Transportation35% remote-eligible+4.2% YoY growth

Transportation Planner Salary
by City (2026)

Plan transportation systems and policies to improve mobility, safety, and sustainability. National median: $82K/year. See how your city compares.

National median

$82K

Top 10% earn

$140K

Entry level

$62K

Salary growth

+4.2%/yr

Transportation Planner salary by city

Sorted by median salary

City	Entry	Median	Senior	COL	Tax
San Francisco, CA	$84K	$111K	$146K	224	9.3%
San Jose, CA	$82K	$108K	$143K	210	9.3%
Oakland, CA	$79K	$105K	$138K	185	9.3%
New York City, NY	$79K	$105K	$138K	187	6.85%
Cambridge, MA	$79K	$105K	$138K	185	5%
Washington, DC	$79K	$105K	$138K	152	8.5%
Pearl City, HI	$79K	$105K	$138K	185	11%
Bellevue, WA	$77K	$102K	$134K	175	None ✓
Irvine, CA	$76K	$101K	$133K	172	9.3%
Jersey City, NJ	$76K	$100K	$132K	162	10.75%
Yonkers, NY	$75K	$99K	$130K	165	6.85%
Bethesda, MD	$75K	$99K	$130K	165	5.75%
Los Angeles, CA	$74K	$98K	$130K	163	9.3%
Kirkland, WA	$74K	$98K	$129K	162	None ✓
Boston, MA	$74K	$98K	$130K	162	5%
Arlington, VA	$74K	$98K	$130K	148	5.75%
Newark, NJ	$74K	$98K	$130K	155	10.75%
San Diego, CA	$73K	$97K	$127K	148	9.3%
Long Beach, CA	$73K	$97K	$127K	155	9.3%
Seattle, WA	$73K	$97K	$127K	150	None ✓
Stamford, CT	$73K	$97K	$128K	158	6.99%
Hilo, HI	$73K	$96K	$127K	155	11%
Santa Ana, CA	$72K	$95K	$125K	150	9.3%
Anaheim, CA	$71K	$94K	$124K	148	9.3%
Alexandria, VA	$71K	$94K	$123K	145	5.75%
Rockville, MD	$71K	$94K	$124K	148	5.75%
Elizabeth, NJ	$71K	$94K	$123K	145	10.75%
Honolulu, HI	$71K	$94K	$124K	192	11%
Anchorage, AK	$71K	$94K	$124K	128	None ✓
Sacramento, CA	$69K	$92K	$121K	128	9.3%
Chula Vista, CA	$69K	$92K	$121K	138	9.3%
Paterson, NJ	$70K	$92K	$121K	140	10.75%
Edison, NJ	$69K	$92K	$121K	138	10.75%
Fairbanks, AK	$69K	$92K	$121K	138	None ✓
Chicago, IL	$68K	$90K	$119K	107	4.95%
Worcester, MA	$68K	$90K	$119K	120	5%
Philadelphia, PA	$68K	$90K	$119K	110	3.07%
Portland, OR	$68K	$90K	$119K	130	9.9%
Baltimore, MD	$68K	$90K	$119K	115	5.75%
Tacoma, WA	$67K	$89K	$117K	128	None ✓
Denver, CO	$67K	$89K	$117K	118	4.55%
New Haven, CT	$66K	$87K	$115K	122	6.99%
Nashua, NH	$66K	$87K	$114K	120	None ✓
Houston, TX	$65K	$86K	$113K	91	None ✓
Dallas, TX	$65K	$86K	$113K	96	None ✓
Frisco, TX	$65K	$86K	$113K	118	None ✓
Riverside, CA	$65K	$86K	$113K	118	9.3%
Miami, FL	$65K	$86K	$113K	123	None ✓
Naperville, IL	$65K	$86K	$113K	118	4.95%
Vancouver, WA	$65K	$86K	$113K	118	None ✓
Atlanta, GA	$65K	$86K	$113K	99	5.75%
Lowell, MA	$65K	$86K	$113K	118	5%
Minneapolis, MN	$65K	$86K	$113K	106	6.8%
Gresham, OR	$65K	$86K	$113K	118	9.9%
Bridgeport, CT	$65K	$86K	$113K	118	6.99%
Hartford, CT	$65K	$86K	$113K	118	6.99%
Manchester, NH	$65K	$86K	$113K	118	None ✓
Burlington, VT	$65K	$86K	$113K	118	6.6%
Providence, RI	$65K	$86K	$113K	118	5.99%
Hialeah, FL	$64K	$85K	$112K	115	None ✓
Hollywood, FL	$64K	$85K	$112K	115	None ✓
Lakewood, CO	$64K	$85K	$112K	115	4.55%
Ann Arbor, MI	$64K	$85K	$112K	115	4.25%
Frederick, MD	$64K	$85K	$112K	115	5.75%
Portland, ME	$64K	$85K	$112K	115	7.15%
Concord, NH	$64K	$85K	$112K	115	None ✓
Warwick, RI	$64K	$85K	$112K	115	5.99%
Austin, TX	$63K	$84K	$110K	110	None ✓
Fort Worth, TX	$63K	$84K	$110K	93	None ✓
Plano, TX	$63K	$84K	$110K	105	None ✓
Irving, TX	$63K	$84K	$110K	97	None ✓
Fort Lauderdale, FL	$63K	$84K	$110K	118	None ✓
Pembroke Pines, FL	$64K	$84K	$111K	112	None ✓
