City of Baltimore / Planning Department (103) / City Planner II
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
18 employees hold this title in Planning Department (103). Median total compensation for the role is $71,983, below the department median of $72,683.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 18 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, the median wage for Urban and Regional Planners — about 420 people — is $84,000. Planning Department (103) pays a median base salary of $68,925 for this role, 18% below that figure — about the 30th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Urban and Regional Planners across every employer in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Planning Department (103)’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Urban and Regional Planners — about 44,230 people — is $89,320. Planning Department (103)’s median base salary is 23% below that national figure, about the 21st percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 27 of 28 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Planning Department (103) is $68,726, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
City Planner II is held in 14 City of Baltimore departments. In Planning Department (103), the median of $71,983 ranks #7 of 14.
Median total compensation for the City Planner II role in other City of Baltimoredepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In City of Baltimore, the median of $69,359 ranks #5 of 6. See City Planner across all of City of Baltimore →
Median total compensation for comparable City Planner roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
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Record list
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City Planner II/Planning Department (103)
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Kristen Ahearn works as a City Planner II for Planning Department (103). Their tenure dates to 2016, about 4 years. Kristen earned $88,731 in 2020.
City Planner II/Planning Department (103)
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At Planning Department (103), Jennifer Leonard serves as a City Planner II. Hired in 2016, they have about 4 years of service. Their 2020 pay totaled $85,469.
City Planner II/Planning Department (103)
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James Ashford is a City Planner II at Planning Department (103). Their tenure dates to 2016, about 4 years. 2020 total compensation came to $82,915.
City Planner II/Planning Department (103)
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Marshella Wallace holds the role of City Planner II at Planning Department (103). Hired in 2017, they have about 3 years of service. In 2020, their total compensation was $81,831.
City Planner II/Planning Department (103)
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Kyle Leggs holds the role of City Planner II at Planning Department (103). Hired in 1997, they have about 23 years of service. In 2020, their total compensation was $77,820.
City Planner II/Planning Department (103)
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At Planning Department (103), Carmen Morosan serves as a City Planner II. Hired in 2007, they have about 13 years of service. Their 2020 pay totaled $76,133.
City Planner II/Planning Department (103)
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Amy Gilder-Busatti works as a City Planner II for Planning Department (103). They have served since 2010 (about 10 years). Amy earned $74,858 in 2020.
City Planner II/Planning Department (103)
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Brenton Flickinger is a City Planner II at Planning Department (103). They have served since 2006 (about 9 years). 2015 total compensation came to $73,259.
City Planner II/Planning Department (103)
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Sarah Buzogany works as a City Planner II for Planning Department (103). Hired in 2014, they have about 6 years of service. Sarah earned $72,603 in 2020.
City Planner II/Planning Department (103)
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Alice Huang holds the role of City Planner II at Planning Department (103). Hired in 2016, they have about 4 years of service. In 2020, their total compensation was $71,364.
City Planner II/Planning Department (103)
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Kristin Baja works as a City Planner II for Planning Department (103). They have served since 2012 (about 4 years). Kristin earned $69,995 in 2016.
City Planner II/Planning Department (103)
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Kate Edwards works as a City Planner II for Planning Department (103). Hired in 2006, they have about 9 years of service. Kate earned $68,526 in 2015.
City Planner II/Planning Department (103)
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Mary Buettner is a City Planner II at Planning Department (103). They have served since 2011 (about 9 years). 2020 total compensation came to $67,829.
City Planner II/Planning Department (103)
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Chad Hayes holds the role of City Planner II at Planning Department (103). They have served since 2014 (about 4 years). In 2018, their total compensation was $64,986.
City Planner II/Planning Department (103)
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Jennifer Guillaume is a City Planner II at Planning Department (103). Hired in 2014, they have about 2 years of service. 2016 total compensation came to $60,410.
City Planner II/Planning Department (103)
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Alice Kennedy works as a City Planner II for Planning Department (103). Hired in 2010, they have about 3 years of service. Alice earned $59,231 in 2013.
City Planner II/Planning Department (103)
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Alexandra Hoffman holds the role of City Planner II at Planning Department (103). Hired in 2008, they have about 5 years of service. In 2013, their total compensation was $58,388.
City Planner II/Planning Department (103)
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Kathleen Imbriano works as a City Planner II for Planning Department (103). They have served since 2010 (about 3 years). Kathleen earned $52,262 in 2013.