The annual salary statistics of urban and regional planners in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of urban and regional planners in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $82,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $99,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $122,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $135,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $159,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for urban and regional planners in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $159,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $122,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $82,430.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of urban and regional planners from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $122,240 | 13.67% | 33.76% |
| 2021 | $105,530 | -4.02% | - |
| 2020 | $109,770 | 3.02% | - |
| 2019 | $106,460 | 5.39% | - |
| 2018 | $100,720 | 9.62% | - |
| 2017 | $91,030 | 2.68% | - |
| 2016 | $88,590 | 0.72% | - |
| 2015 | $87,950 | -0.18% | - |
| 2014 | $88,110 | 0.10% | - |
| 2013 | $88,020 | 8.01% | - |
| 2012 | $80,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $122,240, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for urban and regional planners in state of California, following the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $127,760). Compared with San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, the median annual salary of urban and regional planners in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 4.3 percent (4.3%) lower.