Agency file

City Planning

Source file: City of Los Angeles Controller — City Employee Payroll / ingested Jun 17, 2026

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

In 2025, this agency had 604 employees with median total compensation of $108,370; the highest distinct record was $375,812.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $65.5M
Employees: 604
Median total: $108,370
Highest record: $375,812

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$0$245,237+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 604 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($108,370) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $93,355 (86%)
Overtime — $364 (0%)
Other — $2,391 (2%)
Benefits — $12,395 (11%)

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

$9,039

$60,416

$108,370

$154,640

$191,961

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $191,961 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $9,039. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Planning Assistant

116 · $98,574

City Planner

104 · $158,404

City Planning Associate

54 · $127,660

43 · $2,909

Senior City Planner

34 · $202,335

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.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$61.8M —	508 —	$121,213 —
2025	$65.5M ▲ 6.1%	604 ▲ 18.9%	$108,370 ▼ 10.6%

Compare

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.

Planning Department (103) City of Baltimore45% match
Department of City Planning New York City38% match

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Andrew Pennington

Senior City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$183,567

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $155,591
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,483
Benefits: $25,494
Total compensation: $183,567
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 19

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 68
Job Class Pay Grade: 7947-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 383137383633
Row ID: 25383137383633687947-0FT

At City Planning, Andrew Pennington serves as a Senior City Planner within Supervisory Technical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $183,567. They are represented by 19.

Ulises Gonzalez

Senior City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$183,345

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $169,582
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,306
Benefits: $10,457
Total compensation: $183,345
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 19

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 68
Job Class Pay Grade: 7947-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 383439313733
Row ID: 25383439313733687947-0FT

Ulises Gonzalez holds the role of Senior City Planner at City Planning within Supervisory Technical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $183,345. They are represented by 19.

Yichun Yeh

Na/City Planning

2025 total comp

$183,112

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $64,926
Overtime: $222
Other pay: $107,891
Benefits: $10,073
Total compensation: $183,112
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 68
Job Class Pay Grade: 9171-1
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 3939333534
Row ID: 253939333534689171-1FT

At City Planning, Yichun Yeh serves as a Na within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $183,112. Union affiliation: 20.

Ira Brown

City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$181,986

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $158,662
Overtime: $1,846
Other pay: $1,624
Benefits: $19,855
Total compensation: $181,986
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 19

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 68
Job Class Pay Grade: 7944-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 343639373833
Row ID: 25343639373833687944-0FT

Ira Brown is a City Planner at City Planning within Supervisory Technical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $181,986. Their bargaining unit is 19.

Jeanalee Obergfell

City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$181,784

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $157,810
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $818
Benefits: $23,157
Total compensation: $181,784
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 19

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 68
Job Class Pay Grade: 7944-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 393832303633
Row ID: 25393832303633687944-0FT

Jeanalee Obergfell works as a City Planner for City Planning within Supervisory Technical. Their status is full-time. Jeanalee earned $181,784 in 2025. They are represented by 19.

Steven Wechsler

City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$181,759

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $155,215
Overtime: $653
Other pay: $8,142
Benefits: $17,749
Total compensation: $181,759
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 19

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 68
Job Class Pay Grade: 7944-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 383534363033
Row ID: 25383534363033687944-0FT

Steven Wechsler works as a City Planner for City Planning within Supervisory Technical. Their status is full-time. Steven earned $181,759 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 19.

Kimberly Bjorklund

City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$180,890

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $157,490
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,666
Benefits: $21,734
Total compensation: $180,890
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 19

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 68
Job Class Pay Grade: 7944-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 333738303633
Row ID: 25333738303633687944-0FT

Kimberly Bjorklund is a City Planner at City Planning within Supervisory Technical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $180,890. They are represented by 19.

Gabriela Juarez

City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$179,935

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $165,391
Overtime: $1,195
Other pay: $2,891
Benefits: $10,457
Total compensation: $179,935
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 19

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 68
Job Class Pay Grade: 7944-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 313439343031
Row ID: 25313439343031687944-0FT

Gabriela Juarez works as a City Planner for City Planning within Supervisory Technical. Their status is full-time. Gabriela earned $179,935 in 2025. Union affiliation: 19.

