California · 2025 pay · 105 people
How much does an associate environmental planner make in California?
$99,465typical pay for a associate environmental planner in 2025
$86,698 – $104,259what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 1.9% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where associate environmental planners work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Department of Transportation68 people$101,228
- Department of Conservation18 people$86,271
- Office of Emergency Services6 people$86,234
- Santa Clara Valley Water District5 people$154,026
- California Tahoe Conservancy5 people$97,601
- Department of Toxic Substances Control2 people$102,845
- Military Department (California National Guard)1 person$59,193
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Environmental Planner$81,081 (everyone)
- Associate Environmental Planner (this page)$99,465 (everyone)
- Senior Environmental Planner$116,390 (everyone)
- Supervising Environmental Planner$132,655 (everyone)
Highest-paid associate environmental planners, 2025
Common questions
How much does an associate environmental planner make in California?
The typical associate environmental planner was paid $99,465 in 2025; most earned between $86,698 and $104,259. This counts all 105 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 1.2% of all pay for associate environmental planners in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Associate Environmental Planner, at any level (for example "Associate Environmental Planner"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this