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City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish / Planning Commission

Agency file

Planning Commission

Source file: Open Data BR — City-Parish Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Planning Commission supports housing and community development — affordable housing, planning, and neighborhood programs.

In 2025, this agency had 18 employees with median total compensation of $43,077; the highest distinct record was $133,839.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$807.3K
Employees
18
Median total
$43,077
Highest record
$133,839

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 18 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($43,077) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $43,426 (97%)
  • Overtime — $0 (0%)
  • Other — $1,422 (3%)
  • Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$5,858
$18,098
$43,077
$59,876
$85,745

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $85,745 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $5,858. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Senior Planner
5 · $21,138
Planning Manager
3 · $35,608
Administrative Specialist I
2 · $40,554
Planner II
2 · $24,521
Planning Director
1 · $133,839

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2024
$977K
—
19
—
$45,004
—
2025
$807.3K
▼ 17.4%
18
▼ 5.3%
$43,077
▼ 4.3%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Christiean Smith

Senior Planner/Planning Commission

2025 total comp
$21,138
Sub-department
Planning Commission
Base pay
$21,138
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$21,138
Middle name
T

Source-specific fields

Department Number
1600
Employment Status
Active
Engineer License
No
Job Code
1060
Pay Location Code
1600
Total Overtime Hours
0
Unique ID
0x43A854C8FF17EE1F86E4C31287F0799852CCF7C7

Christiean Smith works as a Senior Planner for Planning Commission within Planning Commission. Christiean earned $21,138 in 2025.

Fan Yang

Senior Planner/Planning Commission

2024 total comp
$18,811
Sub-department
Planning Commission
Base pay
$17,613
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,197
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$18,811

Source-specific fields

Department Number
1600
Employment End Date
May 27, 2024
Employment Status
Inactive
Engineer License
No
Job Code
1060
Pay Location Code
1600
Severance Pay
$1,197
Total Overtime Hours
0

Fan Yang holds the role of Senior Planner at Planning Commission within Planning Commission. In 2024, their total compensation was $18,811.

Emanuel Zanders

Planning Manager/Planning Commission

2025 total comp
$18,098
Sub-department
Planning Commission
Base pay
$17,826
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$271
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$18,098

Source-specific fields

Department Number
1600
Employee Reimbursement
$271
Employment Status
Active
Engineer License
No
Job Code
1062
Pay Location Code
1600
Total Overtime Hours
0
Unique ID
0x06D88378B50E2C3A2FD17419CC126D7F8E2BB48A

Emanuel Zanders holds the role of Planning Manager at Planning Commission within Planning Commission. In 2025, their total compensation was $18,098.