What are the main factors that influence a Graduate Planner's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change a Graduate Planner's salary?

A Graduate Planner's salary grows with experience: starting around $62,264 for beginners, reaching about $65,015 at mid-level, and approach $67,902 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Graduate Planner?

Graduate Planner salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Graduate Planner roles are District of Columbia $73,050, California $72,773, Massachusetts $71,803. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Graduate Planner roles make?

Salaries for Graduate Planner level roles vary by specialization: Graduate Assistant: $132,591; Planner: $91,842; Graduate Nurse: $82,732; Graduate Engineer: $68,569; Graduate Analyst: $64,320.

How do different companies affect a Graduate Planner's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Graduate Planner roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Graduate Planner Salary in the United States

How much does a Graduate Planner make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Graduate Planner in the United States is $65,977 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

However, a Graduate Planner's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $79,216
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $59,479 to $72,907
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $53,564

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Graduate Planner Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,907	$6,076	$1,402	$35
Average	$65,977	$5,498	$1,269	$32
25th Percentile	$59,479	$4,957	$1,144	$29

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Key Factors That Influence Graduate Planner Salaries

A Graduate Planner's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Graduate Planner Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Graduate Planner's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $62,264
Early Career (1-2 years): $62,470
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $65,015
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $67,709
Expert (over 8 years): $67,902

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Graduate Planner	$62,264
Intermediate Level Graduate Planner	$62,470
Senior Level Graduate Planner	$65,015
Specialist Level Graduate Planner	$67,709
Expert Level Graduate Planner	$67,902

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How Do Graduate Planner Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Graduate Planners. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $73,050.
California: $72,773.
Massachusetts: $71,803.

District of Columbia $73,050

California $72,773

Massachusetts $71,803

Washington $71,539

New Jersey $71,512

Alaska $71,420

Connecticut $70,510

New York $70,140

Hawaii $68,959

Rhode Island $68,405

Maryland $68,029

Minnesota $67,514

Colorado $67,316

Illinois $67,250

Oregon $67,000

Delaware $66,815

New Hampshire $66,699

Virginia $66,439

Pennsylvania $65,680

Nevada $65,297

North Dakota $65,172

Michigan $64,974

Wisconsin $64,902

Vermont $64,756

Texas $64,354

Maine $64,328

Arizona $64,288

Ohio $64,242

Georgia $63,635

Indiana $63,331

Wyoming $63,272

Utah $63,180

Iowa $63,140

Kansas $62,823

Louisiana $62,731

North Carolina $62,698

Missouri $62,685

Florida $62,427

Montana $62,289

Nebraska $62,157

Kentucky $62,084

South Carolina $61,820

Tennessee $61,656

Idaho $61,590

New Mexico $61,108

Oklahoma $61,002

Alabama $60,613

South Dakota $59,960

Arkansas $59,604

West Virginia $59,412

Mississippi $58,838

Top Paying Cities for Graduate Planners

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $83,217
San Francisco: $82,399
Oakland: $80,571

