Urban and Regional Planners · SOC 19-3051
Urban and Regional Planners Salary in the Massachusetts
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Massachusetts
Figures describe the state of Massachusetts as a whole.
Urban and Regional Planners in the Massachusetts earned a median of $99,780 per year ($47.97 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $69,150 at the 10th percentile to $134,310 at the 90th. BLS estimates 1,540 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Urban and Regional Planners in the Massachusetts earn more than $99,780 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $82,020 and $115,800.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $69,150 | $82,020 | $99,780 | $115,800 | $134,310 |
| Hourly | $33.24 | $39.43 | $47.97 | $55.67 | $64.57 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Massachusetts$99,780 median for Massachusetts; middle half earns $82,020 to $115,800
- United Statesnational$89,320 median for United States; middle half earns $72,020 to $110,030
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is +12% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Massachusetts
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for urban and regional planners, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Massachusettsthis page$99,780 median for Massachusetts; middle half earns $82,020 to $115,800
- $103,460 median for Boston metro area; middle half earns $84,380 to $123,350
- $101,940 median for Barnstable Town metro area; middle half earns $89,920 to $107,030
- $88,300 median for Worcester metro area; middle half earns $73,260 to $103,690
- $82,100 median for Springfield metro area; middle half earns $72,690 to $101,600
- $80,660 median for Amherst Town metro area; middle half earns $74,680 to $109,990
- $77,820 median for Pittsfield metro area; middle half earns $63,060 to $94,990
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.