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

A Social Planner's salary grows with experience: starting around $59,234 for beginners, reaching about $62,600 at mid-level, and approach $66,389 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Social Planner?

Social Planner salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Social Planner roles are District of Columbia $69,311, California $69,048, Massachusetts $68,128. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Social Planner roles make?

Salaries for Social Planner level roles vary by specialization: Planner: $91,861; Merchandise Planner: $79,339; Account Planner: $76,771; Junior Planner: $70,172; Discharge Planner - Home Care: $70,001.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Social Planner roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Social Planner Salary in the United States

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

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Social Planner in the United States is $62,600 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $77,518
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,349 to $70,409
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $50,658

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Social Planner Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,409	$5,867	$1,354	$34
Average	$62,600	$5,217	$1,204	$30
25th Percentile	$56,349	$4,696	$1,084	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Social Planner Salaries

A Social 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 Social Planner Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Social 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): $59,234
Early Career (1-2 years): $59,699
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $62,600
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $65,815
Expert (over 8 years): $66,389

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Social Planner	$59,234
Intermediate Level Social Planner	$59,699
Senior Level Social Planner	$62,600
Specialist Level Social Planner	$65,815
Expert Level Social Planner	$66,389

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How Do Social 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 Social Planners. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $69,311.
California: $69,048.
Massachusetts: $68,128.

District of Columbia $69,311

California $69,048

Massachusetts $68,128

Washington $67,877

New Jersey $67,852

Alaska $67,765

Connecticut $66,901

New York $66,550

Hawaii $65,430

Rhode Island $64,904

Maryland $64,547

Minnesota $64,059

Colorado $63,871

Illinois $63,808

Oregon $63,570

Delaware $63,395

New Hampshire $63,285

Virginia $63,038

Pennsylvania $62,318

Nevada $61,955

North Dakota $61,836

Michigan $61,648

Wisconsin $61,580

Vermont $61,442

Texas $61,060

Maine $61,035

Arizona $60,997

Ohio $60,954

Georgia $60,378

Indiana $60,090

Wyoming $60,033

Utah $59,946

Iowa $59,908

Kansas $59,608

Louisiana $59,520

North Carolina $59,489

Missouri $59,476

Florida $59,232

Montana $59,101

Nebraska $58,975

Kentucky $58,907

South Carolina $58,656

Tennessee $58,500

Idaho $58,437

New Mexico $57,980

Oklahoma $57,880

Alabama $57,511

South Dakota $56,891

Arkansas $56,553

West Virginia $56,371

Mississippi $55,827

Top Paying Cities for Social 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: $78,957
San Francisco: $78,093
Oakland: $76,447

