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Meeting, Convention, and Event Planner Salary in Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia

The annual salary statistics of meeting, convention, and event planners in Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of meeting, convention, and event planners in Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area 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 Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$30,370
25th Percentile Wage	$33,320
50th Percentile Wage	$47,630
75th Percentile Wage	$60,750
90th Percentile Wage	$66,040

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for meeting, convention, and event planners in Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $66,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,370.

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	$47,630	-0.02%	10.37%
2021	$47,640	27.31%	-
2020	$34,630	-28.65%	-
2017	$44,550	-29.83%	-
2016	$57,840	20.64%	-
2014	$45,900	3.38%	-
2013	$44,350	3.74%	-
2012	$42,690	-	-

Table 2. Compare Meeting, Convention, and Event Planner Salary in Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area with Other Virginia Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,630 in Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for meeting, convention, and event planners in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of meeting, convention, and event planners in Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area is 15.0 percent (15.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Harrisonburg and 14.6 percent (14.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford.

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