City and County of San Francisco / City Planning

Agency file

City Planning

Source file: City and County of San Francisco — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 17, 2026

The City Planning supports housing and community development — affordable housing, planning, and neighborhood programs.

In 2025, this agency had 200 employees with median total compensation of $198,662; the highest distinct record was $412,145.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $35.6M
Employees: 200
Median total: $198,662
Highest record: $412,145

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$376$331,008+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 200 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($198,662) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $132,004 (74%)
Overtime — $10 (0%)
Other — $968 (1%)
Benefits — $45,187 (25%)

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

$34,390

$148,005

$198,662

$215,913

$246,585

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $246,585 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $34,390. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Planner 3

52 · $205,160

Planner IV

22 · $239,252

Planner 2

22 · $153,129

Planner 3-Environmental Review

10 · $205,314

Planning Technician II

8 · $146,767

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.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$37.7M —	216 —	$195,374 —
2025	$35.6M ▼ 5.5%	200 ▼ 7.4%	$198,662 ▲ 1.7%

Compare

Similar departments

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.

Pla Land Development Metro Nashville90% match
Pd - Current Planning City of Las Vegas87% match
Planning City of Greensboro68% match
Planning City of Miami57% match
Northeast Georgia Regional Commission Georgia47% match
Office of Planning Louisville Metro, Kentucky45% match

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Karen Carasi

Accountant III/City Planning

2025 total comp

$177,665

Sub-department: Payroll, Billing & Accounting
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $145,408
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $32,257
Total compensation: $177,665
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CPC
Job Code: 1654
Job Family Code: 1600
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $11,220
Retirement Contribution: $21,036

Karen Carasi is a Accountant III at City Planning within Payroll, Billing & Accounting. They work permanent civil service. 2025 total compensation came to $177,665. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Sharon Young

Planner 2/City Planning

2025 total comp

$176,721

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $128,433
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $48,288
Total compensation: $176,721
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CPC
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 5278
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $9,853

At City Planning, Sharon Young serves as a Planner 2 within Professional Engineering. They work permanent civil service. Their 2025 pay totaled $176,721. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Lauren Bihl

Planner 2/City Planning

2025 total comp

$176,684

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $128,443
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $48,241
Total compensation: $176,684
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CPC
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 5278
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $9,807

Lauren Bihl is a Planner 2 at City Planning within Professional Engineering. They work permanent civil service. 2025 total compensation came to $176,684. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Sarah Richardson

Planner 2/City Planning

2025 total comp

$176,657

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $128,439
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $48,217
Total compensation: $176,657
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CPC
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 5278
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $9,783

Sarah Richardson is a Planner 2 at City Planning within Professional Engineering. They work permanent civil service. 2025 total compensation came to $176,657. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

David Garcia

Planner 2/City Planning

2025 total comp

$176,514

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $128,443
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $48,072
Total compensation: $176,514
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CPC
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 5278
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $9,637

At City Planning, David Garcia serves as a Planner 2 within Professional Engineering. They work permanent civil service. Their 2025 pay totaled $176,514. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Gretel Gunther

Planner 3/City Planning

2025 total comp

$175,429

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $127,379
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $48,049
Total compensation: $175,429
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CPC
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 5291
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $9,774

Gretel Gunther holds the role of Planner 3 at City Planning within Professional Engineering. Their status is permanent civil service. In 2025, their total compensation was $175,429. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Taylor Booker

Senior Community Devl Spc 1/City Planning

2025 total comp

$174,113

Sub-department: Community Development
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $125,943
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $48,170
Total compensation: $174,113
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CPC
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,953
Job Code: 9774
Job Family Code: 9700
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $9,698

Taylor Booker is a Senior Community Devl Spc 1 at City Planning within Community Development. They work permanent civil service. 2025 total compensation came to $174,113. They are represented by SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Ashley Lindsay

Planner 2/City Planning

2024 total comp

$173,855

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $126,632
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $47,223
Total compensation: $173,855
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.02

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CPC
Health and Dental Benefits: $18,454
Job Code: 5278
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $9,389

Ashley Lindsay holds the role of Planner 2 at City Planning within Professional Engineering. Their status is permanent civil service, 1.02 FTE. In 2024, their total compensation was $173,855. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Elizabeth White

Planner 3-Environmental Review/City Planning

2024 total comp

$173,849

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $128,974
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $44,876
Total compensation: $173,849
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.88

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CPC
Health and Dental Benefits: $15,869
Job Code: 5298
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $9,780

