The annual salary statistics of urban and regional planners in Visalia-Porterville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of urban and regional planners in Visalia-Porterville 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 | $63,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $74,900 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $91,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $103,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $118,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for urban and regional planners in Visalia-Porterville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $118,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $91,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,680.
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 | $91,120 | 15.18% | 26.15% |
| 2021 | $77,290 | -22.98% | - |
| 2020 | $95,050 | 1.33% | - |
| 2019 | $93,790 | 11.25% | - |
| 2018 | $83,240 | 6.22% | - |
| 2017 | $78,060 | 1.83% | - |
| 2016 | $76,630 | -1.97% | - |
| 2015 | $78,140 | 4.08% | - |
| 2014 | $74,950 | 2.78% | - |
| 2013 | $72,870 | 7.66% | - |
| 2012 | $67,290 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $91,120 in Visalia-Porterville 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 Visalia-Porterville is 28.7 percent (28.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 20.0 percent (20.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.