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City of Philadelphia / Dpd Planning and Development / Executive Director

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Executive Director

Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.

3 employees hold this title in Dpd Planning and Development. Median total compensation for the role is $28,139, above the department median of $19,513.

Employees
3
Total payroll
$80.8K
Role median
$28,139
Agency median
$19,513
Comparison
Above

Compared with the local labor market

Executive Director pay vs. the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area

Across all employers in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area, the median wage for Chief Executivesabout 4,120 people is $292,770. Dpd Planning and Development pays a median base salary of $29,041 for this role, 90% below that figurebelow the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Dpd Planning and Development sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$124,800
$181,280
$292,770
$450,160
$546,180
Dpd Planning and Development median · $29,041

The bar is the range of annual wages for Chief Executives across every employer in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Dpd Planning and Development’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Chief Executivesabout 204,350 people is $213,990. Dpd Planning and Development’s median base salary is 86% below that national figure, below the 10th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$75,700
$129,540
$213,990
$356,200
$507,730
Dpd Planning and Development median · $29,041

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 2 of 3 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Dpd Planning and Development is $28,139, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across City of Philadelphia

Executive Director is held in 12 City of Philadelphia departments. In Dpd Planning and Development, the median of $28,139 ranks #9 of 12.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Executive Director role in other City of Philadelphiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Executive Director beyond City of Philadelphia

This role is reported in 16 jurisdictions. In City of Philadelphia, the median of $30,900 ranks #15 of 16. See Executive Director across all of City of Philadelphia

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York City
$234,270 · 24
California
$216,557 · 5
City of Baltimore
$181,781 · 107
Texas
$174,155 · 48
New Jersey
$163,810 · 22
District of Columbia
$155,094 · 29
Vermont
$127,275 · 27

Median total compensation for comparable Executive Director roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Jonathan Farnham

Executive Director/Dpd Planning and Development

2026 total comp
$29,943
Base pay
$29,943
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$29,943
Employment type
Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$130,250
Employee Category
Exempt
Job Code
E700
Public Id
11680
Total Pay
$29,943

Jonathan Farnham holds the role of Executive Director at Dpd Planning and Development. Their status is salaried. In 2026, their total compensation was $29,943.

Ian Hegarty

Executive Director/Dpd Planning and Development

2026 total comp
$28,139
Base pay
$28,139
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$28,139
Employment type
Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$122,400
Employee Category
Exempt
Job Code
E700
Public Id
17587
Total Pay
$28,139

At Dpd Planning and Development, Ian Hegarty serves as a Executive Director. They work salaried. Their 2026 pay totaled $28,139.

Tanya Sunkett

Executive Director/Dpd Planning and Development

2025 total comp
$22,717
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$22,717
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$22,717
Employment type
Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$117,974
Employee Category
Exempt
Job Code
E700
Public Id
31588
Total Pay
$22,717

Tanya Sunkett is a Executive Director at Dpd Planning and Development. They work salaried. 2025 total compensation came to $22,717.