The annual salary statistics of urban and regional planners in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of urban and regional planners in Champaign-Urbana 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 | $50,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $83,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $116,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for urban and regional planners in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $116,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,370.
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 | $62,430 | -25.29% | -8.60% |
| 2021 | $78,220 | 8.53% | - |
| 2020 | $71,550 | -1.77% | - |
| 2019 | $72,820 | 16.30% | - |
| 2017 | $60,950 | -11.24% | - |
| 2016 | $67,800 | -18.51% | - |
| 2015 | $80,350 | 15.62% | - |
| 2012 | $67,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,430 in Champaign-Urbana is in the middle of salary range for urban and regional planners in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of urban and regional planners in Champaign-Urbana is 25.6 percent (25.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 6.4 percent (6.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Rockford.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Peoria | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Rockford |