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Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salary in California

The median meeting, convention, and event planners in California earns $71,120 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,490 a month.

10th percentile
$44,850
25th percentile
$56,360
Median percentile
$71,120
75th percentile
$87,240
90th percentile
$121,310

Based on 20,650 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$53,885 take-home a year
Gross pay$71,120
Federal income tax−$6,816
Social Security + Medicare−$5,441
California income tax (approx.)−$4,978
Monthly take-home$4,490
Every two weeks$2,072

Does it go far here?

$64,234Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,036 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in California

JobMedian pay
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$400,150
Neurologists$357,080
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$353,900
Psychiatrists$353,500
General Internal Medicine Physicians$313,890
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$301,240
Nurse Anesthetists$292,410
Physicians, All Other$281,590

All meeting, convention, and event planners salaries · Take-home pay in California