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Meeting, Convention, and Event Planner Salary in Fort Wayne, Indiana

The annual salary statistics of meeting, convention, and event planners in Fort Wayne, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of meeting, convention, and event planners in Fort Wayne 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 Fort Wayne, Indiana

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$25,970
25th Percentile Wage	$35,460
50th Percentile Wage	$46,450
75th Percentile Wage	$61,660
90th Percentile Wage	$70,310

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for meeting, convention, and event planners in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $70,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,970.

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	$46,450	-0.80%	21.77%
2021	$46,820	7.99%	-
2020	$43,080	5.76%	-
2019	$40,600	3.62%	-
2018	$39,130	-4.24%	-
2017	$40,790	13.85%	-
2016	$35,140	-0.09%	-
2015	$35,170	-3.41%	-
2014	$36,370	1.02%	-
2013	$36,000	-0.94%	-
2012	$36,340	-	-

Table 2. Compare Meeting, Convention, and Event Planner Salary in Fort Wayne with Other Indiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $46,450, Fort Wayne is the second highest paying city for meeting, convention, and event planners in state of Indiana, following the highest paying city Lafayette-West Lafayette (median annual salary of $50,410). Compared with Lafayette-West Lafayette, the median annual salary of meeting, convention, and event planners in Fort Wayne is 7.9 percent (7.9%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Lafayette-West Lafayette	$50,410
Fort Wayne	$46,450
Indianapolis-Carmel	$45,960
Elkhart-Goshen	$44,310
Bloomington	$43,170
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$42,000
Lafayette	$41,620
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$38,550
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$38,540
Gary	$35,560