APA/AICP 2008 Planners Salary Survey

The American Planning Association and its professional institute, the American Institute of Certified Planners, seek to promote the success of planners and the organizations they work for. To that end, periodic surveys of compensation in the profession have been conducted and reported to the membership; the latest of these were published in 2004 and 2006.

The 2008 web-based survey, to which all domestic APA Regular and New Professional members were invited, again achieved extraordinary participation levels — 14,397 of 29,166 responded, for an exceptional 49% response rate. Results are reported for the 12,940 respondents supplying salary data and indicating they are employed or self-employed full-time as planners or in planning-related positions.

The survey was conducted for APA and AICP by Readex Research, an independent research company.

This site provides a comprehensive view of survey results, including a summary of findings, an interactive Salary Worksheet, an interactive Salary Calculator, and supporting tables.