The annual salary statistics of meeting, convention, and event planners in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of meeting, convention, and event planners in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) 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 | $36,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $84,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for meeting, convention, and event planners in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $84,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,870.
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 | $52,100 | 7.08% | 15.91% |
| 2021 | $48,410 | -5.83% | - |
| 2020 | $51,230 | 2.07% | - |
| 2019 | $50,170 | 0.34% | - |
| 2018 | $50,000 | -2.90% | - |
| 2017 | $51,450 | 1.46% | - |
| 2016 | $50,700 | 0.45% | - |
| 2015 | $50,470 | 4.52% | - |
| 2014 | $48,190 | 4.11% | - |
| 2013 | $46,210 | 5.19% | - |
| 2012 | $43,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $52,100 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is in the middle of salary range for meeting, convention, and event planners in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of meeting, convention, and event planners in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 11.5 percent (11.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Bloomington and 39.2 percent (39.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Bloomington | |
| Springfield | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Rockford | |
| Peoria | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Bloomington-Normal |