How much does a Planning Coordinator make in the United States?
As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a Planning Coordinator in the United States is $72,923 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.
However, a Planning Coordinator's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $86,199
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $66,564 to $79,872
Key Factors That Influence Planning Coordinator Salaries
A Planning Coordinator's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location, education
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do Planning Coordinator 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 Planning Coordinators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
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: $91,978
San Francisco: $90,971
Oakland: $89,053
San Jose, CA$91,978
San Francisco, CA$90,971
Oakland, CA$89,053
New York, NY$83,963
Paramus, NJ$82,942
Queens Village, NY$82,938
Passaic, NJ$82,869
Bergenfield, NJ$82,862
Stamford, CT$82,702
Huntington, NY$82,672
Newark, NJ$82,133
Bridgeport, CT$81,979
Vallejo, CA$81,834
New Brunswick, NJ$81,805
Petaluma, CA$81,761
Middlesex, NJ$81,623
Somerset, NJ$81,572
Santa Cruz, CA$81,477
Boston, MA$81,032
Monterey, CA$80,776
Seattle, WA$80,609
Santa Rosa, CA$80,594
Los Angeles, CA$80,573
Juneau, AK$80,383
Washington, DC$80,303
Orange, CA$80,043
Santa Ana, CA$79,851
Long Beach, CA$79,778
Anaheim, CA$79,763
Anchorage, AK$79,727
Santa Maria, CA$79,508
Everett, WA$79,493
Danbury, CT$79,237
Bremerton, WA$79,136
Tacoma, WA$78,873
New Suffolk, NY$78,872
Sacramento, CA$78,852
Santa Barbara, CA$78,771
Trenton, NJ$78,691
San Diego, CA$78,691
Brockton, MA$78,611
Fairbanks, AK$78,432
Lompoc, CA$78,246
Lowell, MA$78,187
Ventura, CA$78,173
Nashua, NH$78,159
Stockton, CA$78,151
Modesto, CA$77,619
Poughkeepsie, NY$77,459
Olympia, WA$77,320
Kennewick, WA$77,320
New Haven, CT$77,291
Lawrence, MA$77,028
Hartford, CT$76,956
Riverside, CA$76,941
New Bedford, MA$76,868
Richland, WA$76,868
Bakersfield, CA$76,766
San Bernardino, CA$76,737
New Britain, CT$76,729
Atlantic City, NJ$76,729
New London, CT$76,700
Norwich, CT$76,678
Portsmouth, NH$76,664
Boulder, CO$76,509
Portland, OR$76,409
Worcester, MA$76,401
Minneapolis, MN$76,175
Philadelphia, PA$76,073
Honolulu, HI$75,833
Saint Paul, MN$75,798
Vineland, NJ$75,781
Providence, RI$75,570
Chicago, IL$75,359
Bellingham, WA$75,271
Springfield, MA$75,213
Baltimore, MD$75,191
Chico, CA$75,008
Pittsfield, MA$74,812
Manchester, NH$74,673
Spokane, WA$74,352
Denver, CO$74,345
Albany, NY$74,002
Troy, NY$73,973
Nassau, NY$73,895
Schenectady, NY$73,820
Wilmington, DE$73,762
Burlington, VT$73,659
Salem, OR$73,630
Portland, ME$73,404
Yakima, WA$73,331
Rochester, MN$73,105
Reno, NV$73,069
Fresno, CA$73,069
Milwaukee, WI$73,003
Detroit, MI$72,930
Ann Arbor, MI$72,918
Allentown, PA$72,908
Colorado Springs, CO$72,784
Syracuse, NY$72,748
Carson City, NV$72,748
Houston, TX$72,646
Eugene, OR$72,609
Gary, IN$72,522
Springfield, OR$72,463
Bismarck, ND$72,449
Galveston, TX$72,398
Medford, OR$72,288
Fort Collins, CO$72,259
Concord, NH$72,223
Austin, TX$72,201
Mesa, AZ$72,048
Reading, PA$72,041
Phoenix, AZ$72,033
Dallas, TX$72,011
Saint Cloud, MN$71,941
Madison, WI$71,844
Utica, NY$71,647
Rochester, NY$71,530
Des Moines, IA$71,523
Raleigh, NC$71,515
Atlanta, GA$71,406
Battle Creek, MI$71,384
Salt Lake City, UT$71,362
Lancaster, PA$71,253
