Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners Salary in Roanoke, VA

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners pay range in Roanoke

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,190 a year or less, while the top 10% make $77,850 or more. The middle half of meeting, convention, and event planners in Roanoke earn between $40,310 and $63,980.

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

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners pay in Roanoke vs. Virginia and the U.S.

Meeting, convention, and event planners in Roanoke earn 17% less than the Virginia average ($67,130) and 16% less than the U.S. average ($66,520). At the median the gap is -16% against the U.S. median of $61,160.

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 Roanoke

On the average salary of $55,630, a single filer in Roanoke takes home about $44,494 a year, or $3,708 a month and $1,711 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 (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Roanoke area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.6), so the average $55,630 buys what about $59,422 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Roanoke ($47,140). A typical home costs $301,139, or 5.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Roanoke ranks 6th of 8 Virginia metro areas for this job; Charlottesville pays the most ($69,680).

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

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