The highest-paying states for meeting, convention, and event planners (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of meeting, convention, and event planners in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $67,510, New Jersey is the highest paying state for meeting, convention, and event planners. It is followed by Hawaii (average annual salary $65,570). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of meeting, convention, and event planners in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey | $67,510 |
$41,190 | 1,800 |
| 2 | Hawaii | $65,570 |
$40,400 | 470 |
| 3 | New York | $64,870 |
$37,980 | 9,650 |
| 4 | District of Columbia | $63,620 |
$50,900 | 1,980 |
| 5 | Maryland | $62,400 |
$36,360 | 2,670 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | $61,630 |
$40,470 | 3,390 |
| 7 | Washington | $59,720 |
$40,090 | 2,570 |
| 8 | California | $59,150 |
$35,000 | 14,430 |
| 9 | Minnesota | $58,290 |
$37,090 | 1,780 |
| 10 | Virginia | $57,820 |
$35,970 | 3,930 |
| 11 | Colorado | $57,230 |
$35,890 | 3,430 |
| 12 | Pennsylvania | $55,030 |
$34,090 | 3,280 |
| 13 | Guam | $54,220 |
$35,580 | 120 |
| 14 | Nevada | $53,410 |
$30,140 | 1,390 |
| 15 | Oregon | $52,990 |
$35,970 | 1,590 |
| 16 | Connecticut | $51,950 |
$36,850 | 1,370 |
| 17 | Rhode Island | $51,850 |
$27,470 | 440 |
| 18 | Illinois | $50,970 |
$31,220 | 5,030 |
| 19 | Delaware | $50,510 |
$33,260 | 320 |
| 20 | Alabama | $49,960 |
$29,030 | 790 |
| 21 | New Hampshire | $49,880 |
$33,540 | 410 |
| 22 | Florida | $49,520 |
$32,030 | 6,870 |
| 23 | Texas | $49,430 |
$26,980 | 10,220 |
| 24 | North Carolina | $48,810 |
$32,900 | 2,340 |
| 25 | Utah | $48,640 |
$31,460 | 1,690 |
| 26 | Nebraska | $48,470 |
$29,350 | 590 |
| 27 | Maine | $48,420 |
$37,450 | 450 |
| 28 | Vermont | $47,930 |
$34,590 | 270 |
| 29 | North Dakota | $47,900 |
$35,340 | 160 |
| 30 | Georgia | $47,660 |
$28,950 | 3,690 |
| 31 | Michigan | $47,510 |
$31,270 | 3,050 |
| 32 | Ohio | $47,490 |
$29,010 | 3,520 |
| 33 | Tennessee | $47,020 |
$28,870 | 1,660 |
| 34 | Wyoming | $46,950 |
$29,000 | 130 |
| 35 | Iowa | $46,920 |
$30,110 | 740 |
| 36 | Kansas | $46,770 |
$22,990 | 1,010 |
| 37 | Kentucky | $46,760 |
$31,780 | 750 |
| 38 | Arizona | $46,640 |
$31,280 | 1,740 |
| 39 | Idaho | $46,390 |
$20,280 | 500 |
| 40 | Indiana | $46,320 |
$27,120 | 1,850 |
| 41 | Wisconsin | $45,690 |
$33,490 | 2,230 |
| 42 | New Mexico | $45,650 |
$28,020 | 250 |
| 43 | Louisiana | $45,040 |
$23,590 | 510 |
| 44 | South Dakota | $44,460 |
$33,270 | 270 |
| 45 | Missouri | $44,010 |
$29,120 | 1,870 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $43,380 |
$28,210 | 1,090 |
| 47 | Montana | $43,280 |
$30,000 | 280 |
| 48 | South Carolina | $41,700 |
$28,330 | 1,330 |
| 49 | Mississippi | $38,540 |
$24,300 | 300 |
| 50 | Arkansas | $38,410 |
$27,250 | 560 |
| 51 | Alaska | $36,390 |
$27,830 | 170 |
| 52 | Virgin Islands | $35,400 |
$25,670 | 40 |
| 53 | West Virginia | $32,460 |
$21,640 | 200 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $26,410 |
$18,510 | 710 |