The annual salary statistics of urban and regional planners in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of urban and regional planners in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $82,140 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $99,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $127,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $135,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $156,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for urban and regional planners in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $156,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $127,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $82,140.
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 | $127,760 | 9.47% | 32.11% |
| 2021 | $115,660 | 4.85% | - |
| 2020 | $110,050 | -1.01% | - |
| 2019 | $111,160 | 1.00% | - |
| 2018 | $110,050 | 5.76% | - |
| 2017 | $103,710 | 10.24% | - |
| 2016 | $93,090 | 4.79% | - |
| 2015 | $88,630 | -1.83% | - |
| 2014 | $90,250 | 1.34% | - |
| 2013 | $89,040 | 2.58% | - |
| 2012 | $86,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $127,760, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for urban and regional planners in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $122,240). In comparison, the median annual salary of urban and regional planners in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 4.3 percent (4.3%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.