920$51.40700.2
Reno, NV$105,900$50.91700.3
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$105,890$50.916700.4
Bend, OR$105,720$50.83700.6
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$105,500$50.721500.7
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$105,440$50.691001.1
Fresno, CA$105,330$50.641700.4
Greeley, CO$105,200$50.58600.5
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$104,770$50.371,2500.4
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$103,970$49.995800.3
Madison, WI$103,940$49.971400.3
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$103,460$49.741,1000.4
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$103,070$49.556200.5
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$102,490$49.27800.2
Eugene-Springfield, OR$102,380$49.22800.5
Visalia, CA$102,200$49.14700.4
Anchorage, AK$102,110$49.091100.6
Barnstable Town, MA$101,940$49.01500.5
Boulder, CO$101,710$48.901100.6
Huntsville, AL$101,500$48.80500.2
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$101,230$48.672000.2
Bellingham, WA$100,050$48.101101.2
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$99,830$47.99400.3
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$99,800$47.981500.3
Fairbanks-College, AK$99,630$47.90401.0
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$99,150$47.671,5700.2
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$98,840$47.528000.2
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$98,660$47.43900.5
New Haven, CT$98,220$47.22400.1
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$97,600$46.92400.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$97,160$46.717400.3
Colorado Springs, CO$96,780$46.53900.3
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$96,580$46.431,0200.9
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$95,640$45.98701.3
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$95,640$45.987505.7
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$95,640$45.981500.6
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$95,640$45.98501.1
Yuba City, CA$95,160$45.75400.7
Rochester, MN$94,680$45.52300.3
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$94,670$45.52400.4
Rochester, NY$92,550$44.501500.3
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$91,580$44.03400.3
Oklahoma City, OK$89,980$43.261400.2
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$89,770$43.16800.2
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$89,170$42.871600.7
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$88,860$42.721100.4
Yakima, WA$88,790$42.69800.8
Lexington Park, MD$88,570$42.58400.5
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$88,300$42.45300.2
Worcester, MA$88,300$42.451100.3
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$88,190$42.402500.6
Rockford, IL$88,160$42.39500.4
Urban Honolulu, HI$87,990$42.303500.8
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$87,880$42.252200.3
Binghamton, NY$87,340$41.99500.5
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$87,190$41.92600.1
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$86,670$41.67401.0
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$86,510$41.592200.3
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$85,980$41.34800.2
Yuma, AZ$85,950$41.32300.5
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$85,920$41.311600.1
Ogden, UT$85,590$41.15900.3
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$85,290$41.012100.6
Kennewick-Richland, WA$85,140$40.93600.4
Medford, OR$85,020$40.88500.6
Utica-Rome, NY$84,840$40.79500.4
Raleigh-Cary, NC$84,810$40.783400.5
Kansas City, MO-KS$84,520$40.642100.2
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$84,350$40.551200.1
Duluth, MN-WI$84,280$40.52700.6
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$84,160$40.463200.1
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$84,000$40.394200.3
Greensboro-High Point, NC$83,880$40.33900.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$83,750$40.275200.2
Birmingham, AL$83,740$40.261300.2
Reading, PA$83,620$40.20300.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$83,520$40.156600.2
Naples-Marco Island, FL$83,450$40.12300.2
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$83,410$40.101100.3
Bangor, ME$83,300$40.05400.5
Omaha, NE-IA$83,270$40.031200.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$83,170$39.983600.3
Gainesville, FL$83,130$39.97600.4
Bozeman, MT$83,100$39.95400.6
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$82,980$39.89400.2
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$82,970$39.89500.4
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$82,830$39.825600.4
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$82,760$39.793400.5
Helena, MT$82,690$39.76400.8
