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Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners Salary by City

Meeting, convention, and event planners earn the most in San Jose, CA (average $97,240 a year), followed by San Francisco, CA ($90,230) and New York, NY ($87,260), among the 295 metro areas we cover. Nationwide the average is $66,520 and the median $61,160, for 142,860 workers (May 2025).

$66,520U.S. average
$97Khighest: San Jose, CA
$26Klowest: Aguadilla, PR
295metro areas
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Top 15 cities for meeting, convention, and event planners by average salary

San Jose, CA$97,240
San Francisco, CA$90,230
New York, NY$87,260
Kahului, HI$85,000
Boston, MA$83,970
Bridgeport, CT$81,750
Boulder, CO$79,640
Trenton, NJ$78,780
Washington, DC$78,620
Sacramento, CA$75,260
Santa Maria, CA$75,240
Burlington, VT$74,190
Los Angeles, CA$74,020
Santa Cruz, CA$73,630
Hartford, CT$73,580
Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salary by state

New York pays meeting, convention, and event planners the most statewide, $82,800 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

StateStatewide averageStatewide medianJobsMetrosHighest city averageLowest city average
New York$82,800$74,73010,33011$87,260$60,710
Massachusetts$81,710$75,7404,6406$83,970$63,520
Washington, D.C.$79,640$76,9702,3601$78,620$78,620
New Jersey$77,880$72,7802,1602$78,780$64,510
California$77,160$71,12020,65021$97,240$57,720
Connecticut$75,240$70,0101,4505$81,750$68,040
Vermont$73,020$74,3104301$74,190$74,190
Hawaii$71,830$74,4605502$85,000$66,310
Washington$70,880$65,5303,6009$72,870$55,710
Maryland$70,840$63,2802,5703$69,290$52,280
New Hampshire$68,950$63,2505101$69,450$69,450
Virginia$67,130$60,9304,2308$69,680$51,880
Colorado$66,830$62,0504,6507$79,640$60,890
Illinois$65,040$59,8405,2206$66,990$45,950
Oregon$64,790$61,1202,0206$67,670$59,430
Florida$64,510$60,27010,48020$70,080$46,750
Arizona$62,650$61,3303,4405$64,390$53,500
Nevada$62,550$57,6102,0602$62,810$62,200
Pennsylvania$62,390$58,1703,94010$66,890$48,690
Louisiana$62,240$61,1506104$66,570$57,470
Maine$62,110$57,9004901$63,240$63,240
Minnesota$61,770$57,7103,1605$63,930$55,190
Texas$61,710$57,47010,73020$66,880$39,390
Wyoming$61,350$55,5501200n/an/a
Rhode Island$61,230$59,9108901$62,850$62,850
Arkansas$61,000$53,0405503$68,380$51,110
North Carolina$60,550$54,9904,34013$62,920$53,790
Wisconsin$59,570$53,9402,69012$66,330$49,570
Kansas$58,420$54,8409204$60,070$54,070
Missouri$58,130$56,9002,5004$62,990$52,240
Alabama$57,690$52,1809807$60,090$53,090
Nebraska$57,670$52,6306102$59,730$59,140
Alaska$57,670$54,9901501$57,400$57,400
Utah$57,570$54,1501,9705$60,610$55,540
Michigan$56,670$52,7803,56011$61,180$50,340
Indiana$55,840$50,0902,1408$58,750$47,290
North Dakota$55,570$51,7003004$60,680$49,440
South Carolina$55,460$51,8301,2407$61,110$47,380
Ohio$55,410$49,9004,75010$62,770$41,490
Iowa$55,340$51,7501,1206$61,350$53,460
Georgia$54,770$49,2505,0509$60,780$47,870
Tennessee$54,240$52,0003,2608$58,520$48,030
Delaware$53,590$49,0204000n/an/a
New Mexico$53,390$50,8203502$62,140$53,510
Montana$53,080$49,0003503$55,170$53,560
Kentucky$53,060$49,2801,1103$55,620$51,280
Idahon/an/an/a2$52,100$51,730
Oklahoma$51,130$48,9901,4402$54,510$50,340
South Dakota$49,950$47,0503402$51,850$48,770
Mississippi$48,650$44,6803602$56,200$41,560
West Virginia$41,920$35,7603004$45,690$38,300
Puerto Rico$34,680$28,4008304$36,460$25,620
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Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salary in every city we cover

