The annual salary statistics of urban and regional planners in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of urban and regional planners in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee 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 | $63,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $72,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $93,120 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for urban and regional planners in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $96,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,910.
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 | $77,690 | -2.66% | 9.96% |
| 2020 | $79,760 | 4.26% | - |
| 2019 | $76,360 | 8.17% | - |
| 2013 | $70,120 | 0.24% | - |
| 2012 | $69,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,690 in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee is in the middle of salary range for urban and regional planners in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of urban and regional planners in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee is 25.0 percent (25.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 24.1 percent (24.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.