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

Sarah Hounsell

Senior City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$212,166

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $183,664
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,008
Benefits: $25,494
Total compensation: $212,166
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: 3639333136
Row ID: 253639333136687947-0FT

At City Planning, Sarah Hounsell serves as a Senior City Planner within Supervisory Technical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $212,166. Union affiliation: 19.

Maritza Przekop

Senior City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$212,116

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $194,095
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,044
Benefits: $16,977
Total compensation: $212,116
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: 303332363031
Row ID: 25303332363031687947-0FT

At City Planning, Maritza Przekop serves as a Senior City Planner within Supervisory Technical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $212,116. They are represented by 19.

Andres Rodriguez

Senior City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$211,400

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $182,915
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,991
Benefits: $25,494
Total compensation: $211,400
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: 393232303033
Row ID: 25393232303033687947-0FT

Andres Rodriguez holds the role of Senior City Planner at City Planning within Supervisory Technical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $211,400. Union affiliation: 19.

Anna Vidal

Senior City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$211,279

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $191,922
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $8,901
Benefits: $10,457
Total compensation: $211,279
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: 3533393831
Row ID: 253533393831687947-0FT

Anna Vidal holds the role of Senior City Planner at City Planning within Supervisory Technical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $211,279. They are represented by 19.

Deborah Kahen

Senior City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$211,204

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $192,028
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,819
Benefits: $16,357
Total compensation: $211,204
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: 353730373033
Row ID: 25353730373033687947-0FT

Deborah Kahen is a Senior City Planner at City Planning within Supervisory Technical. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $211,204. Their bargaining unit is 19.

Cam Vuong

Systems Administrator III/City Planning

2025 total comp

$210,816

Sub-department: Technical
Base pay: $182,260
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,062
Benefits: $25,494
Total compensation: $210,816
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 68
Job Class Pay Grade: 1455-3
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 343739353033
Row ID: 25343739353033681455-3FT

Cam Vuong holds the role of Systems Administrator III at City Planning within Technical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $210,816. Union affiliation: 21.

Jennafer Monterrosa

Principal City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$210,173

Sub-department: Management Employees
Base pay: $205,119
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,212
Benefits: $3,842
Total compensation: $210,173
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 36

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 68
Job Class Pay Grade: 7946-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 353038393932
Row ID: 25353038393932687946-0FT

At City Planning, Jennafer Monterrosa serves as a Principal City Planner within Management Employees. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $210,173. Union affiliation: 36.

Diana Kitching

Senior City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$210,161

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $185,665
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,654
Benefits: $22,841
Total compensation: $210,161
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: 343730373033
Row ID: 25343730373033687947-0FT

Diana Kitching holds the role of Senior City Planner at City Planning within Supervisory Technical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $210,161. They are represented by 19.

Lambert Giessinger

Senior Architect/City Planning

2025 total comp

$209,847

Sub-department: Supervisory Professional Engineering and Scientific
Base pay: $179,278
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,412
Benefits: $23,157
Total compensation: $209,847
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: 17

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code: 68
Job Class Pay Grade: 7927-0
Job Status: Active
Record Number: 3733303437
Row ID: 253733303437687927-0FT

At City Planning, Lambert Giessinger serves as a Senior Architect within Supervisory Professional Engineering and Scientific. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $209,847. They are represented by 17.

Claudia Rodriguez

Senior City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$209,263

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $182,915
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $947
Benefits: $25,400
Total compensation: $209,263
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: 353439333832
Row ID: 25353439333832687947-0FT

Claudia Rodriguez holds the role of Senior City Planner at City Planning within Supervisory Technical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $209,263. Union affiliation: 19.

Siam Pewsawang

Senior City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$207,911

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $181,792
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $936
Benefits: $25,183
Total compensation: $207,911
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: 323038303433
Row ID: 25323038303433687947-0FT

Siam Pewsawang works as a Senior City Planner for City Planning within Supervisory Technical. Their status is full-time. Siam earned $207,911 in 2025. Union affiliation: 19.

Sergio Ibarra

City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$206,897

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $185,234
Overtime: $1,417
Other pay: $179
Benefits: $20,067
Total compensation: $206,897
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: 303135373033
Row ID: 25303135373033687944-0FT

Sergio Ibarra holds the role of City Planner at City Planning within Supervisory Technical. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $206,897. They are represented by 19.

Shannon Ryan

Senior City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$206,019

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $182,915
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $947
Benefits: $22,157
Total compensation: $206,019
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: 343033333533
Row ID: 25343033333533687947-0FT

At City Planning, Shannon Ryan serves as a Senior City Planner within Supervisory Technical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $206,019. Their bargaining unit is 19.

Heather Bleemers

Senior City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$204,997

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $178,567
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $936
Benefits: $25,494
Total compensation: $204,997
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: 353837323533
Row ID: 25353837323533687947-0FT

At City Planning, Heather Bleemers serves as a Senior City Planner within Supervisory Technical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $204,997. Union affiliation: 19.

Courtney Shum

Associate Zoning Administrator/City Planning

2025 total comp

$204,718

Sub-department: Management Employees
Base pay: $179,001
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $179
Benefits: $25,538
Total compensation: $204,718
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: 313539313733
Row ID: 25313539313733687998-0FT

Courtney Shum holds the role of Associate Zoning Administrator at City Planning within Management Employees. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $204,718. Their bargaining unit is 36.