The annual salary statistics of meeting, convention, and event planners in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of meeting, convention, and event planners in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $41,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $114,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $156,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for meeting, convention, and event planners in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $156,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,410.
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 | $75,860 | 1.98% | 28.16% |
| 2021 | $74,360 | 8.50% | - |
| 2020 | $68,040 | -0.16% | - |
| 2019 | $68,150 | -1.51% | - |
| 2018 | $69,180 | 6.20% | - |
| 2017 | $64,890 | 5.04% | - |
| 2016 | $61,620 | 1.91% | - |
| 2015 | $60,440 | -3.16% | - |
| 2014 | $62,350 | 10.76% | - |
| 2013 | $55,640 | 2.05% | - |
| 2012 | $54,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $75,860, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for meeting, convention, and event planners in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $73,080). In comparison, the median annual salary of meeting, convention, and event planners in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 3.7 percent (3.7%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.