City and County of San Francisco / City Planning / Planner IV

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Planner IV

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

22 employees hold this title in City Planning. Median total compensation for the role is $239,252, above the department median of $198,662.

Employees: 22
Total payroll: $4.7M
Role median: $239,252
Agency median: $198,662
Comparison: Above

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Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$46,368$245,780+

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How total compensation varies among the 22 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 IV is held in 7 City and County of San Francisco departments. In City Planning, the median of $239,252 ranks #4 of 7.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Public Utilities Commission

$239,975 · 4

Port

$239,771 · 1

Municipal Transportation Agency

$239,282 · 1

Airport Commission

$236,117 · 2

Recreation and Park Commission

$235,159 · 1

City Administrator

$221,547 · 2

Median total compensation for the Planner IV 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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Xinyu Liang

Planner IV/City Planning

2025 total comp

$202,621

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $152,235
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $660
Benefits: $49,727
Total compensation: $202,621
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.86

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CPC
Health and Dental Benefits: $16,811
Job Code: 5293
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $11,223

Xinyu Liang is a Planner IV at City Planning within Professional Engineering. They work permanent civil service, 0.86 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $202,621. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.