Urban and Regional Planners Salary — Redding, California

The average Urban and Regional Planners in Redding, California earns $109,930 a year.

$109,930 / year, mean
↑ 12.3% above national average 35th percentile in California

Redding pays below most of California for this role, though still within a normal range for the state. That's a solid premium over the national average for urban and regional planners. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within California

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
50
Estimate confidence
RSE 2.8%
Cost of living 101 #53 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2124 #140 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $375,604 #64 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $71,931 #92 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Redding ranks #53 for cost of living and #64 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Jose $141,020 San Francisco $136,150 Napa $131,710 Santa Rosa $123,620 Vallejo $122,960 Santa Cruz $120,560 Salinas $119,470 Los Angeles $115,910 Santa Maria $114,770 Oxnard $114,380 Stockton $111,660 San Luis Obispo $111,530 Riverside $110,680 Seattle $110,310 Redding $109,930 San Diego $109,890 Portland $106,820 Sacramento $106,180 Trenton $105,630 Chicago $104,030 Bremerton $104,000 Fresno $103,730 New York $103,430 Salem $101,660 Albany $100,880 Bend $100,600 Miami $99,150 Visalia $98,990 Rochester $98,810 Watertown $98,790 Binghamton $96,860 Yuba City $96,580 Eugene $96,400 Olympia $96,320 Atlantic City $94,910 Wenatchee $94,880 Fort Myers $94,630 Syracuse $94,580 Bellingham $94,230 Spokane $94,190 Lexington Park $93,870 Houston $93,750 Mount Vernon $93,590 Bakersfield $92,580 Harrisburg $92,310 Yakima $91,170 Kiryas Joel $90,860 Baltimore $90,240 Dallas $89,770 Champaign $89,680 Naples $89,630 Kennewick $89,540 Allentown $89,320 Buffalo $88,750 Virginia Beach $88,690 Rockford $88,440 Crestview $87,860 Philadelphia $87,320 Austin $87,250 Medford $86,680 Longview $86,670 Lakeland $86,530 Utica $86,350 Tampa $86,230 Detroit $85,670 Reading $85,340 Lansing $84,760 Port St. Lucie $84,670 Palm Bay $84,080 Orlando $83,330 San Antonio $83,270 Charlottesville $83,110 Kalamazoo $83,090 Pittsburgh $83,060 Grand Rapids $82,290 Fort Wayne $82,260 Gainesville $82,000 Ann Arbor $81,900 Sarasota $81,860 Richmond $81,770 Louisville $80,210 Deltona $79,990 Muskegon $79,810 El Paso $79,660 Jacksonville $79,160 Lexington $78,440 Pensacola $76,390 Saginaw $74,070 Indianapolis $74,030 Lancaster $73,810 Traverse City $73,740 Wildwood $73,610 Huntington $73,560 Roanoke $73,270 Flint $72,820 South Bend $72,290 Dover $70,990 Punta Gorda $70,920 Charleston $65,530 McAllen $64,750 Tallahassee $62,930 Bloomington $59,800
CityMean salaryvs. Redding
Albany, New York$100,880-8.2%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$89,320-18.7%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$81,900-25.5%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$94,910-13.7%
Austin, Texas$87,250-20.6%
Bakersfield, California$92,580-15.8%
Baltimore, Maryland$90,240-17.9%
Bellingham, Washington$94,230-14.3%
Bend, Oregon$100,600-8.5%
Binghamton, New York$96,860-11.9%
Bloomington, Indiana$59,800-45.6%
Bremerton, Washington$104,000-5.4%
Buffalo, New York$88,750-19.3%
Fort Myers, Florida$94,630-13.9%
Champaign, Illinois$89,680-18.4%
Charleston, West Virginia$65,530-40.4%
Charlottesville, Virginia$83,110-24.4%
Chicago, Illinois$104,030-5.4%
Crestview, Florida$87,860-20.1%
Dallas, Texas$89,770-18.3%
Deltona, Florida$79,990-27.2%
Detroit, Michigan$85,670-22.1%
Dover, Delaware$70,990-35.4%
El Paso, Texas$79,660-27.5%
Eugene, Oregon$96,400-12.3%
Flint, Michigan$72,820-33.8%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$82,260-25.2%
Fresno, California$103,730-5.6%
Gainesville, Florida$82,000-25.4%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$82,290-25.1%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$92,310-16.0%
