City of Los Angeles / City Planning / Planning Assistant

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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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Eva Chang

Planning Assistant/City Planning

2025 total comp

$132,264

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $105,792
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,045
Benefits: $25,427
Total compensation: $132,264
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: 303334373533
Row ID: 25303334373533687939-0FT

At City Planning, Eva Chang serves as a Planning Assistant within Technical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $132,264. They are represented by 21.

David Urita

Planning Assistant/City Planning

2025 total comp

$126,825

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $98,223
Overtime: $2,544
Other pay: $659
Benefits: $25,399
Total compensation: $126,825
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: 313736313134
Row ID: 25313736313134687939-0FT

David Urita holds the role of Planning Assistant at City Planning within Technical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $126,825. They are represented by 21.

Olga Ayala

Planning Assistant/City Planning

2025 total comp

$125,968

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $103,600
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $710
Benefits: $21,658
Total compensation: $125,968
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: 353832353031
Row ID: 25353832353031687939-0FT

Olga Ayala works as a Planning Assistant for City Planning within Technical. Their status is full-time. Olga earned $125,968 in 2025. They are represented by 21.

Aida Karapetian

Planning Assistant/City Planning

2025 total comp

$119,705

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $108,134
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $664
Benefits: $10,907
Total compensation: $119,705
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: 383631303633
Row ID: 25383631303633687939-0FT

Aida Karapetian works as a Planning Assistant for City Planning within Technical. Their status is full-time. Aida earned $119,705 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 21.