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Meeting, Convention, and Event Planner Salary in Knoxville, Tennessee

The annual salary statistics of meeting, convention, and event planners in Knoxville, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage data of meeting, convention, and event planners in Knoxville 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 Knoxville, Tennessee

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$28,310
25th Percentile Wage	$36,800
50th Percentile Wage	$48,880
75th Percentile Wage	$59,410
90th Percentile Wage	$74,380

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for meeting, convention, and event planners in Knoxville, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,310.

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	$48,880	6.77%	16.94%
2021	$45,570	-1.18%	-
2020	$46,110	-1.89%	-
2019	$46,980	18.24%	-
2018	$38,410	6.74%	-
2017	$35,820	20.46%	-
2016	$28,490	-28.75%	-
2015	$36,680	-1.96%	-
2014	$37,400	-0.32%	-
2013	$37,520	-8.21%	-
2012	$40,600	-	-

Table 2. Compare Meeting, Convention, and Event Planner Salary in Knoxville with Other Tennessee Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $48,880, Knoxville is the second highest paying city for meeting, convention, and event planners in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Memphis (median annual salary of $49,750). Compared with Memphis, the median annual salary of meeting, convention, and event planners in Knoxville is 1.7 percent (1.7%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Memphis	$49,750
Knoxville	$48,880
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin	$47,760
Chattanooga	$46,120
Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$39,800
Clarksville	$39,090
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	$35,110