Planner salary

Average planner salary

$63,161

$30.37 hourly rate

Entry-level planner salary
$45,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a planner make?

The average planner salary in the United States is $63,161. Planner salaries typically range between $45,000 and $88,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for planners is $30.37 per hour.

Planner salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Planners earn the highest average salary in California.

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Raleigh, NC$52,943
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Meta$125,287
Applied Materials$96,023

Planner salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Indeed and Glassdoor, the average salary for a planner typically falls between $60,217 and $75,206.
zippia
$63,161yearly
glassdoor[1]
$75,206yearly
indeed[2]
$71,322yearly
Salary.com[3]
$60,217yearly

Average planner salary by state

The average planner salary in California, Washington, and Oregon are the highest in the U.S. The lowest average planner salary states are Tennessee, Georgia, and South Dakota.

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Highest paying states for planners

Rank
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State
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Hourly Rate
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1California$82,270$39.55
2District of Columbia$88,256$42.43
3Connecticut$71,789$34.51
4New York$71,798$34.52
5Washington$72,611$34.91
6Nevada$65,510$31.50
7Oregon$72,205$34.71
8Massachusetts$67,424$32.42
9Virginia$63,940$30.74
10Delaware$67,412$32.41
11Michigan$63,389$30.48
12Pennsylvania$60,870$29.26
13Rhode Island$65,360$31.42
14Maryland$63,123$30.35
15New Jersey$66,104$31.78
16Colorado$60,803$29.23
17Kentucky$62,178$29.89
18Illinois$61,332$29.49
19Ohio$60,891$29.27
20Kansas$62,739$30.16
21Texas$61,140$29.39
22Alaska$65,525$31.50
23Utah$58,856$28.30
24Wisconsin$57,327$27.56
25Vermont$62,807$30.20
26Minnesota$60,067$28.88
27Hawaii$58,623$28.18
28Wyoming$60,586$29.13
29Arizona$55,189$26.53
30West Virginia$57,850$27.81
31Alabama$52,575$25.28
32New Hampshire$52,508$25.24
33Nebraska$53,583$25.76
34North Dakota$54,696$26.30
35North Carolina$52,564$25.27
36Louisiana$54,530$26.22
37Iowa$51,905$24.95
38South Carolina$50,169$24.12
39Missouri$53,594$25.77
40Mississippi$52,605$25.29
41Tennessee$49,859$23.97
42Oklahoma$52,675$25.32
43Florida$49,859$23.97
44Georgia$49,063$23.59
45Maine$52,214$25.10
46Idaho$51,346$24.69
47Montana$50,643$24.35
48South Dakota$48,824$23.47
49New Mexico$47,875$23.02
50Indiana$45,490$21.87
51Arkansas$44,555$21.42

Highest paying cities for planners

The highest-paying cities for planners are San Francisco, CA, Washington, DC, and Seattle, WA.

Rank
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City
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Avg. Salary
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Hourly Rate
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1San Francisco, CA$89,559$43.06
2Washington, DC$88,209$42.41
3Seattle, WA$72,901$35.05
4New York, NY$72,079$34.65
5Boston, MA$67,198$32.31
6Washington, NJ$65,997$31.73
7Arlington, VA$65,070$31.28
8Baltimore, MD$63,342$30.45
9Kansas City, KS$62,740$30.16
10El Paso, TX$62,137$29.87
11Chicago, IL$61,457$29.55
12Philadelphia, PA$61,218$29.43
13Colorado Springs, CO$60,871$29.26
14Columbus, OH$60,686$29.18
15Saint Paul, MN$60,172$28.93
16Salt Lake City, UT$58,733$28.24
17Urban Honolulu, HI$58,680$28.21
18Phoenix, AZ$55,303$26.59
19Saint Louis, MO$53,697$25.82
20Raleigh, NC$52,943$25.45

Planners are the most in-demand in these five cities:

  1. San Francisco, CA
  2. Washington, DC
  3. Seattle, WA
  4. New York, NY
  5. Boston, MA

Planner salary details

A planner's salary ranges from $45,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $88,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Planner Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a planner's salary?

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Monthly Salary
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Hourly Rate
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90th Percentile$88,000$7,333$42
75th Percentile$75,000$6,250$36
Average$63,161$5,263$30
25th Percentile$52,000$4,333$25
10th Percentile$45,000$3,750$22

Highest paying planner jobs

The highest paying types of planners are business planner, senior planner, and finance planner.

Job Title
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Annual Salary
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Monthly Salary
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Hourly Rate
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Job Openings
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Transportation Planner$68,983$5,749$33.1621,425
Planning Internship$33,695$2,808$16.2057,335
Facilities Planner$71,048$5,921$34.1623,175
Community Planner$65,352$5,446$31.4224,343
Business Planner$119,250$9,937$57.3360,241
Regional Planner$65,450$5,454$31.4731,876

Which companies pay planners the most?

Planner salaries at Meta and Google are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average planner salary at companies like Microsoft and Enbridge are highly competitive.

Rank
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Company
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Average Salary
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Hourly Rate
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1Meta$125,287$60.23
2Google$122,853$59.06
3Microsoft$121,204$58.27
4Enbridge$113,128$54.39
5PVH$108,688$52.25
6Apple$108,420$52.13
7GoPro$104,689$50.33
8Nike$104,311$50.15
9Xilinx$103,279$49.65
10The Children's Place$103,147$49.59
11Gap Inc.$101,093$48.60
12Saks Fifth Avenue$100,569$48.35
13Pacifi$98,777$47.49
14RH$97,462$46.86
15Calvin Klein$96,897$46.59
16Energy Northwest$96,514$46.40
17Intel$96,285$46.29
18Levi Strauss & Co.$96,261$46.28
19Macy's$96,181$46.24
20Applied Materials$96,023$46.16

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$65,000$64,400$63,800$63,200$62,600$62,000
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Planner salary by industry

The average planner salary varies across industries:

  • The average planner salary in the technology industry is $71,474, the highest of any industry.
  • The average planner salary in the finance industry is $67,966.
  • Planners in the government industry earn an average salary of $57,330, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for planners

Rank
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Industry
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Average Salary
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Hourly Rate
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1Technology$71,474$34.36
2Construction$67,966$32.68
3Professional$67,450$32.43
4Manufacturing$64,272$30.90
5Government$57,330$27.56

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Planner salary trends

The average planner salary has risen by $9,855 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average planner earned $53,306 annually, but today, they earn $63,161 a year. That works out to a 8% change in pay for planners over the last decade.

Compare planner salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average planner salary over time

Compare planner salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

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Planner salary by year

Year
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Hourly Rate
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% Change
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2025$63,200$30.37+2.1%
2024$61,800$29.73+1.7%
2023$60,700$29.21+2.1%
2022$59,500$28.58+2.1%
2021$58,200$27.99+2.6%

Recently added planner salaries

Company
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Job
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Location
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Date Added
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Salary
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Iberdrola SaField PlannerPortland, ME12/18/2024$52,196
Fortune Brands Home & SecurityWave PlannerLas Vegas, NV12/16/2024$43,700
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Sixt UsaFleet PlannerLas Vegas, NV12/16/2024$42,784
Sixt UsaFleet PlannerBaltimore, MD12/16/2024$47,479
Planning Institute of AustraliaTown PlannerKane, PA12/16/2024$107,827
Iberdrola Energie Deutschland GmbHField PlannerPortland, ME12/16/2024$52,196
Cities, Inc.Chief PlannerTampa, FL12/16/2024$104

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