The annual salary statistics of urban and regional planners in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of urban and regional planners in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $44,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $81,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for urban and regional planners in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $83,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,830.
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 | $60,460 | 7.06% | 23.80% |
| 2020 | $56,190 | -5.45% | - |
| 2019 | $59,250 | 6.03% | - |
| 2018 | $55,680 | 3.95% | - |
| 2017 | $53,480 | 28.68% | - |
| 2016 | $38,140 | 2.99% | - |
| 2015 | $37,000 | 5.97% | - |
| 2014 | $34,790 | -39.98% | - |
| 2013 | $48,700 | 5.40% | - |
| 2012 | $46,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,460 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for urban and regional planners in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of urban and regional planners in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 21.1 percent (21.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 30.1 percent (30.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.