The annual salary statistics of urban and regional planners in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of urban and regional planners in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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 | $49,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $73,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $86,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for urban and regional planners in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $101,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,120.
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 | $73,940 | -4.73% | 29.85% |
| 2021 | $77,440 | -3.10% | - |
| 2020 | $79,840 | -0.03% | - |
| 2019 | $79,860 | 5.02% | - |
| 2018 | $75,850 | 3.30% | - |
| 2017 | $73,350 | 15.47% | - |
| 2016 | $62,000 | 10.24% | - |
| 2015 | $55,650 | 8.91% | - |
| 2014 | $50,690 | 6.61% | - |
| 2013 | $47,340 | -9.57% | - |
| 2012 | $51,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $73,940 in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is in the middle of salary range for urban and regional planners in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of urban and regional planners in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 3.5 percent (3.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 42.8 percent (42.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.