Urban Planner H-1B salaries — 140 certified filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 9
- Filings · FY2025
- $83k
- Median base · FY2025
- $75k–$90k
- Middle 50% · FY2025
- Modern Land Seattle
- Top sponsor · 8 all-time
Urban Planner: 140 certified H-1B LCAs since FY2016. In FY2025 the median base salary was $83k across 9 filings, with the middle 50% of offers between $75k and $90k. The biggest sponsors are Modern Land Seattle, Aecom Technical Services, Rkg Associates; most filings are in New York, NY.
How much does a Urban Planner make on an H-1B?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $83k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Urban Planner sponsorship changed?
10 certified filings in FY2016 → 11 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 11 | +22% | $78k |
| FY2025 | 9 | +13% | $83k |
| FY2024 | 8 | +14% | $75k |
| FY2023 | 7 | −46% | $60k |
| FY2022 | 13 | +86% | $75k |
| FY2021 | 7 | −59% | $61k |
| FY2020 | 17 | −19% | $58k |
| FY2019 | 21 | +24% | $60k |
| FY2018 | 17 | −15% | $65k |
| FY2017 | 20 | +100% | $65k |
| FY2016 | 10 | — | $60k |
Which companies sponsor H-1B Urban Planners?
The employers with the most certified filings, all years, with their median base salary. Open any employer for its full profile.
| # | Employer | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Modern Land Seattle | 8 | $80k |
| 2 | Aecom Technical Services | 6 | $51k |
| 3 | Rkg Associates | 5 | $75k |
| 4 | Asakura Robinson | 5 | $54k |
| 5 | America Modern Green Development Houston | 4 | $61k |
| 6 | Hellmuth Obata Kassabaum | 4 | $50k |
| 7 | Yinyu Asset | 4 | $65k |
| 8 | Swa Group | 3 | $65k |
| 9 | Hester Street Collaborative | 3 | $65k |
| 10 | Regional Centers Holding Group | 3 | $80k |
Where are H-1B Urban Planner jobs located?
Worksite cities with the most certified filings for this title, all years.
| # | City | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York, NY | 30 | $65k |
| 2 | Houston, TX | 14 | $54k |
| 3 | Boston, MA | 7 | $75k |
| 4 | Redmond, WA | 7 | $80k |
| 5 | Dallas, TX | 6 | $51k |
| 6 | San Francisco, CA | 6 | $75k |
| 7 | Miami, FL | 5 | $66k |
| 8 | Pearland, TX | 4 | $61k |
| 9 | Irvine, CA | 4 | $65k |
| 10 | Alexandria, VA | 3 | $65k |
Common questions about Urban Planner H-1B salaries
- What is the median H-1B salary for a Urban Planner?
- The median certified H-1B base salary for Urban Planner is $83k (FY2025), from 9 filings. Across all years the middle 50% earn between $57k and $75k.
- Which companies sponsor the most H-1B Urban Planners?
- The top H-1B sponsors for Urban Planner are Modern Land Seattle, Aecom Technical Services, Rkg Associates.
- Where are most H-1B Urban Planner jobs located?
- The top worksite locations for H-1B Urban Planner roles are New York, NY, Houston, TX, Boston, MA.
- Does a certified LCA mean Urban Planner H-1B visas were approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What does the fiscal year mean here?
- Years are U.S. government fiscal years, October to September: FY2025 runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. This matches how the Department of Labor publishes the disclosure files. The most recent year may be partial until its final quarter is released.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →