Salary Calculator for US Full-Time Planners

This calculator queries the actual 2006 and 2008 survey responses of domestic APA members employed or self-employed full-time as planners or in planning-related positions, a total of 12,940 for the 2008 survey and 10,497 for the 2006 survey. To see definitions of compensation measures, statistics reported, and selection variables, click here.

Selections

Choose which cases to include in the calculations by selecting one or more checkboxes for each variable, or select INCLUDE ALL to include all cases for that variable.

NOTE: the calculator only displays results where sufficient cases are included for statistical reliability. Try your first view with INCLUDE ALL checked for every variable, and then narrow it down on subsequent views.

Click on the VIEW RESULTS button located at the bottom of the form to calculate your results.

Highest Degree   INCLUDE ALL   high school or equivalent   associate's   bachelor's   master's   law degree or doctorate Highest Degree in Planning   INCLUDE ALL   yes   no AICP   INCLUDE ALL   yes   no Specialization(s)   INCLUDE ALL   community development and redevelopment   economic planning and development   environment and natural resources planning   facilities and infrastructure planning   health and human services planning   housing   information technology   land-use or code enforcement   parks and recreation planning   participation and empowerment   planning law   planning management, budgeting and finance   planning methods   preservation   spatial planning   transportation planning   urban design   other   none Years In Field   INCLUDE ALL   less than 1 year   1 - 2 years   3 - 4 years   5 - 9 years   10 - 14 years   15 - 19 years   20 - 24 years   25 - 29 years   30 years or more Area   INCLUDE ALL   city   suburb   small town   rural Employer   INCLUDE ALL   city planning agency   county planning agency   joint city/county planning agency   metropolitan/regional agency   state/federal agency   other public agency   private consulting firm   other nonpublic Jurisdiction Size   INCLUDE ALL   less than 10,000   10,000 to 24,999   25,000 to 49,999   50,000 to 99,999   100,000 to 249,999   250,000 to 499,999   500,000 to 999,999   1 million or more

Years In Position   INCLUDE ALL   less than 1 year   1 - 2 years   3 - 4 years   5 - 9 years   10 - 14 years   15 - 19 years   20 years or more Responsibility   INCLUDE ALL   agency director, CEO, or academic department head   none of these Number Supervised   INCLUDE ALL   none   1 - 2   3 - 4   5 - 9   10 - 24   25 or more State   INCLUDE ALL   Alabama   Alaska   Arizona   Arkansas   California   Colorado   Connecticut   Delaware   District   Florida   Georgia   Hawaii   Idaho   Illinois   Indiana   Iowa   Kansas   Kentucky   Louisiana   Maine   Maryland   Massachusetts   Michigan   Minnesota   Mississippi   Missouri   Montana   Nebraska   Nevada   New Hampshire   New Jersey   New Mexico   New York   North Carolina   North Dakota   Ohio   Oklahoma   Oregon   Pennsylvania   Puerto Rico   Rhode Island   South Carolina   South Dakota   Tennessee   Texas   Utah   Vermont   Virginia   Washington   West Virginia   Wisconsin   Wyoming

Hispanic Heritage   INCLUDE ALL   yes   no Race   INCLUDE ALL   white   other Gender   INCLUDE ALL   male   female Age   INCLUDE ALL   under 25   25 - 29   30 - 34   35 - 39   40 - 44   45 - 49   50 - 54   55 - 59   60 - 64   65 or older

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