Pay by state · 53 states
Urban and Regional Planner Salary by State (2026)
Urban and Regional Planners earn the most in District of Columbia at $137,000 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $51,600 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $89,320. All 53 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $137,000District of Columbia
- National median
- $89,320BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $51,600Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 53of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Urban and Regional Planner salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of urban and regional planners OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $137,000 | $110,190 | $156,750 | 120 | $124,658 |
| 2 | CACalifornia | $109,610 | $90,330 | $136,070 | 7,460 | $98,997 |
| 3 | OROregon | $103,070 | $83,900 | $113,320 | 1,010 | $99,718 |
| 4 | AZArizona | $102,400 | $75,510 | $127,660 | 1,330 | $101,711 |
| 5 | COColorado | $101,340 | $81,870 | $125,230 | 1,300 | $98,339 |
| 6 | WAWashington | $100,990 | $87,990 | $112,650 | 3,180 | $94,372 |
| 7 | NVNevada | $100,040 | $78,490 | $123,520 | 270 | $100,061 |
| 8 | CTConnecticut | $99,880 | $81,120 | $125,550 | 350 | $96,400 |
| 9 | MAMassachusetts | $99,780 | $82,020 | $115,800 | 1,540 | $94,348 |
| 10 | MNMinnesota | $97,060 | $80,760 | $108,180 | 860 | $98,417 |
| 11 | AKAlaska | $93,860 | $77,910 | $105,440 | 230 | $91,697 |
| 12 | ILIllinois | $91,360 | $74,230 | $113,530 | 1,140 | $91,398 |
| 13 | RIRhode Island | $90,210 | $73,530 | $102,930 | 160 | $88,199 |
| 14 | NYNew York | $89,630 | $75,750 | $107,170 | 2,420 | $83,051 |
| 15 | GUGuam | $88,610 | $61,110 | $98,180 | 60 | N/A |
| 16 | MDMaryland | $88,570 | $74,300 | $113,510 | 900 | $84,385 |
| 17 | NJNew Jersey | $86,280 | $73,380 | $115,690 | 790 | $79,298 |
| 18 | VAVirginia | $86,030 | $70,530 | $107,110 | 1,740 | $85,091 |
| 19 | HIHawaii | $85,590 | $67,200 | $95,600 | 450 | $77,844 |
| 20 | VTVermont | $84,750 | $65,810 | $95,100 | 100 | $86,517 |
| 21 | UTUtah | $84,360 | $66,690 | $101,780 | 500 | $85,329 |
| 22 | WIWisconsin | $84,290 | $63,950 | $101,870 | 1,100 | $89,580 |
| 23 | TXTexas | $82,830 | $66,620 | $102,610 | 2,190 | $85,342 |
| 24 | KSKansas | $82,330 | $64,920 | $100,000 | 250 | $91,409 |
| 25 | OKOklahoma | $81,520 | $62,520 | $104,780 | 350 | $92,802 |
| 26 | NCNorth Carolina | $81,230 | $66,740 | $97,120 | 1,630 | $86,116 |
| 27 | PAPennsylvania | $80,810 | $65,940 | $96,500 | 860 | $82,821 |
| 28 | MTMontana | $80,770 | $65,370 | $99,310 | 270 | $85,340 |
| 29 | FLFlorida | $80,720 | $64,520 | $102,240 | 2,620 | $78,055 |
| 30 | MOMissouri | $80,720 | $62,650 | $97,310 | 440 | $88,882 |
| 31 | GAGeorgia | $80,030 | $64,600 | $99,290 | 1,150 | $83,111 |
| 32 | OHOhio | $79,950 | $62,760 | $97,830 | 760 | $86,177 |
| 33 | MEMaine | $79,120 | $68,470 | $95,610 | 190 | $81,525 |
| 34 | IAIowa | $79,100 | $65,490 | $92,150 | 300 | $90,130 |
| 35 | TNTennessee | $78,970 | $62,780 | $98,010 | 310 | $85,958 |
| 36 | MIMichigan | $78,510 | $64,280 | $92,520 | 1,380 | $81,597 |
| 37 | NDNorth Dakota | $78,500 | $71,060 | $101,820 | 210 | $88,243 |
| 38 | NMNew Mexico | $77,710 | $61,610 | $86,400 | 270 | $84,273 |
| 39 | IDIdaho | $76,500 | $62,220 | $87,380 | 350 | $80,110 |
| 40 | SCSouth Carolina | $75,810 | $61,830 | $91,880 | 530 | $80,865 |
| 41 | NENebraska | $74,830 | $59,390 | $89,040 | 360 | $83,049 |
| 42 | LALouisiana | $74,500 | $60,850 | $99,310 | 240 | $84,460 |
| 43 | NHNew Hampshire | $73,860 | $60,060 | $92,600 | 260 | $70,907 |
| 44 | SDSouth Dakota | $71,180 | $62,040 | $89,290 | 210 | $80,351 |
| 45 | INIndiana | $70,760 | $57,470 | $82,570 | 620 | $75,818 |
| 46 | ALAlabama | $70,710 | $58,100 | $98,960 | 520 | $79,608 |
| 47 | WYWyoming | $70,190 | $60,370 | $93,610 | 110 | $75,725 |
| 48 | DEDelaware | $67,110 | $61,720 | $86,410 | 290 | $67,239 |
| 49 | KYKentucky | $65,000 | $55,360 | $81,260 | 180 | $72,095 |
| 50 | ARArkansas | $63,530 | $51,080 | $80,750 | 80 | $73,076 |
| 51 | WVWest Virginia | $61,390 | $50,390 | $77,060 | 160 | $68,594 |
| 52 | MSMississippi | $60,300 | $47,280 | $80,330 | 200 | $69,348 |
| 53 | PRPuerto Rico | $51,600 | $45,340 | $70,390 | 90 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Urban and Regional Planners, that changes the ranking: District of Columbia leads on raw pay at $137,000, while District of Columbia leads once prices are taken into account at $124,658.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Urban and Regional Planner pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Urban and Regional Planners the most?
District of Columbia reports the highest median wage for Urban and Regional Planners at $137,000 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by California ($109,610) and Oregon ($103,070).
Which state pays Urban and Regional Planners the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Urban and Regional Planners at $51,600 a year, $85,400 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Urban and Regional Planners earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts District of Columbia first at $124,658 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $137,000. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.