San Jose, CA $83,217

San Francisco, CA $82,399

Oakland, CA $80,571

New York, NY $76,461

Queens Village, NY $75,966

Paramus, NJ $75,438

Passaic, NJ $75,372

Bergenfield, NJ $75,306

Stamford, CT $75,207

Huntington, NY $75,141

Newark, NJ $74,712

Bridgeport, CT $74,580

New Brunswick, NJ $74,363

Vallejo, CA $74,224

Middlesex, NJ $74,185

Somerset, NJ $74,125

Petaluma, CA $73,973

Santa Cruz, CA $73,716

Boston, MA $73,584

Monterey, CA $73,254

Fairbanks, AK $73,208

Los Angeles, CA $73,083

Washington, DC $73,050

Seattle, WA $72,931

Santa Rosa, CA $72,918

Juneau, AK $72,726

Orange, CA $72,509

Anchorage, AK $72,390

Anaheim, CA $72,344

Santa Ana, CA $72,245

Nassau, NY $72,205

Long Beach, CA $72,179

Danbury, CT $72,159

Santa Maria, CA $71,935

Everett, WA $71,922

Bremerton, WA $71,598

Trenton, NJ $71,473

Sacramento, CA $71,446

San Diego, CA $71,414

Brockton, MA $71,387

Tacoma, WA $71,361

Santa Barbara, CA $71,268

Lowell, MA $71,004

New Suffolk, NY $70,978

Nashua, NH $70,899

Lompoc, CA $70,793

Ventura, CA $70,727

Stockton, CA $70,708

New Haven, CT $70,576

Atlantic City, NJ $70,404

Hartford, CT $70,259

Modesto, CA $70,226

Poughkeepsie, NY $70,081

New Britain, CT $70,048

Olympia, WA $69,955

Kennewick, WA $69,955

New London, CT $69,942

Norwich, CT $69,922

Lawrence, MA $69,889

Bakersfield, CA $69,705

Riverside, CA $69,612

New Bedford, MA $69,612

Richland, WA $69,546

Portsmouth, NH $69,494

Vineland, NJ $69,480

San Bernardino, CA $69,428

Boulder, CO $69,243

Worcester, MA $69,190

Portland, OR $69,131

Saint Paul, MN $69,052

Minneapolis, MN $69,052

Philadelphia, PA $68,959

Honolulu, HI $68,609

Springfield, MA $68,379

Providence, RI $68,372

Chicago, IL $68,181

Bellingham, WA $68,101

Baltimore, MD $68,029

Chico, CA $67,864

Wilmington, DE $67,752

Pittsfield, MA $67,686

Manchester, NH $67,560

Spokane, WA $67,270

Denver, CO $67,264

Albany, NY $66,953

Troy, NY $66,927

Schenectady, NY $66,789

Burlington, VT $66,643

Portland, ME $66,412

Salem, OR $66,360

Yakima, WA $66,346

Ann Arbor, MI $66,327

Rochester, MN $66,142

Fresno, CA $66,109

Reno, NV $66,109

Milwaukee, WI $66,050

Detroit, MI $65,984

Allentown, PA $65,964

Carson City, NV $65,957

Houston, TX $65,858

Colorado Springs, CO $65,852

Syracuse, NY $65,819

Eugene, OR $65,693

Bismarck, ND $65,614

Gary, IN $65,614

Galveston, TX $65,614

Springfield, OR $65,561

Medford, OR $65,403

Fort Collins, CO $65,377

Austin, TX $65,324

Mesa, AZ $65,185

Phoenix, AZ $65,172

Dallas, TX $65,152

Reading, PA $65,113

Saint Cloud, MN $65,086

Concord, NH $65,027

Madison, WI $65,001

Utica, NY $64,822

Raleigh, NC $64,770

Las Vegas, NV $64,763

Rochester, NY $64,717

Des Moines, IA $64,710

Atlanta, GA $64,605

Battle Creek, MI $64,585

Salt Lake City, UT $64,565

Lancaster, PA $64,466

Champaign, IL $64,453

Harrisburg, PA $64,374

Durham, NC $64,314

Kansas City, MO $64,308

Kansas City, KS $64,295

Fort Worth, TX $64,288

Boca Raton, FL $64,262

Cleveland, OH $64,255

Columbus, OH $64,242

Pittsburgh, PA $64,235

Richmond, VA $64,209

Indianapolis, IN $64,196

Cincinnati, OH $64,110

Petersburg, VA $64,011

Billings, MT $63,866

Lansing, MI $63,866

Huntsville, AL $63,866

Lebanon, PA $63,859

Dayton, OH $63,853

Pueblo, CO $63,853

Appleton, WI $63,833

Buffalo, NY $63,806

Racine, WI $63,773

Charlotte, NC $63,767

Saint Louis, MO $63,747

Springfield, IL $63,721

Elkhart, IN $63,707

York, PA $63,707

Gastonia, NC $63,701

Benton Harbor, MI $63,701

Beaumont, TX $63,661

Lorain, OH $63,648

Toledo, OH $63,622

Binghamton, NY $63,589

Rock Hill, SC $63,582

Rockford, IL $63,549

Fargo, ND $63,516

Elyria, OH $63,516

Flagstaff, AZ $63,470

Fort Lauderdale, FL $63,430

Miami, FL $63,391

Duluth, MN $63,285

Bangor, ME $63,199

Cedar Rapids, IA $63,127

Louisville, KY $63,094

Grand Rapids, MI $63,081

Hialeah, FL $63,074

Casper, WY $62,982

Scranton, PA $62,902

New Orleans, LA $62,883

Virginia Beach, VA $62,876

Akron, OH $62,843

Peoria, IL $62,757

Sarasota, FL $62,744

Green Bay, WI $62,698

Baton Rouge, LA $62,665

Charleston, SC $62,652

Nashville, TN $62,632

Jamestown, NY $62,619

Davenport, IA $62,619

Tucson, AZ $62,586

Cheyenne, WY $62,566

Saint Petersburg, FL $62,546

Tampa, FL $62,533

Omaha, NE $62,520

Port Arthur, TX $62,493

Evansville, IN $62,493

Bradenton, FL $62,467

Santa Fe, NM $62,348

Orlando, FL $62,282

Clearwater, FL $62,210

Canton, OH $62,071

La Crosse, WI $62,071

Grand Forks, ND $62,051

Albuquerque, NM $62,032

Tulsa, OK $62,032

Newport News, VA $62,025

High Point, NC $62,005

Ogden, UT $61,979

Corpus Christi, TX $61,926

Laramie, WY $61,886

Norfolk, VA $61,886

Rock Island, IL $61,847

Saginaw, MI $61,834

Jacksonville, FL $61,827

Salisbury, NC $61,814

Memphis, TN $61,801

Moline, IL $61,768

Fort Myers, FL $61,748

Waterloo, IA $61,662

Spartanburg, SC $61,596

Lincoln, NE $61,563

Fort Wayne, IN $61,550

Birmingham, AL $61,477

Cedar Falls, IA $61,464

Provo, UT $61,458

Springfield, OH $61,451

San Antonio, TX $61,438

Greensboro, NC $61,411