Aurora, CO	$63K	$84K	$110K	112	4.55%
Fort Collins, CO	$64K	$84K	$111K	112	4.55%
Cary, NC	$64K	$84K	$111K	112	4.75%
St. Paul, MN	$63K	$84K	$110K	104	6.8%
Eugene, OR	$63K	$84K	$110K	110	9.9%
Reno, NV	$63K	$84K	$110K	108	None ✓
Salt Lake City, UT	$63K	$84K	$110K	105	4.85%
Round Rock, TX	$63K	$83K	$110K	108	None ✓
Stockton, CA	$62K	$83K	$109K	105	9.3%
Gilbert, AZ	$63K	$83K	$110K	108	2.5%
Tempe, AZ	$63K	$83K	$110K	108	2.5%
Thornton, CO	$63K	$83K	$110K	108	4.55%
Springfield, MA	$62K	$83K	$109K	105	5%
Salem, OR	$62K	$83K	$109K	105	9.9%
Henderson, NV	$62K	$83K	$109K	105	None ✓
Boise, ID	$63K	$83K	$110K	108	5.8%
Meridian, ID	$62K	$83K	$109K	105	5.8%
Wilmington, DE	$63K	$83K	$110K	108	6.6%
Arlington, TX	$62K	$82K	$108K	94	None ✓
Garland, TX	$62K	$82K	$108K	91	None ✓
McKinney, TX	$62K	$82K	$108K	108	None ✓
Carrollton, TX	$62K	$82K	$108K	102	None ✓
Tampa, FL	$62K	$82K	$108K	102	None ✓
Phoenix, AZ	$62K	$82K	$108K	100	2.5%
Scottsdale, AZ	$62K	$82K	$108K	118	2.5%
Savannah, GA	$62K	$82K	$108K	92	5.75%
Charlotte, NC	$62K	$82K	$108K	100	4.75%
Raleigh, NC	$62K	$82K	$108K	102	4.75%
Virginia Beach, VA	$62K	$82K	$108K	98	5.75%
Nashville, TN	$62K	$82K	$108K	102	None ✓
Detroit, MI	$62K	$82K	$108K	82	4.25%
Las Vegas, NV	$62K	$82K	$108K	102	None ✓
Missoula, MT	$62K	$82K	$108K	102	6.75%
Denton, TX	$61K	$81K	$107K	100	None ✓
San Bernardino, CA	$61K	$81K	$107K	100	9.3%
Albany, NY	$61K	$81K	$106K	98	6.85%
Port St. Lucie, FL	$61K	$81K	$106K	98	None ✓
Cape Coral, FL	$61K	$81K	$107K	100	None ✓
Peoria, AZ	$61K	$81K	$107K	100	2.5%
Chesapeake, VA	$61K	$81K	$106K	98	5.75%
Rochester, MN	$61K	$81K	$107K	100	6.8%
North Las Vegas, NV	$61K	$81K	$106K	98	None ✓
West Valley City, UT	$61K	$81K	$106K	98	4.85%
West Jordan, UT	$61K	$81K	$107K	100	4.85%
Orem, UT	$61K	$81K	$106K	98	4.85%
Overland Park, KS	$61K	$81K	$107K	100	5.7%
Nampa, ID	$61K	$81K	$106K	98	5.8%
Billings, MT	$61K	$81K	$106K	98	6.75%
Lewiston, ME	$61K	$81K	$106K	98	7.15%
Dover, DE	$61K	$81K	$107K	100	6.6%
San Antonio, TX	$61K	$80K	$106K	87	None ✓
Bakersfield, CA	$60K	$80K	$105K	95	9.3%
Jacksonville, FL	$61K	$80K	$106K	93	None ✓
Orlando, FL	$61K	$80K	$106K	100	None ✓
Aurora, IL	$60K	$80K	$105K	95	4.95%
Chandler, AZ	$61K	$80K	$106K	105	2.5%
Glendale, AZ	$60K	$80K	$105K	95	2.5%
Durham, NC	$61K	$80K	$106K	100	4.75%
Norfolk, VA	$60K	$80K	$105K	95	5.75%
Richmond, VA	$61K	$80K	$106K	98	5.75%
Newport News, VA	$60K	$80K	$105K	95	5.75%
Memphis, TN	$61K	$80K	$106K	82	None ✓
Pittsburgh, PA	$61K	$80K	$106K	90	3.07%
Allentown, PA	$60K	$80K	$105K	95	3.07%
Kansas City, MO	$61K	$80K	$106K	90	5.3%
Indianapolis, IN	$61K	$80K	$106K	88	3.23%
Provo, UT	$61K	$80K	$106K	100	4.85%
Charleston, SC	$61K	$80K	$106K	105	6.5%
North Charleston, SC	$60K	$80K	$105K	95	6.5%
Midland, TX	$60K	$79K	$104K	92	None ✓
St. Petersburg, FL	$60K	$79K	$104K	105	None ✓
Mesa, AZ	$60K	$79K	$104K	98	2.5%
Athens, GA	$60K	$79K	$104K	92	5.75%
Columbus, OH	$60K	$79K	$104K	90	3.99%
St. Louis, MO	$60K	$79K	$104K	86	5.3%
Milwaukee, WI	$60K	$79K	$104K	90	5.3%
Madison, WI	$60K	$79K	$104K	102	5.3%
Duluth, MN	$60K	$79K	$104K	92	6.8%
Greenville, SC	$60K	$79K	$104K	92	6.5%
Cheyenne, WY	$60K	$79K	$104K	92	None ✓
Grand Prairie, TX	$59K	$78K	$103K	90	None ✓
Pasadena, TX	$59K	$78K	$103K	88	None ✓
Mesquite, TX	$59K	$78K	$103K	88	None ✓
Fresno, CA	$59K	$78K	$103K	102	9.3%
Syracuse, NY	$59K	$78K	$103K	88	6.85%
