Planning/Building/Code

Source file: City of San Jose — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Planning/Building/Code supports housing and community development — affordable housing, planning, and neighborhood programs.

In 2025, this agency had 304 employees with median total compensation of $153,494; the highest distinct record was $470,186.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $46.4M
Employees: 304
Median total: $153,494
Highest record: $470,186

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$2,069$287,235+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 304 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($153,494) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $117,408 (77%)
Overtime — $1,834 (1%)
Other — $3,263 (2%)
Benefits — $30,197 (20%)

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

$49,657

$112,191

$153,494

$199,242

$233,108

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $233,108 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $49,657. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).