SOC 13-1121 · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners Salary in Denver, CO

The average salary for meeting, convention, and event planners in Denver, Colorado is $68,010 a year ($32.70 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $62,320: half of the 2,680 people in this job in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($66,520).

$68,010average per year

$32.70 / hourMedian $62,320Take-home ≈ $54,391

  • $42K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $82K75th
  • $102K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

2,680people in this job
+2%vs U.S. average
#3 of 7Colorado metros
106cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners pay range in Denver

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $41,600 a year or less, while the top 10% make $102,000 or more. The middle half of meeting, convention, and event planners in Denver earn between $49,220 and $81,520.

  • $42K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $82K75th
  • $102K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$68,010$5,668$32.70
Median$62,320$5,193$29.96
Entry level (25th percentile)$49,220$4,102$23.66
Experienced (75th percentile)$81,520$6,793$39.19

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners pay in Denver vs. Colorado and the U.S.

Meeting, convention, and event planners in Denver earn about the same as the Colorado average ($66,830) and about the same as the U.S. average ($66,520). At the median the gap is +2% against the U.S. median of $61,160.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Denver$68,010$62,320$41,600$102,0002,680
Colorado$66,830$62,050$40,140$102,7104,650
United States$66,520$61,160$36,830$101,700142,860

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salary after taxes in Denver

On the average salary of $68,010, a single filer in Denver takes home about $54,391 a year, or $4,533 a month and $2,092 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.

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Is Denver a good place for meeting, convention, and event planners? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Denver area are 6% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 105.8), so the average $68,010 buys what about $64,293 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Denver ($62,320). A typical home costs $573,221, or 8.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salary in other Colorado cities

Denver ranks 3rd of 7 Colorado metro areas for this job; Boulder pays the most ($79,640).

All Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salaries in Colorado

Highest-paying cities for meeting, convention, and event planners

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($97,240).

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salary by city

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Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salary in Denver: questions

How much do meeting, convention, and event planners make an hour in Denver?

$32.70 an hour on average, and $29.96 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level meeting, convention, and event planners salary in Denver?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $41,600 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,220, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the meeting, convention, and event planners take-home pay in Denver?

About $54,391 a year ($4,533 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $68,010. Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.

Do meeting, convention, and event planners earn more in Denver than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($66,520).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 13-1121; area Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO (19740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.1%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Colorado's FAMLI premium and the flat monthly occupational privilege taxes of Denver, Aurora and a few other cities are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.81, this job is 1.8 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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