Tallahassee, FL	$59K	$78K	$103K	90	None ✓
Gainesville, FL	$59K	$78K	$103K	88	None ✓
Joliet, IL	$59K	$78K	$103K	90	4.95%
Colorado Springs, CO	$59K	$78K	$103K	102	4.55%
Greensboro, NC	$59K	$78K	$103K	88	4.75%
Chattanooga, TN	$59K	$78K	$103K	88	None ✓
Sterling Heights, MI	$59K	$78K	$103K	90	4.25%
Green Bay, WI	$59K	$78K	$103K	88	5.3%
Kenosha, WI	$59K	$78K	$103K	90	5.3%
Louisville, KY	$59K	$78K	$103K	85	5%
Lexington, KY	$59K	$78K	$103K	88	5%
Huntsville, AL	$59K	$78K	$103K	88	5%
New Orleans, LA	$59K	$78K	$103K	92	6%
Omaha, NE	$59K	$78K	$103K	88	5.84%
Great Falls, MT	$59K	$78K	$103K	88	6.75%
Casper, WY	$59K	$78K	$103K	88	None ✓
Fargo, ND	$59K	$78K	$103K	90	2.5%
Bismarck, ND	$59K	$78K	$103K	88	2.5%
Sioux Falls, SD	$59K	$78K	$103K	88	None ✓
Rapid City, SD	$59K	$78K	$103K	88	None ✓
Beaumont, TX	$58K	$77K	$102K	85	None ✓
Odessa, TX	$58K	$77K	$102K	85	None ✓
Tyler, TX	$58K	$77K	$102K	85	None ✓
Winston-Salem, NC	$58K	$77K	$102K	85	4.75%
Cincinnati, OH	$58K	$77K	$102K	88	3.99%
Warren, MI	$58K	$77K	$102K	85	4.25%
Lansing, MI	$58K	$77K	$102K	85	4.25%
Independence, MO	$58K	$77K	$102K	85	5.3%
Lafayette, LA	$58K	$77K	$102K	85	6%
Cedar Rapids, IA	$58K	$77K	$102K	85	4.82%
Kansas City, KS	$58K	$77K	$102K	85	5.7%
Lincoln, NE	$58K	$77K	$102K	85	5.84%
Rio Rancho, NM	$58K	$77K	$102K	85	5.9%
Fayetteville, AR	$58K	$77K	$102K	85	4.9%
Amarillo, TX	$58K	$76K	$100K	82	None ✓
Killeen, TX	$57K	$76K	$100K	80	None ✓
Waco, TX	$58K	$76K	$100K	82	None ✓
Rockford, IL	$57K	$76K	$100K	80	4.95%
Pueblo, CO	$58K	$76K	$100K	82	4.55%
Columbus, GA	$58K	$76K	$100K	82	5.75%
Augusta, GA	$58K	$76K	$100K	82	5.75%
Macon, GA	$57K	$76K	$100K	80	5.75%
Fayetteville, NC	$58K	$76K	$100K	82	4.75%
Clarksville, TN	$58K	$76K	$100K	82	None ✓
Akron, OH	$57K	$76K	$100K	80	3.99%
Dayton, OH	$57K	$76K	$100K	80	3.99%
Erie, PA	$57K	$76K	$100K	80	3.07%
Springfield, MO	$57K	$76K	$100K	80	5.3%
Fort Wayne, IN	$57K	$76K	$100K	80	3.23%
South Bend, IN	$58K	$76K	$100K	82	3.23%
Bowling Green, KY	$57K	$76K	$100K	80	5%
Montgomery, AL	$57K	$76K	$100K	80	5%
Mobile, AL	$58K	$76K	$100K	82	5%
Norman, OK	$57K	$76K	$100K	80	4.75%
Broken Arrow, OK	$58K	$76K	$100K	82	4.75%
Davenport, IA	$58K	$76K	$100K	82	4.82%
Las Cruces, NM	$57K	$76K	$100K	80	5.9%
Gulfport, MS	$57K	$76K	$100K	80	5%
Corpus Christi, TX	$57K	$75K	$99K	84	None ✓
Abilene, TX	$57K	$75K	$99K	78	None ✓
Rochester, NY	$57K	$75K	$99K	90	6.85%
Spokane, WA	$57K	$75K	$99K	95	None ✓
Toledo, OH	$57K	$75K	$99K	78	3.99%
Grand Rapids, MI	$57K	$75K	$99K	90	4.25%
Evansville, IN	$57K	$75K	$99K	78	3.23%
Baton Rouge, LA	$57K	$75K	$99K	88	6%
Shreveport, LA	$57K	$75K	$99K	78	6%
Des Moines, IA	$57K	$75K	$99K	88	4.82%
Jackson, MS	$57K	$75K	$99K	78	5%
Charleston, WV	$57K	$75K	$99K	78	6.5%
El Paso, TX	$56K	$74K	$97K	82	None ✓
Brownsville, TX	$56K	$74K	$98K	75	None ✓
Buffalo, NY	$56K	$74K	$97K	88	6.85%
Cleveland, OH	$56K	$74K	$97K	82	3.99%
Birmingham, AL	$56K	$74K	$97K	82	5%
Columbia, SC	$56K	$74K	$97K	88	6.5%
Oklahoma City, OK	$56K	$74K	$97K	82	4.75%
Wichita, KS	$56K	$74K	$97K	82	5.7%
Fort Smith, AR	$56K	$74K	$98K	75	4.9%
Huntington, WV	$56K	$74K	$98K	75	6.5%
Lubbock, TX	$55K	$72K	$95K	78	None ✓
Tucson, AZ	$55K	$72K	$95K	90	2.5%
Knoxville, TN	$55K	$72K	$95K	85	None ✓
Tulsa, OK	$55K	$72K	$95K	80	4.75%
Albuquerque, NM	$55K	$72K	$95K	88	5.9%
Little Rock, AR	$55K	$72K	$95K	82	4.9%
Laredo, TX	$53K	$70K	$92K	76	None ✓

