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

Melissa Lavalley

Planner 3/City Planning

2025 total comp

$191,910

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $143,559
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $48,351
Total compensation: $191,910
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.94

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CPC
Health and Dental Benefits: $17,345
Job Code: 5291
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $10,573

At City Planning, Melissa Lavalley serves as a Planner 3 within Professional Engineering. They work permanent civil service, 0.94 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $191,910. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Andrew Perry

Planner 3/City Planning

2025 total comp

$191,588

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $142,724
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $48,865
Total compensation: $191,588
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.94

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CPC
Health and Dental Benefits: $18,277
Job Code: 5291
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $10,306

Andrew Perry works as a Planner 3 for City Planning within Professional Engineering. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.94 FTE. Andrew earned $191,588 in 2025. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Melanie Bishop

Planner 3/City Planning

2025 total comp

$191,394

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $139,288
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,140
Benefits: $50,967
Total compensation: $191,394
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: $10,768

Melanie Bishop is a Planner 3 at City Planning within Professional Engineering. They work permanent civil service. 2025 total compensation came to $191,394. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Joseph Sacchi

Planner 3/City Planning

2025 total comp

$190,829

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $140,162
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $50,667
Total compensation: $190,829
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: $10,513

Joseph Sacchi holds the role of Planner 3 at City Planning within Professional Engineering. Their status is permanent civil service. In 2025, their total compensation was $190,829. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Sydney Cespedes

Senior Community Devl Spc 1/City Planning

2025 total comp

$188,654

Sub-department: Community Development
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $137,860
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $50,794
Total compensation: $188,654
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: $10,566

Sydney Cespedes is a Senior Community Devl Spc 1 at City Planning within Community Development. They work permanent civil service. 2025 total compensation came to $188,654. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Shijia Lu

Senior Community Devl Spc 1/City Planning

2025 total comp

$188,407

Sub-department: Community Development
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $137,866
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $50,540
Total compensation: $188,407
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
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: $10,312

At City Planning, Shijia Lu serves as a Senior Community Devl Spc 1 within Community Development. They work permanent exempt. Their 2025 pay totaled $188,407. Their bargaining unit is SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Oscar Grande

Senior Community Devl Spc 1/City Planning

2025 total comp

$187,766

Sub-department: Community Development
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $137,669
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $50,097
Total compensation: $187,766
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: $19,924
Job Code: 9774
Job Family Code: 9700
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $9,927

Oscar Grande is a Senior Community Devl Spc 1 at City Planning within Community Development. They work permanent civil service. 2025 total compensation came to $187,766. Union affiliation: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Mathew Chandler

Planner 3/City Planning

2025 total comp

$187,613

Sub-department: Professional Engineering
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $139,122
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $48,491
Total compensation: $187,613
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.91

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: CPC
Health and Dental Benefits: $17,821
Job Code: 5291
Job Family Code: 5200
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $10,593

Mathew Chandler holds the role of Planner 3 at City Planning within Professional Engineering. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.91 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $187,613. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Kristian Romasanta

Senior Community Devl Spc 1/City Planning

2025 total comp

$187,293

Sub-department: Community Development
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $137,263
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $50,030
Total compensation: $187,293
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: $19,866
Job Code: 9774
Job Family Code: 9700
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $9,976

Kristian Romasanta is a Senior Community Devl Spc 1 at City Planning within Community Development. They work permanent civil service. 2025 total compensation came to $187,293. Union affiliation: SEIU, Local 1021, Misc.

Wei Qian

Accountant III/City Planning

2024 total comp

$184,891

Sub-department: Payroll, Billing & Accounting
Organization group: General Administration & Finance
Base pay: $129,742
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $7,933
Benefits: $47,216
Total compensation: $184,891
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: $17,832
Job Code: 1654
Job Family Code: 1600
Organization Group Code: General Administration & Finance
Other Benefits: $9,499

Wei Qian is a Accountant III at City Planning within Payroll, Billing & Accounting. They work permanent civil service, 0.98 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $184,891. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.