The annual salary statistics of urban and regional planners in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of urban and regional planners in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 | $49,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $68,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $81,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for urban and regional planners in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $68,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,960.
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 | $68,390 | 5.44% | 18.32% |
| 2021 | $64,670 | 1.99% | - |
| 2020 | $63,380 | 4.28% | - |
| 2019 | $60,670 | 1.53% | - |
| 2018 | $59,740 | -3.30% | - |
| 2017 | $61,710 | 1.43% | - |
| 2016 | $60,830 | 1.97% | - |
| 2015 | $59,630 | 2.28% | - |
| 2014 | $58,270 | 1.48% | - |
| 2013 | $57,410 | 2.70% | - |
| 2012 | $55,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $68,390 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for urban and regional planners in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of urban and regional planners in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 23.3 percent (23.3%) lower than that in the highest paying College Station-Bryan and 28.4 percent (28.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Corpus Christi.