The annual salary statistics of urban and regional planners in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of urban and regional planners in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn 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 | $35,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for urban and regional planners in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $82,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,770.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of urban and regional planners from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $57,430 | -2.19% | 2.00% |
| 2016 | $58,690 | 3.75% | - |
| 2015 | $56,490 | 1.20% | - |
| 2014 | $55,810 | -2.63% | - |
| 2013 | $57,280 | 1.75% | - |
| 2012 | $56,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,430 in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is in the middle of salary range for urban and regional planners in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of urban and regional planners in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 27.7 percent (27.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Lansing-East Lansing and 11.4 percent (11.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Holland-Grand Haven.