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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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Jeffrey Ng

Deputy Director, Enterprise(K)/Planning

2024 total comp
$156,084
Base pay
$154,684
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,400
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$156,084
Work ZIP code
02124

Source-specific fields

Id
3628
Other Pay
$1,400

Jeffrey Ng works as a Deputy Director, Enterprise(K) for Planning. Jeffrey earned $156,084 in 2024.

Katharine Lusk

Executive Director/Planning

2024 total comp
$154,777
Base pay
$154,522
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$255
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$154,777
Work ZIP code
02131

Source-specific fields

Id
3712
Retro
255.38

Katharine Lusk holds the role of Executive Director at Planning. In 2024, their total compensation was $154,777.