The annual salary statistics of urban and regional planners in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of urban and regional planners in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $72,160 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $81,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $93,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $110,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $114,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for urban and regional planners in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $114,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $93,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $72,160.
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 | $93,740 | -5.27% | 19.88% |
| 2021 | $98,680 | 9.28% | - |
| 2020 | $89,520 | 3.28% | - |
| 2019 | $86,580 | 0.95% | - |
| 2018 | $85,760 | 3.39% | - |
| 2017 | $82,850 | 1.44% | - |
| 2016 | $81,660 | -0.12% | - |
| 2015 | $81,760 | 3.56% | - |
| 2014 | $78,850 | 0.09% | - |
| 2013 | $78,780 | 4.67% | - |
| 2012 | $75,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $93,740, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the second highest paying city for urban and regional planners in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $103,620). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of urban and regional planners in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 9.5 percent (9.5%) lower.