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

Phyllis Nathanson

Associate Zoning Administrator/City Planning

2025 total comp

$224,026

Sub-department: Management Employees
Base pay: $203,738
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $211
Benefits: $20,078
Total compensation: $224,026
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: 313433313931
Row ID: 25313433313931687998-0FT

Phyllis Nathanson holds the role of Associate Zoning Administrator at City Planning within Management Employees. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $224,026. They are represented by 36.

Matthew Glesne

Senior City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$221,792

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $193,107
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,191
Benefits: $25,494
Total compensation: $221,792
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: 3731363738
Row ID: 253731363738687947-0FT

Matthew Glesne works as a Senior City Planner for City Planning within Supervisory Technical. Their status is full-time. Matthew earned $221,792 in 2025. Union affiliation: 19.

Priya Mehendale

Senior City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$221,432

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $193,107
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,576
Benefits: $17,749
Total compensation: $221,432
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: 363431333033
Row ID: 25363431333033687947-0FT

At City Planning, Priya Mehendale serves as a Senior City Planner within Supervisory Technical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $221,432. Union affiliation: 19.

Ly Lam

Senior Management Analyst II/City Planning

2025 total comp

$219,068

Sub-department: Supervisory Administrative
Base pay: $191,942
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,041
Benefits: $25,085
Total compensation: $219,068
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: 3430343635
Row ID: 253430343635689171-2FT

Ly Lam is a Senior Management Analyst II at City Planning within Supervisory Administrative. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $219,068. Their bargaining unit is 20.

Michelle Levy

Senior City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$218,203

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $194,095
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,044
Benefits: $23,063
Total compensation: $218,203
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: 353037323832
Row ID: 25353037323832687947-0FT

Michelle Levy works as a Senior City Planner for City Planning within Supervisory Technical. Their status is full-time. Michelle earned $218,203 in 2025. They are represented by 19.

Michelle Singh

Principal City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$217,244

Sub-department: Management Employees
Base pay: $213,806
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,209
Benefits: $1,230
Total compensation: $217,244
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: 3436363039
Row ID: 253436363039687946-0FT

Michelle Singh holds the role of Principal City Planner at City Planning within Management Employees. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $217,244. They are represented by 36.

Nelson Rodriguez

Senior City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$214,718

Sub-department: Supervisory Technical
Base pay: $178,750
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,883
Benefits: $25,085
Total compensation: $214,718
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: 3638313134
Row ID: 253638313134687947-0FT

At City Planning, Nelson Rodriguez serves as a Senior City Planner within Supervisory Technical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $214,718. Union affiliation: 19.