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

Vanessa Soto

Senior City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$204,318

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $191,047
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,814
Benefits: $10,457
Total compensation: $204,318
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 19

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 68
Job Class Pay Grade: 7947-0
Job Status: Not active
Record Number: 3039303239
Row ID: 253039303239687947-0FT

Vanessa Soto works as a Senior City Planner for City Planning within Supervisory Technical. Their status is full-time. Vanessa earned $204,318 in 2025. Union affiliation: 19.

Kinikia Gardner

Senior City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$203,660

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $181,792
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,119
Benefits: $17,749
Total compensation: $203,660
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: 3934383335
Row ID: 253934383335687947-0FT

Kinikia Gardner is a Senior City Planner at City Planning within Supervisory Technical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $203,660. Their bargaining unit is 19.

Matthew Lum

Senior City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$202,909

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $183,664
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,788
Benefits: $10,457
Total compensation: $202,909
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: 343230363333
Row ID: 25343230363333687947-0FT

At City Planning, Matthew Lum serves as a Senior City Planner within Supervisory Technical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $202,909. Their bargaining unit is 19.

Tiffany Butler

Senior Management Analyst II/City Planning

2025 total comp

$202,835

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $190,374
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,004
Benefits: $10,457
Total compensation: $202,835
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 20

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 68
Job Class Pay Grade: 9171-2
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 343137393732
Row ID: 25343137393732689171-2FT

At City Planning, Tiffany Butler serves as a Senior Management Analyst II within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $202,835. They are represented by 20.

Marie Cobian

Senior City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$201,760

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $191,526
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $988
Benefits: $9,245
Total compensation: $201,760
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: 313531363031
Row ID: 25313531363031687947-0FT

Marie Cobian holds the role of Senior City Planner at City Planning within Supervisory Technical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $201,760. Their bargaining unit is 19.

Erick Lopez

Senior City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$200,562

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $186,399
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,064
Benefits: $11,099
Total compensation: $200,562
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: 3933383538
Row ID: 253933383538687947-0FT

Erick Lopez is a Senior City Planner at City Planning within Supervisory Technical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $200,562. They are represented by 19.

Timothy Fargo

Associate Zoning Administrator/City Planning

2025 total comp

$198,465

Sub-department: Management Employees
Base pay: $178,294
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $179
Benefits: $19,993
Total compensation: $198,465
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 36

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 68
Job Class Pay Grade: 7998-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 303232313533
Row ID: 25303232313533687998-0FT

Timothy Fargo holds the role of Associate Zoning Administrator at City Planning within Management Employees. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $198,465. Union affiliation: 36.

Alan Como

Senior City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$197,682

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $169,582
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,916
Benefits: $25,183
Total compensation: $197,682
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: 383534353533
Row ID: 25383534353533687947-0FT

Alan Como works as a Senior City Planner for City Planning within Supervisory Technical. Their status is full-time. Alan earned $197,682 in 2025. They are represented by 19.

William Lamborn

Senior City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$196,909

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $170,283
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,891
Benefits: $21,734
Total compensation: $196,909
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: 303036313733
Row ID: 25303036313733687947-0FT

At City Planning, William Lamborn serves as a Senior City Planner within Supervisory Technical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $196,909. Union affiliation: 19.

Noah Mccoy

City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$196,460

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $165,391
Overtime: $4,679
Other pay: $896
Benefits: $25,494
Total compensation: $196,460
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: 363835393033
Row ID: 25363835393033687944-0FT

At City Planning, Noah Mccoy serves as a City Planner within Supervisory Technical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $196,460. Their bargaining unit is 19.

Emily Gable

City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$195,621

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $165,391
Overtime: $201
Other pay: $8,606
Benefits: $21,424
Total compensation: $195,621
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: 343931363633
Row ID: 25343931363633687944-0FT

At City Planning, Emily Gable serves as a City Planner within Supervisory Technical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $195,621. Their bargaining unit is 19.

Juliet Oh

Senior City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$194,319

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $182,915
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $947
Benefits: $10,457
Total compensation: $194,319
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: 303733343533
Row ID: 25303733343533687947-0FT

Juliet Oh is a Senior City Planner at City Planning within Supervisory Technical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $194,319. They are represented by 19.