Urban Planner, H-1B salary
What 155 H-1B filings report for “Urban Planner” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for an Urban Planner?
$65k median H-1B base salary for an Urban Planner, typically $51k to $90k, across 155 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $75k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California23$75k+$10k
- 2New York35$65ksame
- 3Texas33$61k−$4k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $65kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for an Urban Planner?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Urban Planner roles are Modern Land Seattle, AECOM, RKG Associates, Asakura Robinson Company, and The Broussard Group, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Urban Planner filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Modern Land Seattle9 filings$80k
- 2AECOM9 filings$61k
- 3RKG Associates5 filings$75k
- 4Asakura Robinson Company5 filings$54k
- 5The Broussard Group5 filings$48k
- 6CallisonRTKL Architects4 filings$62k
- 7HOK4 filings$56k
- 8Swa Group4 filings$60k
- 9Yinyu Asset LLC4 filings$65k
- 10America Modern Green Development (Houston), LLC4 filings$61k
- 11Stantec4 filings$77k
- 12Environmental Simulation Ctr Ltd3 filings$61k
- 13Hester Street Collaborative Inc.3 filings$65k
- 14JHP Architecture/Urban Design, PC3 filings$56k
- 15RPC Development Group LLC3 filings$66k
- 16New York City Department of City Planning3 filings$63k
- 17Canin Associates, Inc.2 filings$55k
- 18Chinatown Community Development Center2 filings$81k
- 19Boston2 filings$101k
- 20Echo Bloom, LLC2 filings$66k
- 21Environmental Simulation Center Ltd2 filings$53k
- 22Farmer Morgan LLC2 filings$48k
- 23Ferrandino & Associates Inc.2 filings$52k
- 24Hord Coplan Macht2 filings$59k
- 25Link Lab2 filings$60k
- 26Lionheart Places, LLC2 filings$70k
- 27Mapbox2 filings$91k
- 28Participant Capital Advisors, LLC2 filings$62k
- 29Pyatok Architects2 filings$66k
- 30SJH Engineering2 filings$75k
- 31Arcadis2 filings$71k
- 32Development Strategies, Inc.2 filings$57k
- 33FXCollaborative2 filings$74k
- 34Gina Sofola & Associates2 filings$60k
- 35Industry Partners Inc.2 filings$130k
- 36NBBJ2 filings$69k
- 37Regional Centers Holding Group2 filings$98k
- 38AMERCO Real Estate Company1 filings$77k
- 39BCEG International Investment-US1 filings$80k
- 40Beyer Blinder Belle1 filings$94k
- 41BidVita, Inc.1 filings$104k
- 42China Construction America1 filings$79k
- 43City of San Angelo1 filings$41k
- 44Civilitude1 filings$75k
- 45Concord Engineering Group1 filings$66k
- 46City of Las Cruces1 filings$62k
- 47Ecocity Builders1 filings$62k
- 48Elkus Manfredi Architects1 filings$80k
- 49Equity Environmental Engineering LLC1 filings$55k
- 50Forefront Development Partners LLC1 filings$68k
Related titles in this family
260 filings carry “Urban Planner” in the title, across 49 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Urban Planner/Designer17 filings$66k
- 2Urban Planner II10 filings$68k
- 3Urban Planner I6 filings$54k
- 4Urban Planner Project Manager5 filings$73k
- 5Permit Coordinator and Urban Planner4 filings$69k
- 6Urban Planner and Designer4 filings$90k
- 7Associate I (Urban Planner)3 filings$70k
- 8Senior Urban Planner3 filings$83k
- 9Urban Planner/Asst. Superintendent3 filings$50k
- 10Associate Urban Planner2 filings$57k
- 11Intern Level 1 Urban Planner2 filings$55k
- 12Junior Urban Planner2 filings$60k
Figures are for the exact title “Urban Planner”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.