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Metro areaAverageMedianHourlyJobs
San Jose, CA$97,240$90,560$46.751,190
San Francisco, CA$90,230$82,120$43.383,490
New York, NY$87,260$78,610$41.959,050
Kahului, HI$85,000$84,640$40.86130
Boston, MA$83,970$78,010$40.373,650
Bridgeport, CT$81,750$73,890$39.31510
Boulder, CO$79,640$67,200$38.29360
Trenton, NJ$78,780$77,010$37.88170
Washington, DC$78,620$75,450$37.805,140
Sacramento, CA$75,260$70,710$36.18910
Santa Maria, CA$75,240$71,100$36.17330
Burlington, VT$74,190$71,720$35.67170
Los Angeles, CA$74,020$68,850$35.597,300
Santa Cruz, CA$73,630$67,550$35.40110
Hartford, CT$73,580$68,710$35.37460
Worcester, MA$73,570$64,910$35.37300
Kiryas Joel, NY$73,340$64,420$35.26170
Seattle, WA$72,870$69,890$35.032,450
Binghamton, NY$72,430$62,030$34.8250
Oxnard, CA$72,390$63,710$34.80270
San Diego, CA$72,300$66,060$34.762,430
Salinas, CA$71,780$65,460$34.51200
New Haven, CT$71,550$68,070$34.40200
Amherst, MA$71,280$64,290$34.27120
Napa, CA$71,070$68,940$34.17190
Wenatchee, WA$70,730$57,600$34.0150
Naples, FL$70,080$64,940$33.69230
Yakima, WA$69,970$59,800$33.6440
Charlottesville, VA$69,680$62,280$33.50210
Merced, CA$69,500$67,350$33.4130
Barnstable, MA$69,450$62,470$33.39100
Manchester, NH$69,450$61,360$33.39110
Baltimore, MD$69,290$62,960$33.311,060
Riverside, CA$68,810$63,850$33.081,090
Norwich, CT$68,480$59,340$32.9280
Springfield, MA$68,410$62,180$32.89160
Fayetteville, AR$68,380$57,420$32.88200
Greeley, CO$68,040$62,620$32.7190
Waterbury, CT$68,040$58,720$32.71110
Denver, CO$68,010$62,320$32.702,680
Chico, CA$67,750$59,190$32.5760
Portland, OR$67,670$64,480$32.541,420
San Luis Obispo, CA$67,660$63,760$32.53140
Santa Rosa, CA$67,530$60,260$32.47390
Albany, NY$67,410$62,140$32.41540
Fort Collins, CO$67,340$58,660$32.38310
Modesto, CA$67,040$64,470$32.23100
Chicago, IL$66,990$62,640$32.214,230
Philadelphia, PA$66,890$62,530$32.162,010
Dallas, TX$66,880$62,720$32.163,380
Corvallis, OR$66,850$63,170$32.1450
Bellingham, WA$66,730$64,630$32.0890
Glens Falls, NY$66,710$64,880$32.0730
Buffalo, NY$66,590$61,590$32.02420
New Orleans, LA$66,570$63,030$32.01330
Ithaca, NY$66,550$64,150$32.0070
Sheboygan, WI$66,330$65,290$31.8930
Honolulu, HI$66,310$64,210$31.88320
Utica, NY$66,260$59,990$31.8670
Orlando, FL$66,200$62,260$31.832,030
Olympia, WA$65,790$60,050$31.63110
Rochester, NY$65,790$62,580$31.63370
Houston, TX$65,240$61,770$31.362,160
Sarasota, FL$65,170$59,850$31.33350
Vallejo, CA$65,150$60,100$31.3280
Deltona, FL$65,090$55,550$31.29190
Bend, OR$64,850$62,120$31.18110
Punta Gorda, FL$64,800$56,920$31.1640
Shreveport, LA$64,800$63,490$31.1540
Miami, FL$64,730$61,260$31.123,240
Austin, TX$64,600$59,990$31.061,610
Atlantic City, NJ$64,510$62,870$31.01200
Phoenix, AZ$64,390$61,380$30.962,660
Bremerton, WA$64,220$60,350$30.8770
Minneapolis, MN$63,930$59,590$30.732,330
Kingston, NY$63,890$59,990$30.7280
Mount Vernon, WA$63,780$61,270$30.6650
Pittsfield, MA$63,520$59,180$30.5470
Portland, ME$63,240$58,950$30.41310
