Urban Planner salary
What a urban planner actually earns, from 92 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-07-23.
Switch the market above to see urban planner pay in the 2 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
An urban planner earns a blended US median near 91,379 dollars, with the typical middle running from 73,957 dollars to 106,183 dollars. The official OEWS median is 83,720 dollars, under the posted figure, because the advertised roles skew senior or well-funded. The official trend has moved up about 13 percent since 2019. Demand is rated moderate, and 0% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is landscape architect, at 54 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Open urban planner roles
Live openings tagged to this occupation, from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source.
- COMMUNITY PLANNER-DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITYAir Force Materiel Command · Multiple Locations$90k–$138kJul 20
- Community Planner (Transportation)Federal Highway Administration · Phoenix, Arizona$78k–$122kJul 17
- Interdisciplinary Community Planner/Historian/Archaeologist/Landscape ArchitectNaval Facilities Engineering Systems Command · Pearl Harbor, Hawaii$111k–$144kJul 15
- COMMUNITY PLANNERNaval Air Systems Command · Patuxent River, Maryland$122k–$158kJul 10
- Lead Community PlannerFederal Highway Administration · Washington, District of Columbia$169k–$197kJul 7
By seniority
Posted-median pay by seniority signal in the title, from our corpus. Noisy at the edges where sample sizes are small.
By country
- United States$73,957 – $106,183 · median $91,379
- United Kingdom$47,052 – $66,656 · median $57,135
Top-paying US states
OEWS median by state, highest first.
- Washingtonmedian $98,190
- New Yorkmedian $94,740
- Marylandmedian $86,800
- Hawaiimedian $80,170
- Illinoismedian $80,140
- Arizonamedian $78,200
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Related salaries
- Landscape Architect salary$87,675 median
- Architect salary$85,593 median
- Management Consultant salary$102,574 median
Quick answers
How much does an urban planner make?
The blended US median is about 91,379 dollars, with a typical range from 73,957 dollars to 106,183 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 83,720 dollars.
Is urban planner a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated moderate in our July 2026 corpus, with 0% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
What can an urban planner move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is landscape architect, at 54 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 19-3051. Live corpus 92 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.