Urban / City Planner in Maryland: Pay Plan

$55,710 – $146,883

state pay plan range, a year

classes in the state plan

$88,570

median pay in MD, all employers

900

workers in MD (SOC 19-3051)

Sources: Maryland Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Maryland State Salary Plan (title order) and FY 2027 salary schedules (effective July 1, 2026); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Maryland state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 1, 2026. These are the ranges Maryland sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and grade	Published rate
Planner I Class 1167 Grade STD 0013	$55,710 – $87,867 a year 24 steps Step 5: $55,710 a year Step 6: $56,824 a year Step 7: $57,961 a year Step 8: $59,121 a year Step 9: $60,304 a year Step 10: $61,511 a year Step 11: $62,742 a year Step 12: $63,997 a year Step 13: $65,278 a year Step 14: $66,584 a year Step 15: $67,916 a year Step 16: $69,275 a year Step 17: $70,662 a year Step 18: $72,076 a year Step 19: $73,518 a year Step 20: $74,989 a year Step 21: $76,489 a year Step 22: $78,019 a year Step 23: $79,581 a year Step 24: $81,173 a year Step 25: $82,797 a year Step 26: $84,454 a year Step 27: $86,144 a year Step 28: $87,867 a year
Planner II Class 0999 Grade STD 0015	$63,154 – $99,603 a year 24 steps Step 5: $63,154 a year Step 6: $64,417 a year Step 7: $65,707 a year Step 8: $67,021 a year Step 9: $68,362 a year Step 10: $69,730 a year Step 11: $71,125 a year Step 12: $72,548 a year Step 13: $73,999 a year Step 14: $75,480 a year Step 15: $76,990 a year Step 16: $78,531 a year Step 17: $80,102 a year Step 18: $81,705 a year Step 19: $83,339 a year Step 20: $85,007 a year Step 21: $86,707 a year Step 22: $88,442 a year Step 23: $90,211 a year Step 24: $92,015 a year Step 25: $93,857 a year Step 26: $95,734 a year Step 27: $97,650 a year Step 28: $99,603 a year
Planner III Class 1082 Grade STD 0016	$67,309 – $106,155 a year 24 steps Step 5: $67,309 a year Step 6: $68,656 a year Step 7: $70,029 a year Step 8: $71,430 a year Step 9: $72,859 a year Step 10: $74,317 a year Step 11: $75,804 a year Step 12: $77,320 a year Step 13: $78,867 a year Step 14: $80,445 a year Step 15: $82,055 a year Step 16: $83,696 a year Step 17: $85,371 a year Step 18: $87,079 a year Step 19: $88,821 a year Step 20: $90,598 a year Step 21: $92,411 a year Step 22: $94,259 a year Step 23: $96,145 a year Step 24: $98,069 a year Step 25: $100,031 a year Step 26: $102,032 a year Step 27: $104,074 a year Step 28: $106,155 a year
Planner III Class 6032 Grade STD 0016	$67,309 – $106,155 a year 24 steps Step 5: $67,309 a year Step 6: $68,656 a year Step 7: $70,029 a year Step 8: $71,430 a year Step 9: $72,859 a year Step 10: $74,317 a year Step 11: $75,804 a year Step 12: $77,320 a year Step 13: $78,867 a year Step 14: $80,445 a year Step 15: $82,055 a year Step 16: $83,696 a year Step 17: $85,371 a year Step 18: $87,079 a year Step 19: $88,821 a year Step 20: $90,598 a year Step 21: $92,411 a year Step 22: $94,259 a year Step 23: $96,145 a year Step 24: $98,069 a year Step 25: $100,031 a year Step 26: $102,032 a year Step 27: $104,074 a year Step 28: $106,155 a year
Planner IV Adv Class 1273 Grade STD 0017	$71,805 – $113,243 a year 24 steps Step 5: $71,805 a year Step 6: $73,241 a year Step 7: $74,707 a year Step 8: $76,202 a year Step 9: $77,726 a year Step 10: $79,281 a year Step 11: $80,868 a year Step 12: $82,485 a year Step 13: $84,136 a year Step 14: $85,819 a year Step 15: $87,535 a year Step 16: $89,286 a year Step 17: $91,072 a year Step 18: $92,894 a year Step 19: $94,753 a year Step 20: $96,649 a year Step 21: $98,582 a year Step 22: $100,555 a year Step 23: $102,566 a year Step 24: $104,618 a year Step 25: $106,710 a year Step 26: $108,845 a year Step 27: $111,022 a year Step 28: $113,243 a year