Fresno, CA$62,990$61,190$30.29320
Kansas City, MO$62,990$57,620$30.29900
Charlotte, NC$62,920$59,420$30.251,220
State College, PA$62,870$61,250$30.2380
Fayetteville, NC$62,870$51,170$30.2360
Providence, RI$62,850$59,910$30.211,030
Las Vegas, NV$62,810$57,390$30.201,770
Columbus, OH$62,770$61,050$30.18840
Madison, WI$62,690$56,520$30.14540
Tampa, FL$62,680$58,290$30.141,320
Jacksonville, FL$62,670$58,730$30.13740
Reno, NV$62,200$60,670$29.90180
Santa Fe, NM$62,140$62,030$29.8760
Oshkosh, WI$62,050$53,710$29.8380
Little Rock, AR$61,950$57,910$29.79170
Milwaukee, WI$61,580$56,090$29.60910
Colorado Springs, CO$61,540$58,370$29.59430
Bakersfield, CA$61,400$58,220$29.52130
Des Moines, IA$61,350$60,410$29.49370
Sebastian, FL$61,260$57,190$29.4540
Pueblo, CO$61,230$58,850$29.4450
Lansing, MI$61,180$60,130$29.41340
St. Cloud, MN$61,180$57,240$29.4170
Visalia, CA$61,140$58,520$29.3950
Charleston, SC$61,110$53,990$29.38350
Eugene, OR$61,040$58,860$29.35180
Spokane, WA$61,040$59,270$29.35240
Raleigh, NC$60,930$54,760$29.29890
Grand Junction, CO$60,890$53,310$29.2740
St. Louis, MO$60,890$57,810$29.281,260
Augusta, GA$60,780$57,190$29.22110
Syracuse, NY$60,710$56,700$29.19210
Bismarck, ND$60,680$55,500$29.1740
Provo, UT$60,610$57,520$29.14340
Allentown, PA$60,540$58,220$29.11160
Harrisburg, PA$60,530$58,730$29.10260
Panama City, FL$60,390$55,080$29.0360
Winston-Salem, NC$60,190$57,930$28.94190
Birmingham, AL$60,090$53,830$28.89320
Lawrence, KS$60,070$53,120$28.8870
Crestview, FL$59,830$51,820$28.77100
Auburn, AL$59,810$58,070$28.7540
Omaha, NE$59,730$53,760$28.72280
Kenosha, WI$59,690$50,540$28.7040
Tallahassee, FL$59,580$57,560$28.65160
Medford, OR$59,440$59,260$28.5860
Salem, OR$59,430$53,580$28.57110
Durham, NC$59,420$54,930$28.57340
Fort Myers, FL$59,380$55,510$28.55220
Detroit, MI$59,350$54,630$28.531,380
Dalton, GA$59,320$49,490$28.5240
Montgomery, AL$59,300$54,250$28.51130
Bloomington, IL$59,160$50,610$28.4470
St. George, UT$59,150$53,840$28.44110
Lincoln, NE$59,140$53,760$28.43130
Dayton, OH$59,030$55,970$28.38320
Lakeland, FL$58,950$53,660$28.34180
Lancaster, PA$58,880$55,550$28.31160
Harrisonburg, VA$58,850$50,970$28.2980
Indianapolis, IN$58,750$54,900$28.251,000
Rochester, MN$58,600$58,730$28.1790
Dubuque, IA$58,550$54,150$28.1540
Logan, UT$58,530$55,730$28.1450
Memphis, TN$58,520$54,500$28.14460
Richmond, VA$58,490$52,920$28.12690
Peoria, IL$58,470$52,770$28.11130
Baton Rouge, LA$58,290$55,150$28.0290
Daphne, AL$58,260$52,780$28.0160
Lake Havasu City, AZ$58,140$56,770$27.9530
Midland, TX$58,100$56,440$27.9350
Cleveland, OH$58,070$50,080$27.921,060
Huntsville, AL$58,040$58,840$27.91110
Flagstaff, AZ$57,970$52,330$27.8780
Wilmington, NC$57,920$50,060$27.85160
Lafayette, IN$57,910$51,570$27.84110
Port St. Lucie, FL$57,890$56,050$27.83110
Stockton, CA$57,720$47,870$27.75200
Burlington, NC$57,700$56,820$27.7450
Reading, PA$57,620$54,050$27.70100
Palm Bay, FL$57,580$50,290$27.68150
York, PA$57,510$52,820$27.6560
Brunswick, GA$57,480$54,530$27.6440
