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Meeting, Convention, and Event Planner Salary in South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of meeting, convention, and event planners in South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of meeting, convention, and event planners in South Illinois nonmetropolitan 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners in South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$18,880
25th Percentile Wage	$20,130
50th Percentile Wage	$41,520
75th Percentile Wage	$51,380
90th Percentile Wage	$63,810

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for meeting, convention, and event planners in South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,880.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of meeting, convention, and event planners from 2012 to 2018. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	6-Year Growth
2018	$41,520	1.64%	6.12%
2017	$40,840	4.55%	-
2014	$38,980	0.00%	-
2012	$38,980	-	-

Table 2. Compare Meeting, Convention, and Event Planner Salary in South Illinois nonmetropolitan area with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $41,520 in South Illinois nonmetropolitan 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 South Illinois nonmetropolitan area is 29.5 percent (29.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Bloomington and 23.7 percent (23.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Bloomington	$58,860
Springfield	$57,820
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)	$52,240
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)	$52,100
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$52,000
Champaign-Urbana	$51,450
Rockford	$47,410
Peoria	$47,130
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$44,420
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$43,670
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$41,520
Carbondale-Marion	$39,900
Bloomington-Normal	$31,670