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City of Los Angeles / City Planning

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

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
Na
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.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2024
$61.8M
—
508
—
$121,213
—
2025
$65.5M
▲ 6.1%
604
▲ 18.9%
$108,370
▼ 10.6%

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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.

Record list

Employees

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Bridgette Wooten

City Planning Associate/City Planning

2025 total comp
$50,747
Sub-department
Technical
Base pay
$50,747
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$50,747
Employment type
Part-Time
Union / bargaining unit
21

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
68
Job Class Pay Grade
7941-0
Job Status
Active
Record Number
353239323135
Row ID
25353239323135687941-0PT

Bridgette Wooten holds the role of City Planning Associate at City Planning within Technical. Their status is part-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $50,747. They are represented by 21.

Maria Pallini Tipton

Senior City Planner/City Planning

2025 total comp
$48,052
Sub-department
Supervisory Technical
Base pay
$42,499
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$4,131
Benefits
$1,422
Total compensation
$48,052
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
3030323139
Row ID
253030323139687947-0FT

At City Planning, Maria Pallini Tipton serves as a Senior City Planner within Supervisory Technical. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $48,052. They are represented by 19.

Katherine Rice

Na/City Planning

2025 total comp
$47,239
Sub-department
Na
Base pay
$25,195
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$19,417
Benefits
$2,627
Total compensation
$47,239
Employment type
Per Event
Union / bargaining unit
Xx

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
68
Job Class Pay Grade
XXXX-X
Job Status
Not active
Record Number
3435353431
Row ID
25343535343168XXXX-XPV

Katherine Rice works as a Na for City Planning within Na. Their status is per event. Katherine earned $47,239 in 2025. Union affiliation: Xx.

Mayra Cervantes

Administrative Clerk/City Planning

2025 total comp
$42,112
Sub-department
Clerical
Base pay
$29,187
Overtime
$134
Other pay
$50
Benefits
$12,742
Total compensation
$42,112
Employment type
Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit
03

Source-specific fields

FMS Department Code
68
Job Class Pay Grade
1358-0
Job Status
Not active
Record Number
333833393733
Row ID
25333833393733681358-0FT

Mayra Cervantes works as a Administrative Clerk for City Planning within Clerical. Their status is full-time. Mayra earned $42,112 in 2025. They are represented by 03.