Lafayette, LA$57,470$46,850$27.6340
Anchorage, AK$57,400$55,920$27.6080
Gainesville, FL$57,190$52,990$27.50120
Knoxville, TN$57,030$51,200$27.42330
Atlanta, GA$56,960$50,140$27.393,470
Ann Arbor, MI$56,830$53,200$27.32210
Toledo, OH$56,790$52,500$27.30190
Blacksburg, VA$56,590$50,930$27.2160
Pittsburgh, PA$56,410$52,860$27.12770
Ocala, FL$56,360$52,430$27.1080
Hickory, NC$56,320$49,340$27.0860
South Bend, IN$56,310$48,270$27.07130
Manhattan, KS$56,290$53,390$27.0650
Jackson, MS$56,200$50,110$27.0280
Virginia Beach, VA$56,180$53,820$27.01600
Mankato, MN$56,180$57,130$27.0140
Pensacola, FL$56,170$52,460$27.00100
Cincinnati, OH$56,150$51,480$27.00960
Battle Creek, MI$56,100$49,410$26.9730
Akron, OH$56,010$52,640$26.93250
Ogden, UT$55,920$52,230$26.89150
Topeka, KS$55,910$52,580$26.88120
Green Bay, WI$55,750$53,040$26.80150
Walla Walla, WA$55,710$52,290$26.7850
Macon, GA$55,640$49,130$26.7540
Roanoke, VA$55,630$51,450$26.75n/a
Lexington, KY$55,620$49,280$26.74240
Salt Lake City, UT$55,540$49,970$26.701,120
San Antonio, TX$55,490$52,240$26.68890
Greenville, NC$55,490$63,710$26.68110
Iowa City, IA$55,300$48,030$26.59100
Louisville, KY$55,280$50,020$26.58440
Pinehurst, NC$55,240$46,680$26.5650
Duluth, MN$55,190$55,010$26.54100
Bozeman, MT$55,170$52,850$26.5390
Traverse City, MI$55,090$53,380$26.4970
Eau Claire, WI$55,010$50,070$26.4590
Greensboro, NC$55,000$49,990$26.44270
Chattanooga, TN$54,860$52,080$26.37180
Longview, TX$54,850$53,300$26.3730
Asheville, NC$54,830$49,590$26.36230
Tucson, AZ$54,730$50,690$26.31330
Jefferson City, MO$54,720$48,330$26.3140
Abilene, TX$54,690$50,510$26.2930
Tyler, TX$54,550$48,160$26.2350
Fort Wayne, IN$54,530$48,440$26.22140
Tulsa, OK$54,510$51,820$26.21390
Grand Rapids, MI$54,500$49,910$26.20520
Nashville, TN$54,480$52,000$26.191,730
Amarillo, TX$54,460$49,370$26.1970
Missoula, MT$54,420$51,660$26.1670
Grand Forks, ND$54,390$49,730$26.1560
Cedar Rapids, IA$54,370$51,660$26.14110
Savannah, GA$54,080$48,750$26.00200
Wichita, KS$54,070$47,770$25.99160
Greenville, SC$53,850$51,890$25.89190
Davenport, IA$53,840$49,140$25.8890
Jacksonville, NC$53,790$46,800$25.8630
Killeen, TX$53,680$49,090$25.8160
Billings, MT$53,560$48,010$25.7550
Hagerstown, MD$53,530$49,590$25.7340
Albuquerque, NM$53,510$51,120$25.72200
Prescott Valley, AZ$53,500$50,100$25.7250
Ames, IA$53,460$47,980$25.70100
Mobile, AL$53,120$47,750$25.5460
Canton, OH$53,110$48,880$25.5480
Tuscaloosa, AL$53,090$48,870$25.5240
Beaumont, TX$53,080$48,020$25.5280
Janesville, WI$53,000$49,720$25.4840
Corpus Christi, TX$52,940$49,980$25.45110
Scranton, PA$52,840$48,810$25.40110
Champaign, IL$52,590$50,440$25.28110
Niles, MI$52,410$47,360$25.2070
Flint, MI$52,320$51,540$25.1560
La Crosse, WI$52,310$49,780$25.1560
Salisbury, MD$52,280$44,830$25.13120
Springfield, MO$52,240$51,250$25.11150
Elkhart, IN$52,230$45,650$25.1140
Myrtle Beach, SC$52,190$49,470$25.0990
Springfield, IL$52,100$49,260$25.0560
Coeur d'Alene, ID$52,100$48,110$25.0580
Racine, WI$51,990$49,660$25.0050
Lynchburg, VA$51,930$45,890$24.9770
