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

A Town Planner's salary grows with experience: a Capacity Planner I (0-2 years)earns $66,563, a Town Planner (2-4 years)earns $73,696, a Capacity Planner III (4-7 years)earns $96,662, a Capacity Planning Supervisor (7+ years)earns $92,991, a Capacity Planning Manager (7+ years)earns $126,542,

What are the highest paying states for a Town Planner?

Town Planner salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Town Planner roles are District of Columbia $82,105, California $81,794, Massachusetts $80,704. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Town Planner roles make?

Salaries for Town Planner level roles vary by specialization: Town Administrator: $129,097; Assistant Town Engineer: $91,984; Planner: $91,859; Town Manager: $91,424; Town Supervisor: $57,162.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Town 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.

Town Planner Salary in the United States

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

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Town Planner in the United States is $74,156 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $86,100
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $66,376 to $80,408
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $59,293

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Town Planner Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$80,408	$6,701	$1,546	$39
Average	$74,156	$6,180	$1,426	$36
25th Percentile	$66,376	$5,531	$1,276	$32

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Key Factors That Influence Town Planner Salaries

A Town 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 Town Planner Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Town 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): $66,563
Early Career (1-2 years): $73,696
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $96,662
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $92,991
Expert (over 8 years): $126,542

Levels	Salary
Capacity ... Level Town Planner	$66,563
Town Plan... Level Town Planner	$73,696
Capacity ... Level Town Planner	$96,662
Capacity ... Level Town Planner	$92,991
Capacity ... Level Town Planner	$126,542

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

District of Columbia: $82,105.
California: $81,794.
Massachusetts: $80,704.

District of Columbia $82,105 California $81,794 Massachusetts $80,704 Washington $80,407 New Jersey $80,377 Alaska $80,273 Connecticut $79,250 New York $78,835

Hawaii $77,507 Rhode Island $76,885 Maryland $76,462 Minnesota $75,883 Colorado $75,661 Illinois $75,587 Oregon $75,305 Delaware $75,097

New Hampshire $74,967 Virginia $74,675 Pennsylvania $73,822 Nevada $73,392 North Dakota $73,251 Michigan $73,028 Wisconsin $72,947 Vermont $72,784

Texas $72,331 Maine $72,302 Arizona $72,257 Ohio $72,205 Georgia $71,523 Indiana $71,182 Wyoming $71,115 Utah $71,011

Iowa $70,967 Kansas $70,611 Louisiana $70,507 North Carolina $70,470 Missouri $70,455 Florida $70,166 Montana $70,010 Nebraska $69,862

Kentucky $69,780 South Carolina $69,484 Tennessee $69,298 Idaho $69,224 New Mexico $68,683 Oklahoma $68,564 Alabama $68,127 South Dakota $67,393

Arkansas $66,992 West Virginia $66,777 Mississippi $66,132

Top Paying Cities for Town 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: $93,532
San Francisco: $92,613
Oakland: $90,559