Longview-Kelso, WA$82,620$39.72300.8
Akron, OH$82,370$39.60500.2
Manchester-Nashua, NH$82,340$39.59600.3
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$82,330$39.584000.3
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$82,270$39.561400.3
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$82,100$39.47400.3
Springfield, MA$82,100$39.47900.4
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$82,080$39.464200.2
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$82,030$39.44700.2
Portland-South Portland, ME$81,930$39.39900.3
Champaign-Urbana, IL$81,840$39.35500.5
Appleton, WI$81,770$39.31300.3
Port St. Lucie, FL$81,680$39.27500.3
Coeur d'Alene, ID$81,650$39.25400.5
Cleveland, OH$81,290$39.081200.1
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$81,240$39.067500.3
Lexington-Fayette, KY$81,020$38.95300.1
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$80,710$38.801200.3
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$80,660$38.78400.7
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$80,620$38.762000.2
Boise City, ID$80,390$38.651500.4
Fargo, ND-MN$80,360$38.64500.4
St. Louis, MO-IL$80,270$38.592400.2
Albuquerque, NM$80,250$38.581100.3
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$80,160$38.541700.2
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$80,140$38.531300.2
Lancaster, PA$80,100$38.51300.1
Tulsa, OK$79,950$38.441200.3
Bismarck, ND$79,920$38.42300.5
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$79,760$38.35600.1
Pittsburgh, PA$79,690$38.311700.2
Ann Arbor, MI$79,620$38.28500.2
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$79,370$38.16700.3
Traverse City, MI$79,270$38.11600.9
Tucson, AZ$79,190$38.07800.2
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$78,900$37.933300.2
Charlottesville, VA$78,780$37.88600.5
Columbus, OH$78,750$37.862300.2
El Paso, TX$78,730$37.85400.1
Flagstaff, AZ$78,490$37.74500.7
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$78,260$37.62800.3
Syracuse, NY$78,240$37.621200.4
Wausau, WI$78,100$37.55300.4
Asheville, NC$77,950$37.47800.4
Pittsfield, MA$77,820$37.41701.2
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$77,420$37.22800.3
Winston-Salem, NC$77,400$37.21500.2
Richmond, VA$77,340$37.182600.4
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$77,130$37.08300.5
Eau Claire, WI$77,090$37.06300.4
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$76,910$36.981200.3
Santa Fe, NM$76,730$36.89400.6
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$76,480$36.77800.2
Green Bay, WI$76,370$36.72700.4
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$75,350$36.22400.2
Wichita, KS$75,290$36.20500.2
Fort Wayne, IN$75,240$36.17700.3
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$75,100$36.11500.2
Springfield, MO$75,020$36.07400.2
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$74,840$35.981200.3
Spartanburg, SC$74,640$35.89500.3
Saginaw, MI$74,450$35.79300.4
Jacksonville, FL$74,020$35.591500.2
Cedar Rapids, IA$73,840$35.50300.2
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$72,360$34.79900.4
Columbia, SC$71,910$34.57700.2
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$71,130$34.20600.8
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$70,760$34.022500.2
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$69,950$33.63300.3
Topeka, KS$69,830$33.57400.3
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$69,610$33.46500.3
Wilmington, NC$68,050$32.721100.6
Fayetteville, NC$67,940$32.66400.3
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$67,350$32.38500.6
Dover, DE$66,550$31.991201.7
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$66,260$31.86400.2
Savannah, GA$66,220$31.84500.3
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$66,020$31.74300.4
Las Cruces, NM$65,580$31.53300.4
Lincoln, NE$65,560$31.521000.6
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$64,520$31.02300.7
Roanoke, VA$64,440$30.98600.4
Jackson, MS$64,270$30.90900.3
Mobile, AL$64,060$30.80300.2
Bloomington, IN$63,770$30.66300.5
Chattanooga, TN-GA$62,780$30.18300.1
Flint, MI$62,400$30.00700.5
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$61,560$29.60400.1
Charleston, WV$61,380$29.511101.0
Montgomery, AL$61,050$29.351500.9
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$60,280$28.98600.4
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$60,010$28.85500.2
Athens-Clarke County, GA$59,370$28.54300.3
Punta Gorda, FL$57,680$27.73400.7
Tallahassee, FL$56,810$27.311200.7
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$56,490$27.16400.2
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$54,650$26.27300.2
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$49,940$24.01800.1
Kahului-Wailuku, HINot publishedNot published600.8

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