Youngstown, OH$51,910$47,020$24.9660
Winchester, VA$51,880$44,960$24.9450
Sioux Falls, SD$51,850$48,360$24.93130
Columbus, GA$51,830$44,930$24.92100
College Station, TX$51,740$49,670$24.8790
Pocatello, ID$51,730$46,410$24.8740
San Angelo, TX$51,380$47,110$24.7030
Bowling Green, KY$51,280$49,500$24.6550
Jackson, MI$51,150$44,700$24.5940
Fort Smith, AR$51,110$47,750$24.5730
Minot, ND$51,070$47,080$24.5630
McAllen, TX$51,060$46,460$24.55130
Appleton, WI$51,000$47,770$24.52110
Kalamazoo, MI$50,960$49,180$24.50140
Lubbock, TX$50,950$48,240$24.5080
Columbia, SC$50,850$47,830$24.45180
Spartanburg, SC$50,450$49,990$24.2650
Saginaw, MI$50,340$48,640$24.2060
Oklahoma City, OK$50,340$47,890$24.20710
Kingsport, TN$50,270$47,380$24.1760
Johnson City, TN$49,750$47,440$23.9240
Wausau, WI$49,570$45,570$23.8340
Fargo, ND$49,440$47,370$23.77140
Bloomington, IN$49,400$44,200$23.7570
El Paso, TX$49,030$44,140$23.57140
Rapid City, SD$48,770$46,360$23.4560
Erie, PA$48,690$46,240$23.4160
Clarksville, TN$48,610$42,850$23.3750
Evansville, IN$48,410$46,500$23.2790
Gainesville, GA$48,310$42,700$23.2370
Jackson, TN$48,030$46,200$23.0930
Athens, GA$47,870$44,220$23.0260
Laredo, TX$47,780$44,090$22.9750
Florence, SC$47,390$42,940$22.7830
Hilton Head Island, SC$47,380$45,810$22.7860
Terre Haute, IN$47,290$46,340$22.7430
Brownsville, TX$47,220$46,410$22.7060
Wildwood, FL$46,750$35,730$22.4730
Rockford, IL$45,950$44,690$22.0980
Morgantown, WV$45,690$48,260$21.9740
Charleston, WV$43,930$36,460$21.1240
Sandusky, OH$43,010$37,230$20.6880
Gulfport, MS$41,560$36,400$19.9880
Mansfield, OH$41,490$38,440$19.9530
Huntington, WV$41,300$34,220$19.8660
Waco, TX$39,390$32,270$18.94n/a
Wheeling, WV$38,300$32,610$18.4140
San Juan, PR$36,460$29,770$17.53610
Ponce, PR$31,960$28,370$15.3660
Mayaguez, PR$29,540$25,830$14.2040
Aguadilla, PR$25,620$23,250$12.3260

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Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salary: questions

Where do meeting, convention, and event planners make the most money?

In San Jose, CA, with an average of $97,240 a year, among the 295 metro areas we cover.

What is the average meeting, convention, and event planners salary in the U.S.?

$66,520 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $61,160, so half of meeting, convention, and event planners earn more than that and half less.

What salary should meeting, convention, and event planners ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of meeting, convention, and event planners nationwide earn between $46,970 (25th percentile) and $78,790 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays meeting, convention, and event planners the most?

New York, with a statewide average of $82,800 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is meeting, convention, and event planners pay the lowest?

Aguadilla, PR, at $25,620 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

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