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Want to work in Texas as an Urban and Regional Planner? Read this first!

22.2% Jobs Projection
$62,740 Median Salary
240 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Urban and Regional Planners in Texas are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Urban and Regional Planners in Texas is growing faster than average.

  • Urban and Regional Planners in Texas earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Urban and Regional Planners Work in Texas?

In Texas, there were 2,270 people working as Urban and Regional Planners in the year 2018.

There were 2,210 Urban and Regional Planners employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 60 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 360 Urban and Regional Planners working in it, which means Texas has more Urban and Regional Planners than average.

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Job Projections for Texas

Jobs for Urban and Regional Planners in this state are growing at a rate of 22.2% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 12.8%.

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Texas Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 240 annual job openings, and 2,640 total jobs in 2026 for Urban and Regional Planners in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 3,500 annual jobs and 40,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Urban and Regional Planners Make in Texas?

In 2018 wages for Urban and Regional Planners ranged from $41,490 to $103,000 with $62,740 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $19.95 to $49.52. The median hourly rate was $30.16.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $30.03 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.13.

The median salary in Texas is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Texas Metros for Urban and Regional Planners

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Urban and Regional Planners.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 580 $69,810
Austin-Round Rock, TX 520 $59,740
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 380 $63,200
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 180 $71,530
El Paso, TX 70 $50,770
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 70 $54,860
College Station-Bryan, TX 40 $83,580
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 40 $48,820

Top States for Urban and Regional Planners Employment

The table below shows the states where most Urban and Regional Planners work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 7,950 $89,680
Florida 2,350 $69,850
Texas 2,270 $62,740
Washington 2,110 $80,910
North Carolina 1,420 $64,120
Pennsylvania 1,420 $64,670
New York 1,410 $73,210
Virginia 1,380 $70,370
Massachusetts 1,250 $80,410
Minnesota 1,110 $73,040
Michigan 960 $66,700
Colorado 950 $74,900
Ohio 930 $66,560
Oregon 910 $81,130
Maryland 860 $75,970
Illinois 730 $69,770
Georgia 700 $56,470
Arizona 670 $68,720
New Mexico 560 $55,210
Hawaii 470 $74,310

Below are the states where Urban and Regional Planners get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $108,910
California $89,680
Nevada $82,070
Oregon $81,130
Washington $80,910
Massachusetts $80,410
Alaska $79,120
Connecticut $76,260
Maryland $75,970
Rhode Island $75,000

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