Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salary
The median pay for meeting, convention, and event planners in the United States is $61,160 a year. About 142,860 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $36,830
- 25th percentile
- $46,970
- Median percentile
- $61,160
- 75th percentile
- $78,790
- 90th percentile
- $101,700
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $76,970
- Massachusetts $75,740
- New York $74,730
- Hawaii $74,460
- Vermont $74,310
- New Jersey $72,780
- California $71,120
- Connecticut $70,010
- Washington $65,530
- Maryland $63,280
- New Hampshire $63,250
- Colorado $62,050
- Arizona $61,330
- Louisiana $61,150
- Oregon $61,120
- Virginia $60,930
- Florida $60,270
- Rhode Island $59,910
- Illinois $59,840
- Pennsylvania $58,170
- Maine $57,900
- Minnesota $57,710
- Nevada $57,610
- Texas $57,470
- Missouri $56,900
- Wyoming $55,550
- Alaska $54,990
- North Carolina $54,990
- Kansas $54,840
- Utah $54,150
- Wisconsin $53,940
- Arkansas $53,040
- Michigan $52,780
- Nebraska $52,630
- Alabama $52,180
- Tennessee $52,000
- South Carolina $51,830
- Iowa $51,750
- North Dakota $51,700
- New Mexico $50,820
- Indiana $50,090
- Ohio $49,900
- Kentucky $49,280
- Georgia $49,250
- Delaware $49,020
- Montana $49,000
- Oklahoma $48,990
- South Dakota $47,050
- Mississippi $44,680
- West Virginia $35,760
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $90,560
- Kahului, HI $84,640
- San Francisco, CA $82,120
- New York, NY $78,610
- Boston, MA $78,010
- Trenton, NJ $77,010
- Washington, DC $75,450
- Bridgeport, CT $73,890
- Burlington, VT $71,720
- Santa Maria, CA $71,100
- Sacramento, CA $70,710
- Seattle, WA $69,890
- Napa, CA $68,940
- Los Angeles, CA $68,850
- Hartford, CT $68,710
- New Haven, CT $68,070
- Santa Cruz, CA $67,550
- Merced, CA $67,350
- Boulder, CO $67,200
- San Diego, CA $66,060
- Salinas, CA $65,460
- Sheboygan, WI $65,290
- Naples, FL $64,940
- Worcester, MA $64,910
- Glens Falls, NY $64,880
- Bellingham, WA $64,630
- Portland, OR $64,480
- Modesto, CA $64,470
- Kiryas Joel, NY $64,420
- Amherst Town, MA $64,290
- Urban Honolulu, HI $64,210
- Ithaca, NY $64,150
- Riverside, CA $63,850
- San Luis Obispo, CA $63,760
- Greenville, NC $63,710
- Oxnard, CA $63,710
- Shreveport, LA $63,490
- Corvallis, OR $63,170
- New Orleans, LA $63,030
- Baltimore, MD $62,960
- Atlantic City, NJ $62,870
- Dallas, TX $62,720
- Chicago, IL $62,640
- Greeley, CO $62,620
- Rochester, NY $62,580
- Philadelphia, PA $62,530
- Barnstable Town, MA $62,470
- Denver, CO $62,320
- Charlottesville, VA $62,280
- Orlando, FL $62,260
- Springfield, MA $62,180
- Albany, NY $62,140
- Bend, OR $62,120
- Binghamton, NY $62,030
- Santa Fe, NM $62,030
- Houston, TX $61,770
- Buffalo, NY $61,590
- Phoenix, AZ $61,380
- Manchester, NH $61,360
- Mount Vernon, WA $61,270
- Miami, FL $61,260
- State College, PA $61,250
- Fresno, CA $61,190
- Columbus, OH $61,050
- Reno, NV $60,670
- Des Moines, IA $60,410
- Bremerton, WA $60,350
- Santa Rosa, CA $60,260
- Lansing, MI $60,130
- Vallejo, CA $60,100
- Olympia, WA $60,050
- Austin, TX $59,990
- Kingston, NY $59,990
- Utica, NY $59,990
- Providence, RI $59,910
- North Port, FL $59,850
- Yakima, WA $59,800
- Minneapolis, MN $59,590
- Charlotte, NC $59,420
- Norwich, CT $59,340
- Spokane, WA $59,270
- Medford, OR $59,260
- Chico, CA $59,190
- Pittsfield, MA $59,180
- Portland, ME $58,950
- Eugene, OR $58,860
- Pueblo, CO $58,850
- Huntsville, AL $58,840
- Harrisburg, PA $58,730
- Jacksonville, FL $58,730
- Rochester, MN $58,730
- Waterbury, CT $58,720
- Fort Collins, CO $58,660
- Visalia, CA $58,520
- Colorado Springs, CO $58,370
- Tampa, FL $58,290
- Allentown, PA $58,220
- Bakersfield, CA $58,220
- Auburn, AL $58,070
- Winston, NC $57,930
- Little Rock, AR $57,910
- St. Louis, MO $57,810
- Kansas City, MO $57,620
- Wenatchee, WA $57,600
- Tallahassee, FL $57,560
- Provo, UT $57,520
- Fayetteville, AR $57,420
- Las Vegas, NV $57,390
- St. Cloud, MN $57,240
- Augusta, GA $57,190
- Sebastian, FL $57,190
- Mankato, MN $57,130
- Punta Gorda, FL $56,920
- Burlington, NC $56,820
- Lake Havasu City, AZ $56,770
- Syracuse, NY $56,700
- Madison, WI $56,520
- Midland, TX $56,440
- Milwaukee, WI $56,090
- Port St. Lucie, FL $56,050