Planner H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Urban and Regional Planners (SOC 19-3051).
Employers filed 28 wage applications for Planner jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 19 employers. The median offered wage was $82,500, 7.6% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Kittelson & Associates, Inc. filed the most (6, median $105,000).
- Filings
- 28
- Positions covered
- 28
- Employers
- 19
- Median offered
- $82,500
- Median prevailing wage
- $72,488
- Filings since FY2020
- 95
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +18%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Planner jobs rose 18%, from $73,216 in fiscal 2020 to $86,250 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 7.6% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2024, with 17 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Planner by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 24 | $86,250 | +10.4% | $71,812 | +7.6% |
| 2025 | 16 | $78,110 | +11.6% | $63,035 | +11.6% |
| 2024 | 17 | $69,992 | −17.7% | $60,403 | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 9 | $85,012 | +7.2% | $77,376 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 10 | $79,337 | +28.6% | $64,730 | +19.9% |
| 2021 | 5 | $61,683 | −15.8% | $61,683 | at the minimum |
| 2020 | 14 | $73,216 | n/a | $67,309 | +1.9% |
Employers that file for this title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kittelson & Associates, Inc. | 6 | $105,000 | +49.8% | |
| Suffolk Construction Company, Inc. | 3 | $115,000 | +0.4% | |
| Bechtel Energy Inc. | 2 | $111,312 | +13.3% | |
| Applied Materials, Inc | 2 | $116,207 | +3.5% | |
| Bolton & Menk, Inc. | 1 | $73,008 | +0.7% | |
| Core Health & Fitness, LLC | 1 | $80,000 | +3.5% | |
| University of California at Santa Barbara | 1 | $115,584 | +35.2% | |
| Celestica LLC | 1 | $70,000 | +3.2% | |
| Toole Design Group LLC | 1 | $65,291 | +14.2% | |
| Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. | 1 | $79,602 | at the minimum | |
| MultiStudio, Inc. | 1 | $79,000 | +45.9% | |
| RVE Inc. | 1 | $68,500 | +12.9% | |
| Essilor of America, Inc. | 1 | $67,808 | at the minimum | |
| Verdantas LLC | 1 | $70,366 | at the minimum | |
| Houston Galveston Area Council | 1 | $67,500 | +13.5% | |
| HA Automotive Systems, Inc. | 1 | $60,000 | +3.8% | |
| Transcend Engineers & Planners, LLC | 1 | $72,800 | +0.5% | |
Showing the 17 employers with the most filings of 19. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Planner jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin, TX | 2 | $78,000 | +10.0% | |
| Orlando, FL | 2 | $78,260 | +4.0% | |
| Tampa, FL | 2 | $107,000 | +62.6% | |
| Arlington, TX | 1 | $72,800 | +0.5% | |
| Atlanta, GA | 1 | $65,291 | +14.2% | |
| Cedar Falls, IA | 1 | $61,422 | +14.5% | |
| Chicago, IL | 1 | $100,000 | +53.8% | |
| Dallas, TX | 1 | $67,808 | at the minimum | |
| Dublin, OH | 1 | $70,366 | at the minimum | |
| Houston, TX | 1 | $67,500 | +13.5% | |
| Kansas City, MO | 1 | $79,000 | +45.9% | |
| Lake Forest, CA | 1 | $80,000 | +3.5% | |
| Las Vegas, NV | 1 | $115,000 | +0.4% | |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $85,000 | +3.6% | |
| Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $73,008 | +0.7% | |
| Napa, CA | 1 | $94,598 | at the minimum | |
| Oakland, CA | 1 | $116,000 | +45.8% | |
| Port Arthur, TX | 1 | $122,040 | +17.0% | |
| Port Isabel, TX | 1 | $100,584 | +9.7% | |
| Richardson, TX | 1 | $70,000 | +3.2% | |
| San Diego, CA | 1 | $133,016 | at the minimum | |
| Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $115,584 | +35.2% | |
| Santa Clara, CA | 1 | $144,914 | at the minimum | |
| Tallahassee, FL | 1 | $103,000 | +147.7% | |
| Troy, MI | 1 | $60,000 | +3.8% | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.