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Urban and Regional Planners

H-1B & Green Card Salary Data and Market Analysis

Note: No data found for the last 5 years. Automatically expanded to show all available years (20 years total, starting from 2008).

305

Total Filings

All time (charts below use selected years)

$63,019

Median Salary

National Average

-41.4%

Growth

Growth 2008-2019 (Filing Volume)

15

Top Employers

Hiring This Role
Salary Distribution (All Employers + Top Employer Overlays)
10th Percentile

$45,178

25th Percentile

$51,500

Median (50th)

$59,600

75th Percentile

$72,475

90th Percentile

$85,822

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Top Employers Hiring Urban and Regional Planners
Employer Filings Median Salary Salary Range Approval Rate
WILBUR SMITH ASSOCIATES 13 $50,464 $40,477 - $67,000 92.3%
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERMENTS 9 $57,949 $47,882 - $73,195 77.8%
CDM SMITH INC 7 $70,157 $51,272 - $78,541 100.0%
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS 7 $56,635 $45,844 - $64,474 100.0%
SKIDMORE, OWINGS & MERRILL LLP 7 $75,917 $59,550 - $96,000 100.0%
PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF, INC. 6 $63,629 $41,995 - $86,600 100.0%
SASAKI ASSOCIATES 6 $79,990 $69,680 - $95,000 100.0%
CITY OF HOUSTON 5 $45,178 $45,178 - $45,178 100.0%
AECOM TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC. 5 $70,346 $61,672 - $92,747 100.0%
HELLMUTH OBATA + KASSABAUM, INC. 5 $69,885 $55,000 - $90,000 80.0%
CAMBRIDGE SYSTEMATICS, INC. 5 $66,038 $60,000 - $75,000 100.0%
HNTB CORPORATION 5 $75,113 $53,580 - $104,333 100.0%
JACOBS ENGINEERING 4 $81,197 $64,375 - $100,000 100.0%
MICHAEL BAKER JR., INC. 4 $54,257 $53,872 - $54,642 25.0%
CALTHORPE ASSOCIATES 4 $65,802 $62,379 - $67,500 100.0%
Geographic Distribution
Based on 305 filings in selected period (charts use selected years, not all-time total)
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Median Salary by State
Based on selected period (same 305 filings as above)
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Top Metro Areas
City State Filings Median Salary
NEW YORK NY 30 $74,816
LOS ANGELES CA 29 $62,353
COLUMBIA SC 13 $50,464
HOUSTON TX 11 $50,025
DALLAS TX 8 $58,835
WATERTOWN MA 7 $79,260
SAN FRANCISCO CA 6 $67,763
BALTIMORE MD 6 $54,002
KANSAS CITY MO 5 $75,113
ARLINGTON TX 5 $55,657
Filing Volume Trend
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Median Salary Trend
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Year-over-Year Statistics
Fiscal Year Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
FY 2008 29 $54,316 75.9%
FY 2010 56 $62,082 94.6%
FY 2011 30 $63,387 93.3%
FY 2012 37 $57,592 86.5%
FY 2013 17 $64,638 88.2%
FY 2014 21 $67,910 95.2%
FY 2015 26 $64,431 88.5%
FY 2016 26 $61,209 96.2%
FY 2017 18 $61,481 100.0%
FY 2018 28 $70,821 85.7%
FY 2019 17 $73,840 88.2%
Company Comparison - Urban and Regional Planners

Compare how top companies pay for this role.

Company Filings Median Salary Approval Rate
WILBUR SMITH ASSOCIATES 13 $50,464 92.3%
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERMENTS 9 $57,949 77.8%
CDM SMITH INC 7 $70,157 100.0%
NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS 7 $56,635 100.0%
SKIDMORE, OWINGS & MERRILL LLP 7 $75,917 100.0%
Data Source: U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) H-1B and green card (PERM) disclosure data. Data shown for fiscal years 2021 to present. Last updated: February 19, 2026

Note on Salary Data: For data quality, we exclude salaries below $30,000 (likely data entry errors) and above $1,000,000 (lacking automated validation for ultra-high compensation packages). This may affect statistics for some executive and specialized positions.