Laura Frazin Steele

City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$179,841

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $160,140
Overtime: $1,007
Other pay: $945
Benefits: $17,749
Total compensation: $179,841
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 19

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 68
Job Class Pay Grade: 7944-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 353230353232
Row ID: 25353230353232687944-0FT

Laura Frazin Steele works as a City Planner for City Planning within Supervisory Technical. Their status is full-time. Laura earned $179,841 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is 19.

Nicholas Ayars

Senior City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$179,754

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $160,618
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,387
Benefits: $17,749
Total compensation: $179,754
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 19

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 68
Job Class Pay Grade: 7947-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 363438353733
Row ID: 25363438353733687947-0FT

Nicholas Ayars holds the role of Senior City Planner at City Planning within Supervisory Technical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $179,754. They are represented by 19.

Connie Chauv

Senior City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$179,543

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $155,905
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $792
Benefits: $22,846
Total compensation: $179,543
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 19

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 68
Job Class Pay Grade: 7947-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 393234303633
Row ID: 25393234303633687947-0FT

Connie Chauv is a Senior City Planner at City Planning within Supervisory Technical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $179,543. Their bargaining unit is 19.

Timmy Luong

Geographic Information Systems Supervisor II/City Planning

2025 total comp

$178,167

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $153,526
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,801
Benefits: $22,841
Total compensation: $178,167
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 19

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 68
Job Class Pay Grade: 7214-2
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 343131393633
Row ID: 25343131393633687214-2FT

Timmy Luong holds the role of Geographic Information Systems Supervisor II at City Planning within Supervisory Technical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $178,167. Their bargaining unit is 19.

Michael Chang

Systems Administrator I/City Planning

2025 total comp

$176,556

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $147,825
Overtime: $1,652
Other pay: $1,586
Benefits: $25,494
Total compensation: $176,556
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 68
Job Class Pay Grade: 1455-1
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 383934353031
Row ID: 25383934353031681455-1FT

At City Planning, Michael Chang serves as a Systems Administrator I within Technical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $176,556. They are represented by 21.

Andrew Jorgensen

City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$175,299

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $145,990
Overtime: $1,274
Other pay: $2,543
Benefits: $25,494
Total compensation: $175,299
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 19

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 68
Job Class Pay Grade: 7944-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 343033343733
Row ID: 25343033343733687944-0FT

Andrew Jorgensen is a City Planner at City Planning within Supervisory Technical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $175,299. They are represented by 19.

Nora Frost

Public Information Director II/City Planning

2025 total comp

$174,979

Sub-department: Management Employees
Base pay: $151,354
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $659
Benefits: $22,967
Total compensation: $174,979
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 36

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 68
Job Class Pay Grade: 1800-2
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 313836343933
Row ID: 25313836343933681800-2FT

At City Planning, Nora Frost serves as a Public Information Director II within Management Employees. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $174,979. Union affiliation: 36.

Kenton Trinh

City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$174,029

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $143,282
Overtime: $3,057
Other pay: $2,197
Benefits: $25,494
Total compensation: $174,029
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 19

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 68
Job Class Pay Grade: 7944-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 333230343733
Row ID: 25333230343733687944-0FT

At City Planning, Kenton Trinh serves as a City Planner within Supervisory Technical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $174,029. They are represented by 19.

Shakeh Boghoskhanian

Graphics Supervisor II/City Planning

2025 total comp

$173,934

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $152,964
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,221
Benefits: $17,749
Total compensation: $173,934
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 19

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 68
Job Class Pay Grade: 7935-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 383335343832
Row ID: 25383335343832687935-2FT

Shakeh Boghoskhanian is a Graphics Supervisor II at City Planning within Supervisory Technical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $173,934. Union affiliation: 19.

Iris Wan

City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$173,894

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $152,297
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,848
Benefits: $17,749
Total compensation: $173,894
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 19

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 68
Job Class Pay Grade: 7944-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 343136313733
Row ID: 25343136313733687944-0FT

Iris Wan works as a City Planner for City Planning within Supervisory Technical. Their status is full-time. Iris earned $173,894 in 2025. They are represented by 19.