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Meeting, Convention, and Event Planner Salary in Charleston, West Virginia

The annual salary statistics of meeting, convention, and event planners in Charleston, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of meeting, convention, and event planners in Charleston 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 Charleston, West Virginia

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$28,510
25th Percentile Wage	$37,010
50th Percentile Wage	$47,120
75th Percentile Wage	$60,570
90th Percentile Wage	$72,680

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for meeting, convention, and event planners in Charleston, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $72,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,510.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of meeting, convention, and event planners from 2012 to 2020. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

Year	Median Salary	Growth	8-Year Growth
2020	$47,120	5.35%	24.98%
2018	$44,600	20.74%	-
2016	$35,350	0.00%	-
2012	$35,350	-	-

Table 2. Compare Meeting, Convention, and Event Planner Salary in Charleston with Other West Virginia Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,120 in Charleston is in the middle of salary range for meeting, convention, and event planners in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of meeting, convention, and event planners in Charleston is 25.6 percent (25.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 54.1 percent (54.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria	$63,360
Morgantown	$49,870
Charleston	$47,120
Hagerstown-Martinsburg	$46,370
Winchester	$39,200
Weirton-Steubenville	$37,350
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$32,460
Huntington-Ashland	$30,350
North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$21,640