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Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners Salary

BLS May 2025 median wages — with computed take-home after taxes for all 50 reporting states. Tax year 2026.

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According to payandtaxes.com's analysis of BLS May 2025 data, the median meeting, convention, and event planners in the US earns $61,160 per year (142,860 employed). Gross pay is highest in Washington DC ($76,970) and lowest in West Virginia ($35,760) — but what you keep depends on the state's taxes; see the table.

Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners pay by stategross median vs take-home
StateMedian wageAfter taxesMonthly netKeptEmployed
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Washington DC $76,970 $59,405 $4,950 77.2% 2,360
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Massachusetts $75,740 $58,546 $4,879 77.3% 4,640
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in New York $74,730 $57,964 $4,830 77.6% 10,330
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Hawaii $74,460 $57,084 $4,757 76.7% 550
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Vermont $74,310 $58,663 $4,889 78.9% 430
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in New Jersey $72,780 $57,556 $4,796 79.1% 2,160
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in California $71,120 $56,386 $4,699 79.3% 20,650
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Connecticut $70,010 $55,807 $4,651 79.7% 1,450
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Washington $65,530 $54,833 $4,569 83.7% 3,600
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Maryland $63,280 $50,383 $4,199 79.6% 2,570
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in New Hampshire $63,250 $53,001 $4,417 83.8% 510
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Colorado $62,050 $50,015 $4,168 80.6% 4,650
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Arizona $61,330 $50,134 $4,178 81.7% 3,440
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Louisiana $61,150 $49,866 $4,155 81.5% 610
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Oregon $61,120 $46,772 $3,898 76.5% 2,020
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Virginia $60,930 $48,448 $4,037 79.5% 4,230
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Florida $60,270 $50,607 $4,217 84% 10,480
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Rhode Island $59,910 $48,688 $4,057 81.3% 890
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Illinois $59,840 $47,444 $3,954 79.3% 5,220
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Pennsylvania $58,170 $47,134 $3,928 81% 3,940
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Maine $57,900 $45,976 $3,831 79.4% 490
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Minnesota $57,710 $46,149 $3,846 80% 3,160
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Nevada $57,610 $48,470 $4,039 84.1% 2,060
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Texas $57,470 $48,357 $4,030 84.1% 10,730
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Missouri $56,900 $46,162 $3,847 81.1% 2,500
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Wyoming $55,550 $46,814 $3,901 84.3% 120
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Alaska $54,990 $46,364 $3,864 84.3% 150
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in North Carolina $54,990 $44,679 $3,723 81.2% 4,340
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Kansas $54,840 $43,984 $3,665 80.2% 920
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Utah $54,150 $43,253 $3,604 79.9% 1,970
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Wisconsin $53,940 $43,928 $3,661 81.4% 2,690
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Arkansas $53,040 $42,942 $3,578 81% 550
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Michigan $52,780 $42,596 $3,550 80.7% 3,560
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Nebraska $52,630 $42,953 $3,579 81.6% 610
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Alabama $52,180 $41,763 $3,480 80% 980
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Tennessee $52,000 $43,962 $3,664 84.5% 3,260
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in South Carolina $51,830 $41,873 $3,489 80.8% 1,240
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Iowa $51,750 $42,446 $3,537 82% 1,120
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in North Dakota $51,700 $43,721 $3,643 84.6% 300
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in New Mexico $50,820 $41,791 $3,483 82.2% 350
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Indiana $50,090 $40,979 $3,415 81.8% 2,140
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Ohio $49,900 $41,685 $3,474 83.5% 4,750
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Kentucky $49,280 $40,169 $3,347 81.5% 1,110
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Georgia $49,250 $39,819 $3,318 80.9% 5,050
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Delaware $49,020 $39,524 $3,294 80.6% 400
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Montana $49,000 $40,005 $3,334 81.6% 350
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Oklahoma $48,990 $39,884 $3,324 81.4% 1,440
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in South Dakota $47,050 $39,985 $3,332 85% 340
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Mississippi $44,680 $37,025 $3,085 82.9% 360
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in West Virginia $35,760 $29,955 $2,496 83.8% 300
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