San Jose, CA $78,957

San Francisco, CA $78,093

Oakland, CA $76,447

New York, NY $72,077

Paramus, NJ $71,201

Queens Village, NY $71,197

Passaic, NJ $71,138

Bergenfield, NJ $71,132

Stamford, CT $70,995

Huntington, NY $70,969

Newark, NJ $70,506

Bridgeport, CT $70,374

Vallejo, CA $70,250

New Brunswick, NJ $70,225

Petaluma, CA $70,187

Middlesex, NJ $70,068

Somerset, NJ $70,024

Santa Cruz, CA $69,943

Boston, MA $69,561

Monterey, CA $69,341

Seattle, WA $69,198

Santa Rosa, CA $69,186

Los Angeles, CA $69,167

Juneau, AK $69,004

Washington, DC $68,935

Orange, CA $68,712

Santa Ana, CA $68,547

Long Beach, CA $68,484

Anaheim, CA $68,472

Anchorage, AK $68,441

Santa Maria, CA $68,253

Everett, WA $68,240

Danbury, CT $68,020

Bremerton, WA $67,934

Tacoma, WA $67,708

New Suffolk, NY $67,707

Sacramento, CA $67,689

Santa Barbara, CA $67,621

Trenton, NJ $67,552

San Diego, CA $67,552

Brockton, MA $67,483

Fairbanks, AK $67,329

Lompoc, CA $67,170

Lowell, MA $67,119

Ventura, CA $67,107

Nashua, NH $67,095

Stockton, CA $67,088

Modesto, CA $66,631

Poughkeepsie, NY $66,494

Olympia, WA $66,375

Kennewick, WA $66,375

New Haven, CT $66,350

Lawrence, MA $66,124

Hartford, CT $66,062

Riverside, CA $66,049

New Bedford, MA $65,987

Richland, WA $65,987

Bakersfield, CA $65,899

San Bernardino, CA $65,874

New Britain, CT $65,868

Atlantic City, NJ $65,868

New London, CT $65,843

Norwich, CT $65,824

Portsmouth, NH $65,811

Boulder, CO $65,679

Portland, OR $65,592

Worcester, MA $65,586

Minneapolis, MN $65,392

Philadelphia, PA $65,304

Honolulu, HI $65,098

Saint Paul, MN $65,068

Vineland, NJ $65,054

Providence, RI $64,872

Chicago, IL $64,691

Bellingham, WA $64,616

Springfield, MA $64,566

Baltimore, MD $64,547

Chico, CA $64,390

Pittsfield, MA $64,221

Manchester, NH $64,102

Spokane, WA $63,827

Denver, CO $63,821

Albany, NY $63,526

Troy, NY $63,501

Nassau, NY $63,434

Schenectady, NY $63,370

Wilmington, DE $63,320

Burlington, VT $63,232

Salem, OR $63,207

Portland, ME $63,013

Yakima, WA $62,951

Rochester, MN $62,757

Reno, NV $62,725

Fresno, CA $62,725

Milwaukee, WI $62,669

Detroit, MI $62,606

Ann Arbor, MI $62,596

Allentown, PA $62,587

Colorado Springs, CO $62,481

Syracuse, NY $62,450

Carson City, NV $62,450

Houston, TX $62,362

Eugene, OR $62,331

Gary, IN $62,256

Springfield, OR $62,206

Bismarck, ND $62,193

Galveston, TX $62,149

Medford, OR $62,055

Fort Collins, CO $62,030

Concord, NH $61,999

Austin, TX $61,980

Mesa, AZ $61,849

Reading, PA $61,843

Phoenix, AZ $61,836

Dallas, TX $61,818

Saint Cloud, MN $61,757

Madison, WI $61,674

Utica, NY $61,505

Rochester, NY $61,404

Des Moines, IA $61,398

Raleigh, NC $61,392

Atlanta, GA $61,298

Battle Creek, MI $61,279

Salt Lake City, UT $61,260

Lancaster, PA $61,166

Harrisburg, PA $61,079

Kansas City, MO $61,016

Champaign, IL $61,004

Kansas City, KS $61,004

Fort Worth, TX $60,997

Columbus, OH $60,987

Boca Raton, FL $60,972

Pittsburgh, PA $60,947

Richmond, VA $60,922

Indianapolis, IN $60,910

Cleveland, OH $60,904

Las Vegas, NV $60,828

Cincinnati, OH $60,828

Petersburg, VA $60,735

Huntsville, AL $60,641

Lansing, MI $60,599

Lebanon, PA $60,591

Pueblo, CO $60,584

Appleton, WI $60,566

Buffalo, NY $60,540

Dayton, OH $60,522

Racine, WI $60,509

Charlotte, NC $60,503

Saint Louis, MO $60,484

York, PA $60,447

Elkhart, IN $60,447

Gastonia, NC $60,435

Billings, MT $60,420

Beaumont, TX $60,403

Lorain, OH $60,390

Benton Harbor, MI $60,378

Toledo, OH $60,365

Binghamton, NY $60,334

Rock Hill, SC $60,328

Rockford, IL $60,296

Springfield, IL $60,271

Elyria, OH $60,265

Fargo, ND $60,265

Flagstaff, AZ $60,221

Fort Lauderdale, FL $60,184

Duluth, MN $60,146

Miami, FL $60,146

Cheyenne, WY $60,102

Grand Forks, ND $60,102

Bangor, ME $59,965

Cedar Rapids, IA $59,896

Durham, NC $59,869

Louisville, KY $59,864

Grand Rapids, MI $59,852

Hialeah, FL $59,846

Casper, WY $59,758

Scranton, PA $59,683

New Orleans, LA $59,664

Virginia Beach, VA $59,658

Akron, OH $59,627

Peoria, IL $59,545

Sarasota, FL $59,533

Nashville, TN $59,489

Omaha, NE $59,489

Green Bay, WI $59,489

Baton Rouge, LA $59,457

Charleston, SC $59,445

Jamestown, NY $59,414

Davenport, IA $59,414

Tucson, AZ $59,382

Saint Petersburg, FL $59,345

Tampa, FL $59,332

Evansville, IN $59,295

Port Arthur, TX $59,295

Bradenton, FL $59,270

Santa Fe, NM $59,157

Orlando, FL $59,044

Clearwater, FL $59,026

Canton, OH $58,894

La Crosse, WI $58,894

Albuquerque, NM $58,857

Newport News, VA $58,850

High Point, NC $58,831

Ogden, UT $58,806

Corpus Christi, TX $58,756

Norfolk, VA $58,719

Laramie, WY $58,719

Rock Island, IL $58,681

Saginaw, MI $58,669

Jacksonville, FL $58,662

Salisbury, NC $58,650

Boise, ID $58,637

Moline, IL $58,606

Fort Myers, FL $58,587

Memphis, TN $58,575

Tulsa, OK $58,544

Waterloo, IA $58,506

Spartanburg, SC $58,443

Lincoln, NE $58,412

Fort Wayne, IN $58,400

Provo, UT $58,393

