The annual salary statistics of urban and regional planners in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of urban and regional planners in Detroit-Warren-Livonia 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 | $50,160 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,970 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for urban and regional planners in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $101,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,160.
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 | $77,950 | -0.35% | 24.93% |
| 2021 | $78,220 | 5.80% | - |
| 2020 | $73,680 | 2.61% | - |
| 2019 | $71,760 | 1.32% | - |
| 2018 | $70,810 | 7.82% | - |
| 2017 | $65,270 | 5.48% | - |
| 2016 | $61,690 | 4.54% | - |
| 2015 | $58,890 | -3.97% | - |
| 2014 | $61,230 | 3.04% | - |
| 2013 | $59,370 | 1.43% | - |
| 2012 | $58,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $77,950, Detroit-Warren-Livonia is the second highest paying city for urban and regional planners in state of Michigan, following the highest paying city Lansing-East Lansing (median annual salary of $79,460). Compared with Lansing-East Lansing, the median annual salary of urban and regional planners in Detroit-Warren-Livonia is 1.9 percent (1.9%) lower.