The annual salary statistics of urban and regional planners in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of urban and regional planners in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 | $48,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $120,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for urban and regional planners in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $120,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,560.
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 | $74,760 | 16.72% | 16.31% |
| 2021 | $62,260 | -5.49% | - |
| 2020 | $65,680 | -13.73% | - |
| 2019 | $74,700 | -0.50% | - |
| 2018 | $75,070 | 1.77% | - |
| 2017 | $73,740 | 6.27% | - |
| 2016 | $69,120 | -0.13% | - |
| 2015 | $69,210 | -2.40% | - |
| 2014 | $70,870 | 10.60% | - |
| 2013 | $63,360 | 1.25% | - |
| 2012 | $62,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $74,760 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is in the middle of salary range for urban and regional planners in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of urban and regional planners in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 6.0 percent (6.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach and 32.7 percent (32.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.