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

$115$133,839+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

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.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$977K —	19 —	$45,004 —
2025	$807.3K ▼ 17.4%	18 ▼ 5.3%	$43,077 ▼ 4.3%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Caroline Marse

Senior Planner/Planning Commission

2025 total comp

$44,538

Sub-department: Planning Commission
Base pay: $44,093
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $445
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,538
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 1600
Employee Reimbursement: $445
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1060
Pay Location Code: 1600
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0xA97F28AAB1D55B60CC2C6D269FF454A0040DD5B6

Caroline Marse is a Senior Planner at Planning Commission within Planning Commission. 2025 total compensation came to $44,538.

Jeremy Gremillion

Planner II/Planning Commission

2025 total comp

$43,183

Sub-department: Planning Commission
Base pay: $43,183
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,183

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 1600
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1056
Pay Location Code: 1600
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x06463F1B86F99E0D3644C8F2BDB50DF15020D401

Jeremy Gremillion works as a Planner II for Planning Commission within Planning Commission. Jeremy earned $43,183 in 2025.

Ablenell Smith

Administrative Specialist I/Planning Commission

2025 total comp

$42,971

Sub-department: Planning Commission
Base pay: $42,971
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42,971
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 1600
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2018
Pay Location Code: 1600
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x308298274C643DAFDC51BE01231F0833FDBB23A6

Ablenell Smith holds the role of Administrative Specialist I at Planning Commission within Planning Commission. In 2025, their total compensation was $42,971.