Principal Planner

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

2 employees hold this title in City Planning. Median total compensation for the role is $12,497, above the department median of $10,532.

Employees: 2
Total payroll: $25K
Role median: $12,497
Agency median: $10,532
Comparison: Above

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This role across City of Pittsburgh

Principal Planner is held in 3 City of Pittsburgh departments. In City Planning, the median of $12,497 ranks #2 of 3.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Personnel- Cp

$37,485 · 1

Mobility and Infrastructure

$10,643 · 2

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

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Principal Planner beyond City of Pittsburgh

This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In City of Pittsburgh, the median of $12,505 ranks #6 of 6. See Principal Planner across all of City of Pittsburgh →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Phoenix, Arizona

$129,846 · 15

Miami-Dade County

$120,261 · 17

City of Salt Lake City

$81,650 · 23

City of Albuquerque

$39,306 · 7

Rhode Island

$19,374 · 13

Median total compensation for comparable Principal Plannerroles 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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Katie Rakus

Principal Planner/City Planning

2019 total comp

$13,645

Sub-department: City Planning
Base pay: $10,541
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $747
Benefits: $2,357
Total compensation: $13,645
Hire date: 2009-05-26
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 110000
Socrata Entity Number: 46062
Total Taxes: 746.59

At City Planning, Katie Rakus serves as a Principal Planner within City Planning. Hired in 2009, they have about 10 years of service. Their 2019 pay totaled $13,645. Their bargaining unit is Non-Union.

Kara Smith

Principal Planner/City Planning

2019 total comp

$11,349

Sub-department: City Planning
Base pay: $9,468
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $702
Benefits: $1,179
Total compensation: $11,349
Hire date: 2018-07-02
Union / bargaining unit: Non-Union

Source-specific fields

Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 110000
Socrata Entity Number: 948658
Total Taxes: 701.87

At City Planning, Kara Smith serves as a Principal Planner within City Planning. They have served since 2018 (about a year). Their 2019 pay totaled $11,349. Union affiliation: Non-Union.