Houston, Texas$93,750-14.7%
Huntington, West Virginia$73,560-33.1%
Indianapolis, Indiana$74,030-32.7%
Jacksonville, Florida$79,160-28.0%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$83,090-24.4%
Kennewick, Washington$89,540-18.5%
Kiryas Joel, New York$90,860-17.3%
Lakeland, Florida$86,530-21.3%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$73,810-32.9%
Lansing, Michigan$84,760-22.9%
Lexington, Kentucky$78,440-28.6%
Lexington Park, Maryland$93,870-14.6%
Longview, Washington$86,670-21.2%
Los Angeles, California$115,910+5.4%
Louisville, Kentucky$80,210-27.0%
McAllen, Texas$64,750-41.1%
Medford, Oregon$86,680-21.1%
Miami, Florida$99,150-9.8%
Mount Vernon, Washington$93,590-14.9%
Muskegon, Michigan$79,810-27.4%
Napa, California$131,710+19.8%
Naples, Florida$89,630-18.5%
New York, New York$103,430-5.9%
Sarasota, Florida$81,860-25.5%
Olympia, Washington$96,320-12.4%
Orlando, Florida$83,330-24.2%
Oxnard, California$114,380+4.0%
Palm Bay, Florida$84,080-23.5%
Pensacola, Florida$76,390-30.5%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$87,320-20.6%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$83,060-24.4%
Portland, Oregon$106,820-2.8%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$84,670-23.0%
Punta Gorda, Florida$70,920-35.5%
Reading, Pennsylvania$85,340-22.4%
Richmond, Virginia$81,770-25.6%
Riverside, California$110,680+0.7%
Roanoke, Virginia$73,270-33.3%
Rochester, New York$98,810-10.1%
Rockford, Illinois$88,440-19.5%
Sacramento, California$106,180-3.4%
Saginaw, Michigan$74,070-32.6%
Salem, Oregon$101,660-7.5%
Salinas, California$119,470+8.7%
San Antonio, Texas$83,270-24.3%
San Diego, California$109,890-0.0%
San Francisco, California$136,150+23.9%
San Jose, California$141,020+28.3%
San Luis Obispo, California$111,530+1.5%
Santa Cruz, California$120,560+9.7%
Santa Maria, California$114,770+4.4%
Santa Rosa, California$123,620+12.5%
Seattle, Washington$110,310+0.3%
South Bend, Indiana$72,290-34.2%
Spokane, Washington$94,190-14.3%
Stockton, California$111,660+1.6%
Syracuse, New York$94,580-14.0%
Tallahassee, Florida$62,930-42.8%
Tampa, Florida$86,230-21.6%
Traverse City, Michigan$73,740-32.9%
Trenton, New Jersey$105,630-3.9%
Utica, New York$86,350-21.5%
Vallejo, California$122,960+11.9%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$88,690-19.3%
Visalia, California$98,990-10.0%
Watertown, New York$98,790-10.1%
Wenatchee, Washington$94,880-13.7%
Wildwood, Florida$73,610-33.0%
Yakima, Washington$91,170-17.1%
Yuba City, California$96,580-12.1%
Gross salary
109,930/yr
Estimated take-home
80,034/yr
Est. total withheld
27.2%

Single filer, federal + California state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

View cost of living in this state All Urban and Regional Planners salaries in California → All Urban and Regional Planners salaries →
Community reality check

Community reality check for Redding

These notes add local color around Redding, California: comfort ranges, budget constraints and location trade-offs reported in public discussions.

Relocation gap2.0× calculator gap
City comparison anecdotal

Discussion highlights that calculators may imply roughly 2x gross income for comparable standard of living, while some employers offer only about 10% location premiums. Tech total compensation can be an exception, so the page should distinguish salary from total compensation.

2.0×calculator multiplier10%HCOL premium cited$200KAtlanta TC example$450KBay Area TC example

Anecdotal public-discussion signals, not official salary data, rent data or financial advice. Read this alongside the official figures on the page.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 19-3051 SOC code
Official area Redding, CA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 39820 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: ca_ftb_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: California

Population (metro area)
181,554