Planning Assistant

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

115 employees hold this title in City Planning. Median total compensation for the role is $99,069, below the department median of $108,370.

Employees: 115
Total payroll: $11.3M
Role median: $99,069
Agency median: $108,370
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$32,076$124,214+

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How total compensation varies among the 115 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across City of Los Angeles

Planning Assistant is held in 3 City of Los Angeles departments. In City Planning, the median of $99,069 ranks #2 of 3.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Harbor

$101,702 · 3

Airports

$90,890 · 2

Median total compensation for the Planning Assistant role in other City of Los Angelesdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Planning Assistant beyond City of Los Angeles

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In City of Los Angeles, the median of $98,906 ranks #1 of 2. See Planning Assistant across all of City of Los Angeles →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Albuquerque

$20,381 · 7

Median total compensation for comparable Planning Assistantroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Joanna Marroquin

Planning Assistant/City Planning

2025 total comp

$118,616

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $113,308
Overtime: $1,213
Other pay: $3,188
Benefits: $907
Total compensation: $118,616
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 68
Job Class Pay Grade: 7939-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3135363237
Row ID: 253135363237687939-0FT

Joanna Marroquin is a Planning Assistant at City Planning within Technical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $118,616. Their bargaining unit is 21.

Louis Ortega

Planning Assistant/City Planning

2025 total comp

$118,325

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $98,371
Overtime: $1,237
Other pay: $953
Benefits: $17,764
Total compensation: $118,325
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 68
Job Class Pay Grade: 7939-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 353834373533
Row ID: 25353834373533687939-0FT

Louis Ortega holds the role of Planning Assistant at City Planning within Technical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $118,325. Their bargaining unit is 21.

Makan Baranghoori

Planning Assistant/City Planning

2025 total comp

$116,518

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $98,371
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $492
Benefits: $17,655
Total compensation: $116,518
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 68
Job Class Pay Grade: 7939-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 393032353833
Row ID: 25393032353833687939-0FT

At City Planning, Makan Baranghoori serves as a Planning Assistant within Technical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $116,518. They are represented by 21.