Salaries of planners vary by education, type of employer, experience, size of community, and area of the country.
Urban and regional planners who work full time usually receive benefits. Common benefits are health insurance, sick leave, paid vacation, and a retirement plan. Those who work part time are less likely to receive benefits.
Urban and regional planners (SOC 19-3051)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
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| Illinois | Hourly | $36.69 | $45.15 | $56.11 |
| Yearly | $76,308 | $93,917 | $116,708 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $36.80 | $40.45 | $55.01 |
| Yearly | $76,544 | $84,130 | $114,423 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $26.10 | $26.52 | $39.41 |
| Yearly | $54,286 | $55,166 | $81,986 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $41.81 | $52.82 | $62.70 |
| Yearly | $86,961 | $109,856 | $130,418 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $28.35 | $34.30 | $41.49 |
| Yearly | $58,978 | $71,357 | $86,292 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $38.59 | $48.85 | $56.11 |
| Yearly | $80,262 | $101,605 | $116,710 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $40.01 | $46.41 | $56.11 |
| Yearly | $83,221 | $96,532 | $116,712 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $33.33 | $40.86 | $46.61 |
| Yearly | $69,320 | $84,991 | $96,947 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $26.34 | $36.42 | $53.94 |
| Yearly | $54,779 | $75,749 | $112,193 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $31.78 | $38.39 | $54.44 |
| Yearly | $66,100 | $79,848 | $113,245 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $31.31 | $40.52 | $53.18 |
| Yearly | $65,130 | $84,293 | $110,615 | |
| Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $26.17 | $30.63 | $37.65 |
| Yearly | $54,444 | $63,726 | $78,302 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $35.40 | $49.18 | $49.51 |
| Yearly | $73,647 | $102,298 | $102,980 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $32.46 | $39.61 | $48.65 |
| Yearly | $67,534 | $82,378 | $101,209 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $26.52 | $27.79 | $38.08 |
| Yearly | $55,166 | $57,800 | $79,204 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $32.95 | $43.64 | $68.78 |
| Yearly | $68,532 | $90,768 | $143,069 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $34.61 | $43.56 | $51.41 |
| Yearly | $72,002 | $90,605 | $106,931 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $33.54 | $40.60 | $46.99 |
| Yearly | $69,781 | $84,441 | $97,733 | |
| St Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $28.89 | $35.98 | $46.60 |
| Yearly | $60,082 | $74,838 | $96,918 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $36.88 | $48.50 | $57.45 |
| Yearly | $76,714 | $100,872 | $119,511 | |
| United States | Hourly | $34.63 | $42.94 | $52.90 |
| Yearly | $72,020 | $89,320 | $110,030 | |