The annual salary statistics of meeting, convention, and event planners in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of meeting, convention, and event planners in Birmingham-Hoover is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $35,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for meeting, convention, and event planners in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $83,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,310.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of meeting, convention, and event planners from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $51,630 | 6.24% | 15.28% |
| 2021 | $48,410 | 6.63% | - |
| 2020 | $45,200 | 5.51% | - |
| 2019 | $42,710 | -2.36% | - |
| 2018 | $43,720 | -1.19% | - |
| 2017 | $44,240 | 5.45% | - |
| 2016 | $41,830 | -26.23% | - |
| 2015 | $52,800 | 6.10% | - |
| 2014 | $49,580 | 0.42% | - |
| 2013 | $49,370 | 11.40% | - |
| 2012 | $43,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $51,630, Birmingham-Hoover is the second highest paying city for meeting, convention, and event planners in state of Alabama, following the highest paying city Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $55,220). Compared with Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of meeting, convention, and event planners in Birmingham-Hoover is 6.5 percent (6.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Montgomery | |
| Huntsville | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Mobile | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area |