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City of Cincinnati / Parks-Planning Design & Development

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Parks-Planning Design & Development

Source file: City of Cincinnati — Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 21, 2026

The Parks-Planning Design & Development protects natural resources and the environment — conservation, parks and wildlife, and environmental regulation.

In 2026, this agency had 50 employees with median total compensation of $66,732; the highest distinct record was $131,122.

Year
2026
Total payroll
$3.1M
Employees
50
Median total
$66,732
Highest record
$131,122

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 50 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($66,732) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $61,672 (100%)
  • Overtime — $0 (0%)
  • Other — $0 (0%)
  • 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
$23,072
$23,072
$66,732
$88,662
$101,413

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $101,413 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $23,072. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Recreation Specialist
17 · $23,072
Park Naturalist
5 · $66,732
Horticulturist
5 · $61,659
Administrative Technician-Exm
4 · $73,408
Administrative Specialist-Exm
3 · $76,201

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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Herta Fairbanks

Division Manager/Parks-Planning Design & Development

2026 total comp
$131,122
Sub-department
ParksPlan
Base pay
$131,122
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$131,122
Hire date
2024-02-18
Pay grade
110
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Department ID
2030000
Job Family
D8Smg
Jobcode
110
Jobtitle Abbrv
Div MGR
Location
Parks Administrative
Paygroup
Mgm
Position Nbr
00110007
Sal Admin Plan
D8

At Parks-Planning Design & Development, Herta Fairbanks serves as a Division Manager within Parksplan. Their tenure dates to 2024, about 2 years. Their 2026 pay totaled $131,122. They are classified at grade 110.

Travis Miller

Division Manager/Parks-Planning Design & Development

2026 total comp
$127,000
Sub-department
ParksPlan
Base pay
$127,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$127,000
Hire date
2026-01-04
Pay grade
110
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Department ID
2030000
Job Family
D8Smg
Jobcode
110
Jobtitle Abbrv
Div MGR
Location
Parks Administrative
Paygroup
Mgm
Position Nbr
00110044
Sal Admin Plan
D8

Travis Miller works as a Division Manager for Parks-Planning Design & Development within Parksplan. Their tenure dates to 2026, under a year. Travis earned $127,000 in 2026. Their pay grade is 110.

Christopher Magee

Senior Architect-Exm/Parks-Planning Design & Development

2026 total comp
$125,825
Sub-department
ParksPlan
Base pay
$125,825
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$125,825
Hire date
2021-10-31
Pay grade
050
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
1

Source-specific fields

Department ID
2030000
Job Family
D0Mgm
Jobcode
050
Jobtitle Abbrv
Sen Archtc
Location
Parks Administrative
Paygroup
Mgm
Position Nbr
00050008
Sal Admin Plan
D0C

Christopher Magee is a Senior Architect-Exm at Parks-Planning Design & Development within Parksplan. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 5 years. 2026 total compensation came to $125,825. They are classified at grade 050.