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California State Controller's Office and City of Los Angeles, CA · 2025 pay · 133 people

How much does a planning assistant make in California State Controller's Office and City of Los Angeles, CA?

$83,383typical pay for a planning assistant in 2025

$81,233 – $90,036what most people earned

Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 3.9% from 2024.

✓ Official data from LA City Controller · Matches the agency's latest release · controller.lacity.gov ↗✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗

Where planning assistants work

Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).

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).

  1. Planning Intern$6,217 (everyone)
  2. Planning Assistant (this page)$83,383 (everyone)
  3. Planning Associate$96,242 (everyone)
  4. Planning Manager$162,360 (everyone)
  5. Manager Planning$192,924 (everyone)

Highest-paid planning assistants, 2025

  1. 1Joanna MarroquinPlanning Assistant · Los Angeles$117,709
  2. 2Aida KarapetianPlanning Assistant · Los Angeles$108,798
  3. 3Eva ChangPlanning Assistant · Los Angeles$106,837
  4. 4Lovell WilliamsPlanning Assistant · Los Angeles$106,372
  5. 5Jessica SalazarPlanning Assistant · Los Angeles$105,793

Common questions

How much does a planning assistant make in California State Controller's Office and City of Los Angeles, CA?

The typical planning assistant was paid $83,383 in 2025; most earned between $81,233 and $90,036. This counts all 133 people paid, including part-year workers.

How much of the pay is overtime?

Overtime made up 0.5% of all pay for planning assistants in 2025.

Which job titles are included?

Everyone whose payroll title is Planning Assistant, at any level (for example "Planning Assistant"). 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