San Jose, CA $93,532

San Francisco, CA $92,613

Oakland, CA $90,559

New York, NY $85,939

Queens Village, NY $85,383

Paramus, NJ $84,790

Passaic, NJ $84,715

Bergenfield, NJ $84,641

Stamford, CT $84,530

Huntington, NY $84,456

Newark, NJ $83,974

Bridgeport, CT $83,825

New Brunswick, NJ $83,581

Vallejo, CA $83,425

Middlesex, NJ $83,381

Somerset, NJ $83,314

Petaluma, CA $83,143

Santa Cruz, CA $82,854

Boston, MA $82,706

Monterey, CA $82,335

Fairbanks, AK $82,283

Los Angeles, CA $82,142

Washington, DC $82,105

Seattle, WA $81,972

Santa Rosa, CA $81,957

Juneau, AK $81,742

Orange, CA $81,497

Anchorage, AK $81,364

Anaheim, CA $81,312

Santa Ana, CA $81,200

Nassau, NY $81,156

Long Beach, CA $81,126

Danbury, CT $81,104

Santa Maria, CA $80,852

Everett, WA $80,837

Bremerton, WA $80,474

Trenton, NJ $80,333

Sacramento, CA $80,303

San Diego, CA $80,266

Brockton, MA $80,236

Tacoma, WA $80,207

Santa Barbara, CA $80,103

Lowell, MA $79,806

New Suffolk, NY $79,777

Nashua, NH $79,688

Lompoc, CA $79,569

Ventura, CA $79,495

Stockton, CA $79,473

New Haven, CT $79,324

Atlantic City, NJ $79,131

Hartford, CT $78,968

Modesto, CA $78,931

Poughkeepsie, NY $78,768

New Britain, CT $78,731

Olympia, WA $78,627

Kennewick, WA $78,627

New London, CT $78,612

Norwich, CT $78,590

Lawrence, MA $78,553

Bakersfield, CA $78,345

Riverside, CA $78,242

New Bedford, MA $78,242

Richland, WA $78,167

Portsmouth, NH $78,108

Vineland, NJ $78,093

San Bernardino, CA $78,034

Boulder, CO $77,826

Worcester, MA $77,767

Portland, OR $77,700

Saint Paul, MN $77,611

Minneapolis, MN $77,611

Philadelphia, PA $77,507

Honolulu, HI $77,114

Springfield, MA $76,855

Providence, RI $76,847

Chicago, IL $76,632

Bellingham, WA $76,543

Baltimore, MD $76,462

Chico, CA $76,276

Wilmington, DE $76,150

Pittsfield, MA $76,076

Manchester, NH $75,935

Spokane, WA $75,609

Denver, CO $75,602

Albany, NY $75,253

Troy, NY $75,223

Schenectady, NY $75,068

Burlington, VT $74,905

Portland, ME $74,645

Salem, OR $74,586

Yakima, WA $74,571

Ann Arbor, MI $74,549

Rochester, MN $74,341

Fresno, CA $74,304

Reno, NV $74,304

Milwaukee, WI $74,237

Detroit, MI $74,163

Allentown, PA $74,141

Carson City, NV $74,133

Houston, TX $74,022

Colorado Springs, CO $74,015

Syracuse, NY $73,978

Eugene, OR $73,837

Bismarck, ND $73,748

Gary, IN $73,748

Galveston, TX $73,748

Springfield, OR $73,688

Medford, OR $73,510

Fort Collins, CO $73,481

Austin, TX $73,421

Mesa, AZ $73,266

Phoenix, AZ $73,251

Dallas, TX $73,229

Reading, PA $73,184

Saint Cloud, MN $73,154

Concord, NH $73,088

Madison, WI $73,058

Utica, NY $72,858

Raleigh, NC $72,799

Las Vegas, NV $72,791

Rochester, NY $72,739

Des Moines, IA $72,732

Atlanta, GA $72,613

Battle Creek, MI $72,591

Salt Lake City, UT $72,569

Lancaster, PA $72,457

Champaign, IL $72,443

Harrisburg, PA $72,354

Durham, NC $72,287

Kansas City, MO $72,279

Kansas City, KS $72,265

Fort Worth, TX $72,257

Boca Raton, FL $72,228

Cleveland, OH $72,220

Columbus, OH $72,205

Pittsburgh, PA $72,198

Richmond, VA $72,168

Indianapolis, IN $72,153

Cincinnati, OH $72,057

Petersburg, VA $71,946

Billings, MT $71,783

Lansing, MI $71,783

Huntsville, AL $71,783

Lebanon, PA $71,775

Dayton, OH $71,768

Pueblo, CO $71,768

Appleton, WI $71,746

Buffalo, NY $71,716

Racine, WI $71,679

Charlotte, NC $71,671

Saint Louis, MO $71,649

Springfield, IL $71,619

Elkhart, IN $71,605

York, PA $71,605

Gastonia, NC $71,597

Benton Harbor, MI $71,597

Beaumont, TX $71,553

Lorain, OH $71,538

Toledo, OH $71,508

Binghamton, NY $71,471

Rock Hill, SC $71,464

Rockford, IL $71,427

Fargo, ND $71,390

Elyria, OH $71,390

Flagstaff, AZ $71,338

Fort Lauderdale, FL $71,293

Miami, FL $71,249

Duluth, MN $71,130

Bangor, ME $71,034

Cedar Rapids, IA $70,952

Louisville, KY $70,915

Grand Rapids, MI $70,900

Hialeah, FL $70,893

Casper, WY $70,789

Scranton, PA $70,700

New Orleans, LA $70,678

Virginia Beach, VA $70,670

Akron, OH $70,633

Peoria, IL $70,537

Sarasota, FL $70,522

Green Bay, WI $70,470

Baton Rouge, LA $70,433

Charleston, SC $70,418

Nashville, TN $70,396

Jamestown, NY $70,381

Davenport, IA $70,381

Tucson, AZ $70,344

Cheyenne, WY $70,322

Saint Petersburg, FL $70,300

Tampa, FL $70,285

Omaha, NE $70,270

Port Arthur, TX $70,240

Evansville, IN $70,240

Bradenton, FL $70,211

Santa Fe, NM $70,077

Orlando, FL $70,003

Clearwater, FL $69,921

Canton, OH $69,766

La Crosse, WI $69,766

Grand Forks, ND $69,743

Albuquerque, NM $69,721

Tulsa, OK $69,721

Newport News, VA $69,714

High Point, NC $69,691

Ogden, UT $69,662

Corpus Christi, TX $69,602

Laramie, WY $69,558

Norfolk, VA $69,558

Rock Island, IL $69,513

Saginaw, MI $69,499

Jacksonville, FL $69,491

Salisbury, NC $69,476

