City of San Jose / Planning/Building/Code / Planner III
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
14 employees hold this title in Planning/Building/Code. Median total compensation for the role is $146,304, below the department median of $153,494.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 14 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.
Compare departments
Planner III is held in 4 City of San Jose departments. In Planning/Building/Code, the median of $146,304 ranks #4 of 4.
Median total compensation for the Planner III role in other City of San Josedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 20 jurisdictions. In City of San Jose, the median of $154,743 ranks #2 of 20. See Planner across all of City of San Jose →
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
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Planner III/Planning/Building/Code
Source-specific fields
Eugene Lau is a Planner III at Planning/Building/Code. 2025 total compensation came to $135,752.