South Bend, IN $61,405

Winston Salem, NC $61,398

Boise, ID $61,378

Savannah, GA $61,332

Muskegon, MI $61,213

Lima, OH $61,134

Lake Charles, LA $61,108

Anderson, IN $61,095

Lexington, KY $61,075

Augusta, GA $61,055

Greenville, SC $61,055

Wichita, KS $60,996

Tuscaloosa, AL $60,996

Columbia, SC $60,936

Bloomington, IN $60,771

Roanoke, VA $60,732

Asheville, NC $60,646

Knoxville, TN $60,534

Shreveport, LA $60,527

Wilmington, NC $60,442

Frankfort, KY $60,316

Oklahoma City, OK $60,270

Chillicothe, OH $60,244

Longview, TX $60,237

Topeka, KS $60,217

Mobile, AL $60,118

Terre Haute, IN $60,092

Erie, PA $60,085

Altoona, PA $60,052

Melbourne, FL $60,032

Amarillo, TX $60,006

Killeen, TX $59,986

Fayetteville, AR $59,934

Sioux Falls, SD $59,887

Chattanooga, TN $59,848

Idaho Falls, ID $59,841

Gainesville, FL $59,703

Portsmouth, OH $59,670

Little Rock, AR $59,656

Lynchburg, VA $59,656

Lafayette, LA $59,630

Youngstown, OH $59,630

Temple, TX $59,604

Daytona Beach, FL $59,590

Clarksville, TN $59,584

Pensacola, FL $59,577

Hopkinsville, KY $59,379

Charleston, WV $59,373

Florence, SC $59,340

Sioux City, IA $59,300

Macon, GA $59,109

Tallahassee, FL $59,102

Fayetteville, NC $59,089

Waco, TX $59,076

Wichita Falls, TX $59,076

Pine Bluff, AR $59,049

Vincennes, IN $58,924

Lubbock, TX $58,898

Great Falls, MT $58,858

Alamogordo, NM $58,851

Abilene, TX $58,799

Rapid City, SD $58,713

Monroe, LA $58,713

Albany, GA $58,673

Huntington, WV $58,667

Jackson, MS $58,660

Greenville, MS $58,654

Parkersburg, WV $58,588

Montgomery, AL $58,574

Johnstown, PA $58,561

Springfield, MO $58,508

Biloxi, MS $58,475

Sumter, SC $58,337

Columbus, GA $58,330

Twin Falls, ID $58,291

Pascagoula, MS $58,205

Kingsport, TN $58,033

Gulfport, MS $58,014

Alexandria, LA $57,796

Fort Smith, AR $57,631

El Paso, TX $57,453

Helena, MT $57,367

Las Cruces, NM $57,156

Harlingen, TX $56,971

Pocatello, ID $56,912

Florence, AL $56,892

Brownsville, TX $56,879

Dothan, AL $56,773

Mcallen, TX $56,740

Columbus, MS $56,252

Altus, OK $55,948

Lawton, OK $55,823

Pierre, SD $55,586

What Skills Can Increase a Graduate Planner's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Planning (Mentioned in 11.62% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
Assisted Living (Mentioned in 1.74% Job Postings): Assisted living exemplifies the shift from "care as service" to "care as business" in the broader health care arena predicted more than three decades ago. A consumer-driven industry, assisted living offers a wide range of options, levels of care, and diversity of services (Lockhart, 2009) and is subject to state rather than federal regulatory oversight. "Assisted living" means depends on both the state and provider in question: variations in state regulatory definitions are significant and provider variables include everything from philosophy, geographic location and auspice, to organizational size and structure.
Billing (Mentioned in 1.09% Job Postings): Billing refers to the aspect of banking, whereby someone is charged accurately for what item they purchased.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	11.62%
Assisted Living	1.74%
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What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Graduate Planner's salary.

Project Management: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Project Management	$70,595	7%
Collaboration	$70,595	7%
Analysis	$70,595	7%
RFP	$69,936	6%
Vendor Management	$69,936	6%
Initiative	$69,936	6%

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How Education impacts a Graduate Planner's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Graduate Planners enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Graduate Planner with a No Diploma is between $69,481 and $74,311).

Graduate Planner Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Graduate Planner

No Diploma 0.2%

High School 11.1%

Associates 8.3%

Bachelors 69.0%

Masters 11.0%

Doctorate 0.5%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.2%
High School	11.1%
Associates	8.3%
Bachelors	69.0%
Masters	11.0%
Doctorate	0.5%

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Graduate Planner Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Graduate Planner's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$59,479

Average $65,977/year

$72,907

$4,957

Average $5,498/month

$6,076

$1,144

Average $1,269/week

$1,402

$29

Average $32/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,907	$6,076	$1,402	$35
Average	$65,977	$5,498	$1,269	$32
25th Percentile	$59,479	$4,957	$1,144	$29

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Salary Trends for Graduate Planner

Salaries for a Graduate Planner can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $68,225 in 2023 to around $67,056 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Graduate Planner salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

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2025

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