Memphis, TN $69,462

Moline, IL $69,424

Fort Myers, FL $69,402

Waterloo, IA $69,306

Spartanburg, SC $69,232

Lincoln, NE $69,195

Fort Wayne, IN $69,180

Birmingham, AL $69,098

Cedar Falls, IA $69,083

Provo, UT $69,076

Springfield, OH $69,069

San Antonio, TX $69,054

Greensboro, NC $69,024

South Bend, IN $69,017

Winston Salem, NC $69,009

Boise, ID $68,987

Savannah, GA $68,935

Muskegon, MI $68,802

Lima, OH $68,713

Lake Charles, LA $68,683

Anderson, IN $68,668

Lexington, KY $68,646

Augusta, GA $68,624

Greenville, SC $68,624

Wichita, KS $68,557

Tuscaloosa, AL $68,557

Columbia, SC $68,490

Bloomington, IN $68,305

Roanoke, VA $68,260

Asheville, NC $68,164

Knoxville, TN $68,038

Shreveport, LA $68,030

Wilmington, NC $67,934

Frankfort, KY $67,793

Oklahoma City, OK $67,741

Chillicothe, OH $67,711

Longview, TX $67,704

Topeka, KS $67,682

Mobile, AL $67,571

Terre Haute, IN $67,541

Erie, PA $67,534

Altoona, PA $67,496

Melbourne, FL $67,474

Amarillo, TX $67,445

Killeen, TX $67,422

Fayetteville, AR $67,363

Sioux Falls, SD $67,311

Chattanooga, TN $67,267

Idaho Falls, ID $67,259

Gainesville, FL $67,103

Portsmouth, OH $67,066

Little Rock, AR $67,051

Lynchburg, VA $67,051

Lafayette, LA $67,022

Youngstown, OH $67,022

Temple, TX $66,992

Daytona Beach, FL $66,977

Clarksville, TN $66,970

Pensacola, FL $66,963

Hopkinsville, KY $66,740

Charleston, WV $66,733

Florence, SC $66,696

Sioux City, IA $66,651

Macon, GA $66,436

Tallahassee, FL $66,429

Fayetteville, NC $66,414

Waco, TX $66,399

Wichita Falls, TX $66,399

Pine Bluff, AR $66,369

Vincennes, IN $66,228

Lubbock, TX $66,199

Great Falls, MT $66,154

Alamogordo, NM $66,147

Abilene, TX $66,087

Rapid City, SD $65,991

Monroe, LA $65,991

Albany, GA $65,947

Huntington, WV $65,939

Jackson, MS $65,932

Greenville, MS $65,924

Parkersburg, WV $65,850

Montgomery, AL $65,835

Johnstown, PA $65,821

Springfield, MO $65,761

Biloxi, MS $65,724

Sumter, SC $65,568

Columbus, GA $65,561

Twin Falls, ID $65,516

Pascagoula, MS $65,420

Kingsport, TN $65,227

Gulfport, MS $65,205

Alexandria, LA $64,960

Fort Smith, AR $64,775

El Paso, TX $64,575

Helena, MT $64,478

Las Cruces, NM $64,241

Harlingen, TX $64,033

Pocatello, ID $63,967

Florence, AL $63,944

Brownsville, TX $63,930

Dothan, AL $63,811

Mcallen, TX $63,774

Columbus, MS $63,225

Altus, OK $62,884

Lawton, OK $62,743

Pierre, SD $62,476

What Skills Can Increase a Town Planner's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Planning (Mentioned in 19.85% 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.
Tableau (Mentioned in 2.01% Job Postings): Using business intelligence software to perform data analysis, data visualization, and the BI process of an organization.
ERP Systems (Mentioned in 1.26% Job Postings): Leveraging advanced tools and software systems to automate and manage core business functions cost-effectively to maximize performance.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	19.85%
Tableau	2.01%
ERP Systems	1.26%

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 Town Planner's salary.

Organizational Skills: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Capacity Planning: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Organizational Skills	$77,122	4%
Leadership	$77,122	4%
Capacity Planning	$76,380	3%
ERP Systems	$76,380	3%
Python	$76,380	3%
Demand Forecasting	$76,380	3%

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How Education impacts a Town Planner's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Town Planners 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 Town Planner with a Bachelor's Degree is between $76,803 and $82,291).

Town Planner Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Town Planner

No Diploma 1.2%

High School 16.7%

Associates 6.2%

Bachelors 53.7%

Masters 22.2%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.2%
High School	16.7%
Associates	6.2%
Bachelors	53.7%
Masters	22.2%
Doctorate	0.0%

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

Understanding how a Town 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 April 01, 2026

$66,376

Average $74,156/year

$80,408

$5,531

Average $6,180/month

$6,701

$1,276

Average $1,426/week

$1,546

$32

Average $36/hour

$39

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$80,408	$6,701	$1,546	$39
Average	$74,156	$6,180	$1,426	$36
25th Percentile	$66,376	$5,531	$1,276	$32

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Salary Trends for Town Planner

Salaries for a Town Planner can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $66,288 in 2023 to around $66,359 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Town Planner salary trends, .

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