COL-adjusted: where does your salary go furthest?

A $82K Transportation Planner salary in Houston (COL 91, no tax) has significantly more purchasing power than the same salary in San Francisco (COL 224, 9.3% state tax). Use our calculator to see the real numbers.

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Transportation Planner Salary Guide (2026)

The national median salary for a Transportation Planner is $82,000 per year. Entry-level positions typically start at $62,000, while experienced professionals in the top 25% earn $108,000 or more. The highest-paid 10% of Transportation Planners nationally earn $140,000+.

Education and requirements

Master's in Urban Planning or Civil Engineering. This role is 35% remote-eligible nationally, which significantly expands the geographic job market for workers in lower cost-of-living cities.

Salary growth outlook

Transportation Planner compensation is growing at 4.2% annually, well above the national average wage growth rate.

Transportation Planner salary FAQ

How much does a Transportation Planner make?

The median Transportation Planner salary in the US is $82,000 per year — about $39/hour. Most earn between $62,000 (25th percentile) and $108,000 (75th percentile).

What is the starting salary for a Transportation Planner?

Entry-level Transportation Planner positions typically start around $62,000 per year. Pay rises with experience, specialization, and location.

How much do the highest-paid Transportation Planners earn?

The top 10% of Transportation Planners earn $140,000 or more per year — usually senior, lead, or specialized professionals in high-cost or high-demand markets.

Which city pays Transportation Planners the most?

San Francisco has the highest median Transportation Planner salary at $111K among the cities we track. But high-cost metros like San Francisco and New York often have lower real purchasing power once cost of living and taxes are factored in.

Are Transportation Planner salaries going up?

Yes — Transportation Planner pay is growing about 4.2% year over year, above the US average wage-growth rate.

Transportation Planner Salaryby City (2026)