The highest-paying states 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 of urban and regional planners in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $108,630, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for urban and regional planners. It is followed by California (average annual salary $100,310). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of urban and regional planners in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $108,630 |
$66,560 | 250 |
| 2 | California | $100,310 |
$66,110 | 8,140 |
| 3 | Washington | $93,120 |
$65,890 | 2,560 |
| 4 | Oregon | $87,610 |
$59,170 | 910 |
| 5 | Alaska | $85,930 |
$62,640 | 230 |
| 6 | Nevada | $83,840 |
$62,990 | 190 |
| 7 | New Jersey | $83,710 |
$55,960 | 660 |
| 8 | Connecticut | $83,540 |
$59,150 | 370 |
| 9 | Illinois | $83,210 |
$51,340 | 900 |
| 10 | Massachusetts | $82,750 |
$59,630 | 1,210 |
| 11 | Minnesota | $82,370 |
$62,760 | 630 |
| 12 | New York | $81,250 |
$58,170 | 1,400 |
| 13 | Colorado | $81,030 |
$51,510 | 1,280 |
| 14 | Hawaii | $80,970 |
$51,260 | 450 |
| 15 | Maryland | $79,040 |
$59,140 | 690 |
| 16 | Rhode Island | $76,890 |
$59,780 | 200 |
| 17 | Virginia | $76,750 |
$49,240 | 1,140 |
| 18 | Wyoming | $76,340 |
$49,020 | 100 |
| 19 | North Dakota | $75,370 |
$55,990 | 110 |
| 20 | Maine | $75,070 |
$57,180 | 170 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | $73,630 |
$33,300 | 520 |
| 22 | Florida | $72,690 |
$47,190 | 2,540 |
| 23 | Arizona | $71,430 |
$53,100 | 950 |
| 24 | Missouri | $70,950 |
$48,750 | 350 |
| 25 | Georgia | $70,870 |
$46,240 | 1,010 |
| 26 | New Hampshire | $69,510 |
$49,330 | 270 |
| 27 | Michigan | $69,310 |
$43,830 | 1,090 |
| 28 | Utah | $68,890 |
$46,740 | 470 |
| 29 | Iowa | $68,540 |
$51,530 | 280 |
| 30 | Kansas | $68,520 |
$45,180 | 260 |
| 31 | Texas | $67,970 |
$49,340 | 1,820 |
| 32 | Pennsylvania | $67,730 |
$44,610 | 1,170 |
| 33 | Ohio | $67,130 |
$46,950 | 830 |
| 34 | North Carolina | $66,210 |
$49,020 | 1,410 |
| 35 | Nebraska | $65,260 |
$47,180 | 260 |
| 36 | West Virginia | $64,840 |
$43,870 | 150 |
| 37 | Vermont | $63,810 |
$43,680 | 150 |
| 38 | Alabama | $63,770 |
$38,520 | 440 |
| 39 | Montana | $63,450 |
$43,390 | 190 |
| 40 | Guam | $63,280 |
$40,920 | 50 |
| 41 | Louisiana | $63,080 |
$50,880 | 360 |
| 42 | South Carolina | $62,070 |
$41,910 | 380 |
| 43 | Indiana | $62,020 |
$44,030 | 410 |
| 44 | Idaho | $61,630 |
$45,220 | 490 |
| 45 | New Mexico | $61,220 |
$45,330 | 390 |
| 46 | Tennessee | $60,970 |
$25,800 | 370 |
| 47 | Delaware | $60,930 |
$37,310 | 410 |
| 48 | Arkansas | $60,310 |
$35,730 | 110 |
| 49 | South Dakota | $60,150 |
$50,450 | 150 |
| 50 | Mississippi | $56,890 |
$32,500 | 90 |
| 51 | Oklahoma | $54,810 |
$39,110 | 730 |
| 52 | Kentucky | $51,650 |
$37,810 | 250 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $39,890 |
$28,030 | 70 |