The annual salary statistics of meeting, convention, and event planners in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of meeting, convention, and event planners in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 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 | $36,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,050 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $83,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for meeting, convention, and event planners in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $83,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,420.
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 | $58,050 | 15.68% | 29.63% |
| 2021 | $48,950 | 10.81% | - |
| 2020 | $43,660 | 7.86% | - |
| 2019 | $40,230 | 3.60% | - |
| 2018 | $38,780 | -10.21% | - |
| 2017 | $42,740 | -8.49% | - |
| 2016 | $46,370 | 0.35% | - |
| 2015 | $46,210 | -0.91% | - |
| 2014 | $46,630 | 6.09% | - |
| 2013 | $43,790 | 6.71% | - |
| 2012 | $40,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $58,050, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is the highest paying city for meeting, convention, and event planners in state of South Carolina, followed by Columbia (median annual salary $47,790). In comparison, the median annual salary of meeting, convention, and event planners in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 17.7 percent (17.7%) higher than that in Columbia.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Columbia | |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area |