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City of San Jose / Planning/Building/Code / Planner IV

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Planner IV

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

12 employees hold this title in Planning/Building/Code. Median total compensation for the role is $183,777, above the department median of $153,494.

Employees
12
Total payroll
$2.1M
Role median
$183,777
Agency median
$153,494
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$2,069$208,166+

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How total compensation varies among the 12 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 of San Jose

Planner IV is held in 4 City of San Jose departments. In Planning/Building/Code, the median of $183,777 ranks #4 of 4.

Highest-paying departments for this role

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

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Planner beyond City of San Jose

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

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Miami
$104,505 · 12
Texas
$86,760 · 343
City of Charlotte
$82,680 · 18
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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Joseph Sordi

Planner IV/Planning/Building/Code

2025 total comp
$197,798
Base pay
$171,178
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$38
Benefits
$26,581
Total compensation
$197,798

Source-specific fields

Id
2214
Total Cash Compensation
$171,216

Joseph Sordi works as a Planner IV for Planning/Building/Code. Joseph earned $197,798 in 2025.

Laura Meiners

Planner IV/Planning/Building/Code

2025 total comp
$195,926
Base pay
$155,990
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$43
Benefits
$39,893
Total compensation
$195,926

Source-specific fields

Id
2555
Total Cash Compensation
$156,033

Laura Meiners works as a Planner IV for Planning/Building/Code. Laura earned $195,926 in 2025.

Aparna Ankola

Planner IV/Planning/Building/Code

2025 total comp
$193,371
Base pay
$150,581
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$6,304
Benefits
$36,486
Total compensation
$193,371

Source-specific fields

Id
2532
Total Cash Compensation
$156,885

At Planning/Building/Code, Aparna Ankola serves as a Planner IV. Their 2025 pay totaled $193,371.