Urban and Regional Planners
SOC code 19-3051 · 815 certified H-1B positions, FY2023–FY2026.
815
certified positions
$81,000
Median pay
$69,550
25th pct
$96,312
75th pct
$119,359
90th pct
$60,540
10th pct
Estimates from public U.S. Department of Labor records — wages are
employer-attested offered wages, not verified salaries paid; counts are filings, not
people. Not legal, financial, or career advice. See our
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Data: DOL filings FY2023–FY2026 (through June 2026) · Page updated October 2026
$71,219
Median prevailing wage
$60,540$81,000 median$119,359
Quarterly median pay 2022-Q4 → 2026-Q2 · ▲ 1.3%
Wage-level mix DOL prevailing-wage levels on these filings
Level I · Entry — 349 (44%), med $71,400Level II · Qualified — 260 (33%), med $81,463Level III · Experienced — 95 (12%), med $93,995Level IV · Fully competent — 81 (10%), med $124,800
Top employers hiring
| Employer | Positions | Median |
|---|---|---|
| AECOM Technical Services Inc | 43 | $90,001 |
| Sasaki Associates | 38 | $79,125 |
| WSP USA Inc. | 21 | $104,645 |
| HRA ADVISORS INC | 17 | $92,700 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 8 | $84,924 |
| Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP | 8 | $92,385 |
| METROPOLITAN AREA PLANNING COUNCIL | 8 | $76,156 |
| Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. | 7 | $109,361 |
| Perkins & Will, Inc. | 7 | $65,811 |
| TOOLE DESIGN GROUP LLC | 7 | $75,000 |
| M. Arthur Gensler Jr. & Associates, Inc. | 6 | $82,000 |
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS | 6 | $94,578 |
| CBTCHILDS BERTMAN TSECKARES INC | 6 | $69,125 |
| VAN METER WILLIAMS POLLACK LLP | 5 | $91,998 |
| WALLACE ROBERTS TODD LLC | 5 | $80,000 |
Top states
| State | Positions |
|---|---|
| California | 147 |
| New York | 131 |
| Massachusetts | 79 |
| Texas | 74 |
| Florida | 45 |
| New Jersey | 34 |
| Illinois | 31 |
| Georgia | 28 |
| Pennsylvania | 27 |
| Tennessee | 20 |
| Washington | 19 |
| District of Columbia | 18 |
| Ohio | 16 |
| Virginia | 15 |
| Michigan | 13 |