Cedar Falls, IA $58,318

San Antonio, TX $58,293

Greensboro, NC $58,268

South Bend, IN $58,262

Savannah, GA $58,193

Muskegon, MI $58,168

Birmingham, AL $58,162

Winston Salem, NC $58,131

Lake Charles, LA $57,980

Anderson, IN $57,968

Lexington, KY $57,949

Augusta, GA $57,930

Greenville, SC $57,930

Lima, OH $57,880

Wichita, KS $57,874

Tuscaloosa, AL $57,874

Columbia, SC $57,817

Springfield, OH $57,805

Asheville, NC $57,705

Bloomington, IN $57,661

Knoxville, TN $57,436

Shreveport, LA $57,429

Wilmington, NC $57,348

Roanoke, VA $57,348

Topeka, KS $57,235

Frankfort, KY $57,228

Oklahoma City, OK $57,185

Chillicothe, OH $57,160

Longview, TX $57,154

Melbourne, FL $57,148

Sioux Falls, SD $57,047

Mobile, AL $57,041

Terre Haute, IN $57,016

Altoona, PA $56,979

Amarillo, TX $56,935

Killeen, TX $56,916

Fayetteville, AR $56,866

Chattanooga, TN $56,847

Sioux City, IA $56,791

Idaho Falls, ID $56,778

Lynchburg, VA $56,728

Gainesville, FL $56,647

Portsmouth, OH $56,615

Little Rock, AR $56,603

Lafayette, LA $56,578

Youngstown, OH $56,578

Daytona Beach, FL $56,540

Clarksville, TN $56,534

Pensacola, FL $56,528

Temple, TX $56,523

Hopkinsville, KY $56,340

Erie, PA $56,327

Florence, SC $56,302

Charleston, WV $56,202

Great Falls, MT $56,171

Macon, GA $56,083

Tallahassee, FL $56,077

Fayetteville, NC $56,065

Waco, TX $56,052

Helena, MT $56,008

Pine Bluff, AR $55,984

Vincennes, IN $55,908

Lubbock, TX $55,883

Alamogordo, NM $55,845

Twin Falls, ID $55,789

Rapid City, SD $55,770

Jackson, MS $55,658

Huntington, WV $55,653

Greenville, MS $55,651

Parkersburg, WV $55,588

Montgomery, AL $55,576

Wichita Falls, TX $55,514

Springfield, MO $55,514

Biloxi, MS $55,482

Monroe, LA $55,420

Johnstown, PA $55,376

Sumter, SC $55,351

Columbus, GA $55,345

Pascagoula, MS $55,226

Abilene, TX $55,226

Kingsport, TN $55,063

Albany, GA $55,063

Gulfport, MS $55,044

Alexandria, LA $54,838

Fort Smith, AR $54,681

El Paso, TX $54,512

Las Cruces, NM $54,230

Harlingen, TX $54,071

Pocatello, ID $54,061

Florence, AL $53,980

Brownsville, TX $53,967

Mcallen, TX $53,836

Dothan, AL $53,748

Columbus, MS $53,377

Altus, OK $53,085

Lawton, OK $52,966

Pierre, SD $52,741

What Skills Can Increase a Social Planner's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Planning (Mentioned in 8.84% 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.
Patient Care (Mentioned in 2.49% Job Postings): Patient care refers to the prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of physical and mental well-being through services offered by health professionals.
Geriatrics (Mentioned in 1.28% Job Postings): Geriatrics, or geriatric medicine, is a medical specialty focused on providing care for the unique health needs of older adults. The term geriatrics originates from the Greek geron meaning "old man", and iatros meaning "healer".

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	8.84%
Patient Care	2.49%
Geriatrics	1.28%

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 Social Planner's salary.

Coaching: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Psychiatric: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Verbal Communication: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Coaching	$65,104	4%
Psychiatric	$64,478	3%
Verbal Communication	$64,478	3%
Collaboration	$64,478	3%
Commitment	$63,852	2%
Patient Care	$63,852	2%

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How Education impacts a Social Planner's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Social Planners enter the field with a Master's Degree or MBA 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 Social Planner with a Master's Degree or MBA is between $71,017 and $74,969).

Social Planner Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Social Planner

No Diploma 0.1%

High School 0.8%

Associates 1.5%

Bachelors 5.1%

Masters 91.4%

Doctorate 1.1%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.1%
High School	0.8%
Associates	1.5%
Bachelors	5.1%
Masters	91.4%
Doctorate	1.1%

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

Understanding how a Social 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.

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$56,349

Average $62,600/year

$70,409

$4,696

Average $5,217/month

$5,867

$1,084

Average $1,204/week

$1,354

$27

Average $30/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,409	$5,867	$1,354	$34
Average	$62,600	$5,217	$1,204	$30
25th Percentile	$56,349	$4,696	$1,084	$27

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Salary Trends for Social Planner

Salaries for a Social Planner can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $73,191 in 2023 to around $69,645 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Social Planner salary trends, .

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2023

$73,191

2024

$71,056

2025

$69,645

2026

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