The annual salary statistics of meeting, convention, and event planners in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of meeting, convention, and event planners in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $36,920 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $68,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for meeting, convention, and event planners in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $83,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,920.
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 | $57,830 | -5.93% | 23.78% |
| 2021 | $61,260 | 13.30% | - |
| 2020 | $53,110 | 8.81% | - |
| 2019 | $48,430 | 6.13% | - |
| 2018 | $45,460 | -3.48% | - |
| 2017 | $47,040 | -0.06% | - |
| 2016 | $47,070 | -2.74% | - |
| 2015 | $48,360 | 8.17% | - |
| 2014 | $44,410 | 1.28% | - |
| 2013 | $43,840 | -0.55% | - |
| 2012 | $44,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $57,830, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the second highest paying city for meeting, convention, and event planners in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $65,080). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of meeting, convention, and event planners in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 11.1 percent (11.1%) lower.