The annual salary statistics of urban and regional planners in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of urban and regional planners in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 | $57,050 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $105,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $127,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for urban and regional planners in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $127,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,050.
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 | $83,770 | -2.05% | -1.44% |
| 2016 | $85,490 | -0.34% | - |
| 2015 | $85,780 | 0.82% | - |
| 2014 | $85,080 | 4.04% | - |
| 2013 | $81,640 | -4.09% | - |
| 2012 | $84,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $83,770 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 34.4 percent (34.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 13.0 percent (13.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.