Elizabeth White holds the role of Planner 3-Environmental Review at City Planning within Professional Engineering. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.88 FTE. In 2024, their total compensation was $173,849. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Laura Ajello

Planner 2/City Planning

2025 total comp

$172,465

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $125,416
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $47,049
Total compensation: $172,465
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.98

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CPC
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,090
Job Code: 5278
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $9,509

Laura Ajello works as a Planner 2 for City Planning within Professional Engineering. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.98 FTE. Laura earned $172,465 in 2025. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Deborah Sanders

Executive Secretary 3/City Planning

2025 total comp

$171,971

Sub-department: Clerical, Secretarial & Steno
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $124,830
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $47,141
Total compensation: $171,971
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.98

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CPC
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,189
Job Code: 1454
Job Family Code: 1400
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $9,590

Deborah Sanders works as a Executive Secretary 3 for City Planning within Clerical, Secretarial & Steno. Their status is permanent exempt, 0.98 FTE. Deborah earned $171,971 in 2025. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Matthew Dito

Planner 3/City Planning

2025 total comp

$171,747

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $127,962
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $43,786
Total compensation: $171,747
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.84

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CPC
Health and Dental Benefits: $16,384
Job Code: 5291
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $9,239

Matthew Dito works as a Planner 3 for City Planning within Professional Engineering. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.84 FTE. Matthew earned $171,747 in 2025. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Margaret Laush

Planner 2/City Planning

2025 total comp

$171,300

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $124,145
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $47,155
Total compensation: $171,300
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CPC
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 5278
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $9,354

Margaret Laush is a Planner 2 at City Planning within Professional Engineering. They work permanent civil service. 2025 total compensation came to $171,300. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Shannon Ferguson

Planner 3/City Planning

2025 total comp

$170,881

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $126,924
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $43,957
Total compensation: $170,881
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.83

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CPC
Health and Dental Benefits: $16,257
Job Code: 5291
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $9,674

At City Planning, Shannon Ferguson serves as a Planner 3 within Professional Engineering. They work permanent civil service, 0.83 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $170,881. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Vincent Ii

Planner 2/City Planning

2025 total comp

$169,793

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $122,759
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $47,035
Total compensation: $169,793
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CPC
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 5278
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $9,437

Vincent Ii is a Planner 2 at City Planning within Professional Engineering. They work permanent civil service. 2025 total compensation came to $169,793. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Reanna Tong

Planner 3/City Planning

2025 total comp

$169,404

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $125,771
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $43,633
Total compensation: $169,404
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.82

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CPC
Health and Dental Benefits: $16,123
Job Code: 5291
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $9,629

Reanna Tong works as a Planner 3 for City Planning within Professional Engineering. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.82 FTE. Reanna earned $169,404 in 2025. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Karen Zhu

Pr Payroll & Personnel Clerk/City Planning

2025 total comp

$169,129

Sub-department: Payroll, Billing & Accounting
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $120,234
Overtime: $1,908
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $46,987
Total compensation: $169,129
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.01

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CPC
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,953
Job Code: 1224
Job Family Code: 1600
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $9,353

Karen Zhu works as a Pr Payroll & Personnel Clerk for City Planning within Payroll, Billing & Accounting. Their status is permanent civil service, 1.01 FTE. Karen earned $169,129 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Kofi Akinjide

Manager II/City Planning

2024 total comp

$166,956

Sub-department: Management
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $116,498
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,385
Benefits: $44,074
Total compensation: $166,956
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.71

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CPC
Health and Dental Benefits: $16,428
Job Code: 0923
Job Family Code: 0900
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $10,143

Kofi Akinjide holds the role of Manager II at City Planning within Management. Their status is permanent exempt, 0.71 FTE. In 2024, their total compensation was $166,956. They are represented by Municipal Exec Assoc, Misc.

Honora Montano

Planner 2/City Planning

2025 total comp

$166,002

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $119,990
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $46,012
Total compensation: $166,002
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.98

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CPC
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,245
Job Code: 5278
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $9,122

Honora Montano is a Planner 2 at City Planning within Professional Engineering. They work permanent civil service, 0.98 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $166,002. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Barry Wong

IT Operations Support Admn III/City Planning

2025 total comp

$165,713

Sub-department: Information Systems
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $119,436
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $46,278
Total compensation: $165,713
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CPC
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 1093
Job Family Code: 1000
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $9,170

Barry Wong holds the role of IT Operations Support Admn III at City Planning within Information Systems. Their status is permanent civil service. In 2025, their total compensation was $165,713. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.