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Meeting, Convention, and Event Planner Salary in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa

The annual salary statistics of meeting, convention, and event planners in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of meeting, convention, and event planners in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$25,870
25th Percentile Wage	$31,960
50th Percentile Wage	$44,840
75th Percentile Wage	$54,700
90th Percentile Wage	$74,500

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for meeting, convention, and event planners in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,870.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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	$44,840	19.98%	22.73%
2020	$35,880	2.51%	-
2019	$34,980	-0.80%	-
2017	$35,260	1.73%	-
2015	$34,650	-18.59%	-
2014	$41,090	12.85%	-
2013	$35,810	3.24%	-
2012	$34,650	-	-

Table 2. Compare Meeting, Convention, and Event Planner Salary in Waterloo-Cedar Falls with Other Iowa Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,840 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is in the middle of salary range for meeting, convention, and event planners in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of meeting, convention, and event planners in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 15.4 percent (15.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Des Moines-West Des Moines and 13.0 percent (13.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Dubuque.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Des Moines-West Des Moines	$53,000
Ames	$49,610
Cedar Rapids	$48,360
Iowa City	$47,580
Waterloo-Cedar Falls	$44,840
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island	$43,860
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$41,600
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$41,590
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	$39,190
Dubuque	$39,030