The annual salary statistics of urban and regional planners in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of urban and regional planners in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $61,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $104,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $106,730 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for urban and regional planners in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $106,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,930.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of urban and regional planners from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $83,750 | 1.62% | 19.96% |
| 2021 | $82,390 | 1.04% | - |
| 2020 | $81,530 | 0.59% | - |
| 2019 | $81,050 | -0.85% | - |
| 2018 | $81,740 | 1.37% | - |
| 2017 | $80,620 | 1.81% | - |
| 2016 | $79,160 | 5.56% | - |
| 2015 | $74,760 | 8.98% | - |
| 2014 | $68,050 | 0.91% | - |
| 2013 | $67,430 | 0.59% | - |
| 2012 | $67,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $83,750 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for urban and regional planners in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of urban and regional planners in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 14.1 percent (14.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Barnstable Town and 27.0 percent (27.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Barnstable Town | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Springfield | |
| Worcester | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Framingham | |
| Peabody | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area |