Harrisburg, PA$71,151
Kansas City, MO$71,078
Champaign, IL$71,063
Kansas City, KS$71,063
Fort Worth, TX$71,056
Columbus, OH$71,044
Boca Raton, FL$71,027
Pittsburgh, PA$70,998
Richmond, VA$70,969
Indianapolis, IN$70,954
Cleveland, OH$70,947
Las Vegas, NV$70,859
Cincinnati, OH$70,859
Petersburg, VA$70,750
Huntsville, AL$70,640
Lansing, MI$70,592
Lebanon, PA$70,582
Pueblo, CO$70,575
Appleton, WI$70,553
Buffalo, NY$70,524
Dayton, OH$70,502
Racine, WI$70,487
Charlotte, NC$70,480
Saint Louis, MO$70,458
York, PA$70,414
Elkhart, IN$70,414
Gastonia, NC$70,400
Billings, MT$70,383
Beaumont, TX$70,363
Lorain, OH$70,349
Benton Harbor, MI$70,334
Toledo, OH$70,320
Binghamton, NY$70,283
Rock Hill, SC$70,276
Rockford, IL$70,239
Springfield, IL$70,210
Elyria, OH$70,203
Fargo, ND$70,203
Flagstaff, AZ$70,152
Fort Lauderdale, FL$70,108
Duluth, MN$70,064
Miami, FL$70,064
Cheyenne, WY$70,013
Grand Forks, ND$70,013
Bangor, ME$69,853
Cedar Rapids, IA$69,773
Durham, NC$69,742
Louisville, KY$69,736
Grand Rapids, MI$69,722
Hialeah, FL$69,714
Casper, WY$69,612
Scranton, PA$69,525
New Orleans, LA$69,503
Virginia Beach, VA$69,496
Akron, OH$69,459
Peoria, IL$69,364
Sarasota, FL$69,350
Nashville, TN$69,299
Omaha, NE$69,299
Green Bay, WI$69,299
Baton Rouge, LA$69,262
Charleston, SC$69,248
Jamestown, NY$69,211
Davenport, IA$69,211
Tucson, AZ$69,175
Saint Petersburg, FL$69,131
Tampa, FL$69,116
Evansville, IN$69,073
Port Arthur, TX$69,073
Bradenton, FL$69,043
Santa Fe, NM$68,912
Orlando, FL$68,781
Clearwater, FL$68,759
Canton, OH$68,606
La Crosse, WI$68,606
Albuquerque, NM$68,562
Newport News, VA$68,555
High Point, NC$68,533
Ogden, UT$68,504
Corpus Christi, TX$68,445
Norfolk, VA$68,402
Laramie, WY$68,402
Rock Island, IL$68,358
Saginaw, MI$68,343
Jacksonville, FL$68,336
Salisbury, NC$68,321
Boise, ID$68,307
Moline, IL$68,270
Fort Myers, FL$68,249
Memphis, TN$68,234
Tulsa, OK$68,197
Waterloo, IA$68,154
Spartanburg, SC$68,081
Lincoln, NE$68,044
Fort Wayne, IN$68,030
Provo, UT$68,022
Cedar Falls, IA$67,935
San Antonio, TX$67,906
Greensboro, NC$67,877
South Bend, IN$67,869
Savannah, GA$67,789
Muskegon, MI$67,760
Birmingham, AL$67,753
Winston Salem, NC$67,717
Lake Charles, LA$67,541
Anderson, IN$67,527
Lexington, KY$67,505
Augusta, GA$67,483
Greenville, SC$67,483
Lima, OH$67,425
Wichita, KS$67,417
Tuscaloosa, AL$67,417
Columbia, SC$67,352
Springfield, OH$67,337
Asheville, NC$67,220
Bloomington, IN$67,169
Knoxville, TN$66,907
Shreveport, LA$66,899
Wilmington, NC$66,805
Roanoke, VA$66,805
Topeka, KS$66,673
Frankfort, KY$66,665
Oklahoma City, OK$66,615
Chillicothe, OH$66,586
Longview, TX$66,579
Melbourne, FL$66,571
Sioux Falls, SD$66,455
Mobile, AL$66,447
Terre Haute, IN$66,418
Altoona, PA$66,374
Amarillo, TX$66,323
Killeen, TX$66,302
Fayetteville, AR$66,243
Chattanooga, TN$66,221
Sioux City, IA$66,156
Idaho Falls, ID$66,141
Lynchburg, VA$66,083
Gainesville, FL$65,988
Portsmouth, OH$65,951
Little Rock, AR$65,937
Lafayette, LA$65,908
Youngstown, OH$65,908
Daytona Beach, FL$65,864
Clarksville, TN$65,857
Pensacola, FL$65,849
Temple, TX$65,844
Hopkinsville, KY$65,631
Erie, PA$65,616
Florence, SC$65,587
Charleston, WV$65,470
Great Falls, MT$65,434
Macon, GA$65,332
Tallahassee, FL$65,324
Fayetteville, NC$65,310
Waco, TX$65,295
Helena, MT$65,244
Pine Bluff, AR$65,216
Vincennes, IN$65,127
Lubbock, TX$65,098
Alamogordo, NM$65,055
Twin Falls, ID$64,989
Rapid City, SD$64,967
Jackson, MS$64,836
Huntington, WV$64,831
