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Highest Paying Industries for Urban and Regional Planners

The top 28 highest paying industries for urban and regional planners (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $91,000, federal government, including usps is the highest paying industry for urban and regional planners. It is followed by federal executive branch (oes designation) industry (average annual salary $91,000). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of urban and regional planners in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 28 Highest Paying Industries for Urban and Regional Planners

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Federal government, including USPS	$91,000	$69,500	760
2	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$91,000	$69,500	760
3	Real Estate	$90,280	$48,060	40
4	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$90,280	$48,060	40
5	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$86,570	$62,660	50
6	Utilities	$76,600	$51,820	60
7	Scientific Research and Development Services	$74,860	$44,480	70
8	Engineering Services	$74,090	$46,470	2,850
9	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$72,620	$51,160	50
10	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$72,490	$44,230	4,990
11	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$69,690	$42,620	6,990
12	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$68,900	$49,200	50
13	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$66,370	$42,150	27,980
14	Federal, State, and Local Government	$66,370	$42,150	27,980
15	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$66,360	$42,130	28,260
16	Educational Services - State government owned	$66,070	$41,010	260
17	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$65,730	$41,230	23,560
18	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$65,710	$41,230	23,580
19	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$65,490	$40,890	250
20	State government, including schools and hospitals	$65,390	$46,040	3,930
21	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$65,380	$46,530	3,670
22	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$65,380	$41,410	280
23	Educational Services	$64,150	$41,260	310
24	Social Advocacy Organizations	$62,540	$44,280	150
25	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$60,760	$31,180	1,890
26	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$60,530	$43,480	200
27	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$60,400	$43,450	200
28	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$54,110	$41,820	40