The annual salary statistics of urban and regional planners in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of urban and regional planners in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $60,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $73,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $91,030 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $112,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $131,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for urban and regional planners in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $131,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $91,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,990.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of urban and regional planners from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $91,030 | 6.15% | 17.06% |
| 2016 | $85,430 | 10.57% | - |
| 2015 | $76,400 | 6.18% | - |
| 2014 | $71,680 | -6.68% | - |
| 2013 | $76,470 | 1.27% | - |
| 2012 | $75,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $91,030 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for urban and regional planners in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of urban and regional planners in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 28.7 percent (28.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 19.9 percent (19.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.