Urban and Regional Planners Salary in the US
A urban and regional planners earns a national median of $89,320 a year (mean $94,750) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #184 of 825.
How much does a urban and regional planners earn in the US?
A urban and regional planners in the United States earns a median of $89,320 a year (mean $94,750), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 75% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 44,230 people work in this occupation (SOC 19-3051), ranked #184 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$89,320
per year
Mean
$94,750
per year
Employment
44,230
US workers
National rank
#184
of 825 by median
What a urban and regional planners earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a urban and regional planners (SOC 19-3051) earns a median annual wage of $89,320 and a mean (average) of $94,750. The median is the midpoint — half of urban and regional planners earn more and half earn less — and is 75% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a urban and regional planners in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for urban and regional planners is $89,320, and the mean (average) is $94,750. The median is the midpoint — half of urban and regional planners earn more and half earn less.
- How does urban and regional planners pay compare to the US average?
- At $89,320, a urban and regional planners earns 75% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many urban and regional planners are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 44,230 urban and regional planners employed nationally (SOC 19-3051), across all industries.
- Where does this urban and regional planners salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 19-3051. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 19-3051 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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