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Urban and Regional Planners Salary by State and Metro Area (2026)

Urban and Regional Plannerss in the United States earn a median salary of $83,720/year ($40.25/hr). Salaries range from $55,590 to $128,550 depending on experience. Below, compare salaries across all 50 states and top metro areas.

$56K
10th percentile
$66K
25th percentile
$84K
Median
$104K
75th percentile
$129K
90th percentile

Urban and Regional Planners salary by state

StateMedianHourlyEmployment
District of Columbia$130K$62.38/hr140
California$105K$50.59/hr7,630
Washington$98K$47.21/hr2,840
Connecticut$95K$45.65/hr380
New York$95K$45.55/hr2,100
Oregon$92K$44.42/hr1,100
Minnesota$92K$44.14/hr830
Nevada$89K$42.67/hr240
Massachusetts$88K$42.32/hr1,570
Maryland$87K$41.73/hr800

Top paying metro areas

Metro areaMedianEmployment
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$133K310
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$129K1,290
Vallejo, CA$123K70
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$122K110
Napa, CA$122K40
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$109K90
Rochester, NY$108K180
Modesto, CA$106K80
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$106K1,980
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$105K130
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