The annual salary statistics of meeting, convention, and event planners in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of meeting, convention, and event planners in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $33,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for meeting, convention, and event planners in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,290.
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 | $49,250 | 3.25% | 13.69% |
| 2021 | $47,650 | 7.66% | - |
| 2020 | $44,000 | 14.55% | - |
| 2019 | $37,600 | 5.56% | - |
| 2018 | $35,510 | -4.22% | - |
| 2017 | $37,010 | -3.43% | - |
| 2016 | $38,280 | -3.89% | - |
| 2015 | $39,770 | -6.16% | - |
| 2014 | $42,220 | 0.19% | - |
| 2013 | $42,140 | -0.88% | - |
| 2012 | $42,510 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $49,250, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for meeting, convention, and event planners in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Lexington-Fayette (median annual salary of $49,680). Compared with Lexington-Fayette, the median annual salary of meeting, convention, and event planners in Louisville-Jefferson County is .9 percent (.9%) lower.
| 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 |