Greenville, MS$64,828
Parkersburg, WV$64,754
Montgomery, AL$64,741
Wichita Falls, TX$64,668
Springfield, MO$64,668
Biloxi, MS$64,632
Monroe, LA$64,559
Johnstown, PA$64,508
Sumter, SC$64,478
Columbus, GA$64,471
Pascagoula, MS$64,333
Abilene, TX$64,333
Kingsport, TN$64,143
Albany, GA$64,143
Gulfport, MS$64,121
Alexandria, LA$63,880
Fort Smith, AR$63,698
El Paso, TX$63,501
Las Cruces, NM$63,173
Harlingen, TX$62,988
Pocatello, ID$62,976
Florence, AL$62,881
Brownsville, TX$62,867
Mcallen, TX$62,714
Dothan, AL$62,612
Columbus, MS$62,178
Altus, OK$61,839
Lawton, OK$61,700
Pierre, SD$61,438
What Skills Can Increase a Planning Coordinator's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Planning (Mentioned in 18.72% 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.
Artificial Intelligence (Mentioned in 1.4% Job Postings): Artificial intelligence is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems. Specific applications of AI include expert systems, natural language processing, speech recognition and machine vision.
Microsoft Project (Mentioned in 1.01% Job Postings): Developing schedule, assigning resources to tasks, managing budget, and keeping project plans on time.
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 Planning Coordinator's salary.
Project Documentation: Can increase your salary by up to 19%.
Insight: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Project Control: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Planning Coordinator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Planning Coordinator roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 75% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Financial Services and Pharmaceuticals
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 35% above the average.
In contrast, Planning Coordinator positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Planning Coordinator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Planning Coordinator
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services
$98,446
$47.0
35%
Pharmaceuticals
$98,446
$47.0
35%
Internet
$94,800
$46.0
30%
Energy & Utilities
$91,154
$44.0
25%
Insurance
$87,507
$42.0
20%
How Education impacts a Planning Coordinator's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Planning Coordinators enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree 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 Planning Coordinator with a Bachelor's Degree is between
$64,651
and $71,168).
Planning Coordinator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Planning Coordinator'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.
Salaries for a Planning Coordinator can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $74,546 in 2023
to around $74,128 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Planning Coordinator salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Planning Coordinator
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Planning Coordinator
Here are companies hiring for Planning Coordinator and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Planning Coordinator
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Planning Coordinator?
The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Planning Coordinator roles,
with salaries approximately 35% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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