Planner 2

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

26 employees hold this title in City Planning. Median total compensation for the role is $150,640, below the department median of $198,662.

Employees: 26
Total payroll: $3.4M
Role median: $150,640
Agency median: $198,662
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$2,763$176,703+

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How total compensation varies among the 26 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across City and County of San Francisco

Planner 2 is held in 5 City and County of San Francisco departments. In City Planning, the median of $150,640 ranks #3 of 5.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Public Utilities Commission

$160,464 · 3

Recreation and Park Commission

$156,824 · 2

Municipal Transportation Agency

$81,378 · 1

Airport Commission

$61,923 · 1

Median total compensation for the Planner 2 role in other City and County of San Franciscodepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Planner beyond City and County of San Francisco

This role is reported in 20 jurisdictions. In City and County of San Francisco, the median of $192,787 ranks #1 of 20. See Planner across all of City and County of San Francisco →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of San Jose

$154,743 · 47

New York Public Authorities

$107,609 · 20

City of Miami

$104,505 · 12

Texas

$86,760 · 343

City of Charlotte

$82,680 · 18

City of Phoenix, Arizona

$77,466 · 79

City of Las Vegas

$73,513 · 57

City of Boston

$71,520 · 17

Median total compensation for comparable 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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Benjamin Caldwell

Planner 2/City Planning

2024 total comp

$98,004

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $64,782
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,854
Benefits: $30,368
Total compensation: $98,004
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.52

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CPC
Health and Dental Benefits: $15,228
Job Code: 5278
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $4,955

Benjamin Caldwell is a Planner 2 at City Planning within Professional Engineering. They work permanent civil service, 0.52 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $98,004. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.