SOC 13-1121 · Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners Salary in Palm Bay, FL

The average salary for meeting, convention, and event planners in Palm Bay, Florida is $57,580 a year ($27.68 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $50,290: half of the 150 people in this job in the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 13% less than the U.S. average for this job ($66,520).

$57,580average per year

$27.68 / hourMedian $50,290Take-home ≈ $48,446

  • $27K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $71K75th
  • $91K90th

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

150people in this job
-13%vs U.S. average
#16 of 20Florida metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners pay range in Palm Bay

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,040 a year or less, while the top 10% make $90,680 or more. The middle half of meeting, convention, and event planners in Palm Bay earn between $38,230 and $71,050.

  • $27K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $71K75th
  • $91K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$57,580$4,798$27.68
Median$50,290$4,191$24.18
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,230$3,186$18.38
Experienced (75th percentile)$71,050$5,921$34.16

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

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners pay in Palm Bay vs. Florida and the U.S.

Meeting, convention, and event planners in Palm Bay earn 11% less than the Florida average ($64,510) and 13% less than the U.S. average ($66,520). At the median the gap is -18% against the U.S. median of $61,160.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Palm Bay$57,580$50,290$27,040$90,680150
Florida$64,510$60,270$32,930$100,47010,480
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 Palm Bay

On the average salary of $57,580, a single filer in Palm Bay takes home about $48,446 a year, or $4,037 a month and $1,863 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Palm Bay area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.0), so the average $57,580 buys what about $57,577 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Palm Bay ($49,030). A typical home costs $344,841, or 6.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Palm Bay ranks 16th of 20 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($70,080).

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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).

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Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salary in Palm Bay: questions

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

$27.68 an hour on average, and $24.18 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,040 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,230, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $48,446 a year ($4,037 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $57,580. Florida has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 13% less than 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 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL (37340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 8.9%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.65, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.65).

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