The annual salary statistics of meeting, convention, and event planners in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of meeting, convention, and event planners in Lexington-Fayette 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 | $34,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $67,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for meeting, convention, and event planners in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $67,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,130.
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 | $49,680 | 3.50% | 23.99% |
| 2021 | $47,940 | 0.81% | - |
| 2020 | $47,550 | -11.08% | - |
| 2019 | $52,820 | 1.06% | - |
| 2018 | $52,260 | 2.60% | - |
| 2017 | $50,900 | 19.59% | - |
| 2016 | $40,930 | 4.81% | - |
| 2015 | $38,960 | 15.94% | - |
| 2014 | $32,750 | -4.95% | - |
| 2013 | $34,370 | -9.86% | - |
| 2012 | $37,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $49,680, Lexington-Fayette is the highest paying city for meeting, convention, and event planners in state of Kentucky, followed by Louisville-Jefferson County (median annual salary $49,250). In comparison, the median annual salary of meeting, convention, and event planners in Lexington-Fayette is .9 percent (.9%) higher than that in Louisville-Jefferson County.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Elizabethtown |