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 Pearson

Principal City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$234,843

Sub-department: Management Employees
Base pay: $208,966
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $218
Benefits: $25,659
Total compensation: $234,843
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: 303338313932
Row ID: 25303338313932687946-0FT

Sarah Pearson is a Principal City Planner at City Planning within Management Employees. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $234,843. Their bargaining unit is 36.

Christine Saponara

Associate Zoning Administrator/City Planning

2025 total comp

$234,782

Sub-department: Management Employees
Base pay: $208,894
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $223
Benefits: $25,664
Total compensation: $234,782
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: 3334373532
Row ID: 253334373532687998-0FT

At City Planning, Christine Saponara serves as a Associate Zoning Administrator within Management Employees. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $234,782. Union affiliation: 36.

Jane Choi

Principal City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$231,908

Sub-department: Management Employees
Base pay: $213,158
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $830
Benefits: $17,920
Total compensation: $231,908
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: 363534363033
Row ID: 25363534363033687946-0FT

Jane Choi is a Principal City Planner at City Planning within Management Employees. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $231,908. Union affiliation: 36.

Milena Zasadzien

Principal City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$230,877

Sub-department: Management Employees
Base pay: $208,966
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $218
Benefits: $21,694
Total compensation: $230,877
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: 313935333033
Row ID: 25313935333033687946-0FT

Milena Zasadzien is a Principal City Planner at City Planning within Management Employees. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $230,877. Their bargaining unit is 36.

Jonathan Hershey

Associate Zoning Administrator/City Planning

2025 total comp

$230,463

Sub-department: Management Employees
Base pay: $208,894
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,251
Benefits: $10,317
Total compensation: $230,463
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: 3133323037
Row ID: 253133323037687998-0FT

Jonathan Hershey is a Associate Zoning Administrator at City Planning within Management Employees. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $230,463. Their bargaining unit is 36.

Jordann Turner

Associate Zoning Administrator/City Planning

2025 total comp

$228,996

Sub-department: Management Employees
Base pay: $192,982
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,366
Benefits: $25,647
Total compensation: $228,996
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: 3739343835
Row ID: 253739343835687998-0FT

Jordann Turner holds the role of Associate Zoning Administrator at City Planning within Management Employees. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $228,996. Their bargaining unit is 36.

Christina Lee

Associate Zoning Administrator/City Planning

2025 total comp

$227,037

Sub-department: Management Employees
Base pay: $208,894
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $223
Benefits: $17,920
Total compensation: $227,037
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: 3638373634
Row ID: 253638373634687998-0FT

Christina Lee is a Associate Zoning Administrator at City Planning within Management Employees. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $227,037. They are represented by 36.

Jack Chiang

Associate Zoning Administrator/City Planning

2025 total comp

$227,037

Sub-department: Management Employees
Base pay: $208,894
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $223
Benefits: $17,920
Total compensation: $227,037
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: 3135323034
Row ID: 253135323034687998-0FT

Jack Chiang works as a Associate Zoning Administrator for City Planning within Management Employees. Their status is full-time. Jack earned $227,037 in 2025. Union affiliation: 36.

Hagerenesh Solomon-Cary

Principal City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp

$226,439

Sub-department: Management Employees
Base pay: $199,104
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,689
Benefits: $25,647
Total compensation: $226,439
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: 373331313633
Row ID: 25373331313633687946-0FT

Hagerenesh Solomon-Cary is a Principal City Planner at City Planning within Management Employees. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $226,439. They are represented by 36.