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Meeting, Convention, and Event Planner Salary in Lawrence, Kansas

The annual salary statistics of meeting, convention, and event planners in Lawrence, Kansas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of meeting, convention, and event planners in Lawrence 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 Lawrence, Kansas

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$22,830
25th Percentile Wage	$31,180
50th Percentile Wage	$45,630
75th Percentile Wage	$51,280
90th Percentile Wage	$74,730

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for meeting, convention, and event planners in Lawrence, Kansas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,730. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,830.

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	$45,630	-5.15%	13.96%
2021	$47,980	3.77%	-
2020	$46,170	6.61%	-
2019	$43,120	8.09%	-
2018	$39,630	1.72%	-
2017	$38,950	4.78%	-
2016	$37,090	-5.61%	-
2015	$39,170	-2.27%	-
2014	$40,060	-9.74%	-
2013	$43,960	10.69%	-
2012	$39,260	-	-

Table 2. Compare Meeting, Convention, and Event Planner Salary in Lawrence with Other Kansas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,630 in Lawrence is in the middle of salary range for meeting, convention, and event planners in state of Kansas. In comparison, the annual salary of meeting, convention, and event planners in Lawrence is 8.3 percent (8.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Manhattan and 20.3 percent (20.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Kansas nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Manhattan	$49,750
Topeka	$49,070
Lawrence	$45,630
Wichita	$41,810
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$38,710
Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$36,360