The annual salary statistics of urban and regional planners in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of urban and regional planners in Nassau-Suffolk 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 | $47,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,970 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $121,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for urban and regional planners in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $121,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,860.
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 | $79,870 | -0.09% | 7.66% |
| 2016 | $79,940 | 1.84% | - |
| 2015 | $78,470 | 2.55% | - |
| 2014 | $76,470 | 2.69% | - |
| 2013 | $74,410 | 0.89% | - |
| 2012 | $73,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,870 in Nassau-Suffolk is in the middle of salary range for urban and regional planners in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of urban and regional planners in Nassau-Suffolk is 36.0 percent (36.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area and 23.9 percent (23.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Syracuse.