Planner IV Class 6214 Grade STD 0018	$76,608 – $120,814 a year 24 steps Step 5: $76,608 a year Step 6: $78,140 a year Step 7: $79,703 a year Step 8: $81,298 a year Step 9: $82,924 a year Step 10: $84,582 a year Step 11: $86,274 a year Step 12: $88,000 a year Step 13: $89,760 a year Step 14: $91,556 a year Step 15: $93,388 a year Step 16: $95,256 a year Step 17: $97,161 a year Step 18: $99,105 a year Step 19: $101,087 a year Step 20: $103,109 a year Step 21: $105,172 a year Step 22: $107,276 a year Step 23: $109,422 a year Step 24: $111,611 a year Step 25: $113,844 a year Step 26: $116,122 a year Step 27: $118,445 a year Step 28: $120,814 a year
Planner Lead/Advanced Class 1274 Grade STD 0018	$76,608 – $120,814 a year 24 steps Step 5: $76,608 a year Step 6: $78,140 a year Step 7: $79,703 a year Step 8: $81,298 a year Step 9: $82,924 a year Step 10: $84,582 a year Step 11: $86,274 a year Step 12: $88,000 a year Step 13: $89,760 a year Step 14: $91,556 a year Step 15: $93,388 a year Step 16: $95,256 a year Step 17: $97,161 a year Step 18: $99,105 a year Step 19: $101,087 a year Step 20: $103,109 a year Step 21: $105,172 a year Step 22: $107,276 a year Step 23: $109,422 a year Step 24: $111,611 a year Step 25: $113,844 a year Step 26: $116,122 a year Step 27: $118,445 a year Step 28: $120,814 a year
Planner V Class 6087 Grade STD 0019	$81,750 – $128,924 a year 24 steps Step 5: $81,750 a year Step 6: $83,385 a year Step 7: $85,053 a year Step 8: $86,755 a year Step 9: $88,490 a year Step 10: $90,260 a year Step 11: $92,066 a year Step 12: $93,908 a year Step 13: $95,787 a year Step 14: $97,703 a year Step 15: $99,658 a year Step 16: $101,652 a year Step 17: $103,685 a year Step 18: $105,759 a year Step 19: $107,875 a year Step 20: $110,033 a year Step 21: $112,234 a year Step 22: $114,479 a year Step 23: $116,769 a year Step 24: $119,105 a year Step 25: $121,487 a year Step 26: $123,917 a year Step 27: $126,395 a year Step 28: $128,924 a year
Principal Planner Class 2317 Grade STD 0021	$93,138 – $146,883 a year 24 steps Step 5: $93,138 a year Step 6: $95,001 a year Step 7: $96,902 a year Step 8: $98,840 a year Step 9: $100,817 a year Step 10: $102,834 a year Step 11: $104,892 a year Step 12: $106,990 a year Step 13: $109,130 a year Step 14: $111,314 a year Step 15: $113,540 a year Step 16: $115,812 a year Step 17: $118,128 a year Step 18: $120,491 a year Step 19: $122,902 a year Step 20: $125,360 a year Step 21: $127,868 a year Step 22: $130,426 a year Step 23: $133,035 a year Step 24: $135,696 a year Step 25: $138,410 a year Step 26: $141,179 a year Step 27: $144,003 a year Step 28: $146,883 a year
Principal Planner Class 6200 Grade STD 0021	$93,138 – $146,883 a year 24 steps Step 5: $93,138 a year Step 6: $95,001 a year Step 7: $96,902 a year Step 8: $98,840 a year Step 9: $100,817 a year Step 10: $102,834 a year Step 11: $104,892 a year Step 12: $106,990 a year Step 13: $109,130 a year Step 14: $111,314 a year Step 15: $113,540 a year Step 16: $115,812 a year Step 17: $118,128 a year Step 18: $120,491 a year Step 19: $122,902 a year Step 20: $125,360 a year Step 21: $127,868 a year Step 22: $130,426 a year Step 23: $133,035 a year Step 24: $135,696 a year Step 25: $138,410 a year Step 26: $141,179 a year Step 27: $144,003 a year Step 28: $146,883 a year

Schedule: Standard & Bargaining Unit Employees Salary Schedule (STD). Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Maryland Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Maryland State Salary Plan (title order) and FY 2027 salary schedules (effective July 1, 2026). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Maryland, all employers Sourced

Urban and Regional Planners (SOC 19-3051) in Maryland, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

Measure	MD
Workers	900
10th percentile	$62,920
Median	$88,570
90th percentile	$140,980
National median, government employers	$87,900

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

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