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City of Boston / Planning

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Planning

Source file: City of Boston — Employee Earnings Report / ingested Jun 19, 2026

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

In 2024, this agency had 219 employees with median total compensation of $89,492; the highest distinct record was $228,195.

Year
2024
Total payroll
$20.5M
Employees
219
Median total
$89,492
Highest record
$228,195

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2024 total compensation is spread across the 219 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($89,492) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$91,934 (98%)
  • Overtime$50 (0%)
  • Other$1,696 (2%)
  • 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
$34,615
$68,486
$89,492
$118,479
$148,141

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $148,141 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $34,615. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Planner I (D)
7 · $72,899
Planner II (E)
7 · $34,615
Director (M)
6 · $180,902
Deputy Director (M)
5 · $167,148

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.

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Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Record list

Employees

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Alexa Pinard

Assistant Deputy Director (J)/Planning

2024 total comp
$144,712
Base pay
$143,600
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,112
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$144,712
Work ZIP code
02131

Source-specific fields

Id
4796
Other Pay
$1,112

At Planning, Alexa Pinard serves as a Assistant Deputy Director (J). Their 2024 pay totaled $144,712.

Aminata Scott

Deputy Controller (J)/Planning

2024 total comp
$143,404
Base pay
$143,404
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$143,404
Work ZIP code
02119

Source-specific fields

Id
4989

Aminata Scott is a Deputy Controller (J) at Planning. 2024 total compensation came to $143,404.

Starleshia Laws

Assistant Deputy Dir/Cap Const (J)/Planning

2024 total comp
$139,402
Base pay
$139,402
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$139,402
Work ZIP code
02124

Source-specific fields

Id
5702

Starleshia Laws is a Assistant Deputy Dir/Cap Const (J) at Planning. 2024 total compensation came to $139,402.

Kristiana Lachiusa

Deputy Director Community Engineer (I)/Planning

2024 total comp
$139,052
Base pay
$136,924
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,128
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$139,052
Work ZIP code
02130

Source-specific fields

Id
5767
Other Pay
$2,128

At Planning, Kristiana Lachiusa serves as a Deputy Director Community Engineer (I). Their 2024 pay totaled $139,052.

Mark Mcgonagle

Deputy Director Community Engineer (I)/Planning

2024 total comp
$138,025
Base pay
$135,913
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,113
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$138,025
Work ZIP code
02124

Source-specific fields

Id
5933
Other Pay
$2,113

Mark Mcgonagle works as a Deputy Director Community Engineer (I) for Planning. Mark earned $138,025 in 2024.

Richard Mulligan

Senior Project Manager (F)/Planning

2024 total comp
$137,151
Base pay
$134,151
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,000
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$137,151
Work ZIP code
02132

Source-specific fields

Id
6101
Other Pay
$3,000

At Planning, Richard Mulligan serves as a Senior Project Manager (F). Their 2024 pay totaled $137,151.