Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners pay range in Nashville
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,440 a year or less, while the top 10% make $77,480 or more. The middle half of meeting, convention, and event planners in Nashville earn between $41,600 and $61,920.
- $37K10th
- $42K25th
- $52KMedian
- $62K75th
- $77K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $54,480 | $4,540 | $26.19 |
| Median | $52,000 | $4,333 | $25.00 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $41,600 | $3,467 | $20.00 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $61,920 | $5,160 | $29.77 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salary after taxes in Nashville
On the average salary of $54,480, a single filer in Nashville takes home about $45,955 a year, or $3,830 a month and $1,767 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.
Is Nashville a good place for meeting, convention, and event planners? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Nashville area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.3), so the average $54,480 buys what about $56,551 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Nashville ($50,390). A typical home costs $455,958, or 8.4 years of this average salary before tax.
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salary in other Tennessee cities
Nashville ranks 4th of 8 Tennessee metro areas for this job; Memphis pays the most ($58,520).
- Memphis$58,520
- Knoxville$57,030
- Chattanooga$54,860
- Nashville$54,480
- Kingsport$50,270
- Johnson City$49,750
- Clarksville$48,610
- Jackson$48,030
All Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salaries in Tennessee
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).
- San Jose, CA$97,240
- San Francisco, CA$90,230
- New York, NY$87,260
- Kahului, HI$85,000
- Boston, MA$83,970
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Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners salary in Nashville: questions
How much do meeting, convention, and event planners make an hour in Nashville?
$26.19 an hour on average, and $25.00 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level meeting, convention, and event planners salary in Nashville?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,440 a year and the 25th percentile is $41,600, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the meeting, convention, and event planners take-home pay in Nashville?
About $45,955 a year ($3,830 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $54,480. Tennessee has no state income tax.
Do meeting, convention, and event planners earn more in Nashville than elsewhere?
The average here is 19% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($67,454).
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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN (34980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.2%.
- 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 1.72, this job is 1.7 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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