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Meeting, Convention, and Event Planner Salary in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia

The annual salary statistics of meeting, convention, and event planners in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of meeting, convention, and event planners in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford 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 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$30,730
25th Percentile Wage	$34,430
50th Percentile Wage	$40,690
75th Percentile Wage	$49,000
90th Percentile Wage	$77,960

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for meeting, convention, and event planners in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,730.

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	$40,690	-15.61%	18.31%
2021	$47,040	4.21%	-
2019	$45,060	1.22%	-
2018	$44,510	2.67%	-
2017	$43,320	23.27%	-
2016	$33,240	0.00%	-
2012	$33,240	-	-

Table 2. Compare Meeting, Convention, and Event Planner Salary in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford with Other Virginia Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,690, Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is the lowest paying city for meeting, convention, and event planners in state of Virginia, following city of Harrisonburg (median annual salary of $56,060). Compared with the highest paying city Harrisonburg, the median annual salary of meeting, convention, and event planners in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is 27.4 percent (27.4%) lower.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Harrisonburg	$56,060
Richmond	$50,920
Charlottesville	$50,210
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol	$47,700
Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$47,630
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News	$47,240
Lynchburg	$45,590
Roanoke	$43,670
Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$43,460
Staunton-Waynesboro	$43,330
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$42,270
Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$42,230
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford	$40,690