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Meeting, Convention, and Event Planner Salary in Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia

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

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$21,640
25th Percentile Wage	$21,640
50th Percentile Wage	$32,460
75th Percentile Wage	$39,360
90th Percentile Wage	$50,150

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for meeting, convention, and event planners in Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,640.

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	$32,460	22.12%	22.12%
2016	$25,280	-30.58%	-
2015	$33,010	-11.15%	-
2014	$36,690	-10.96%	-
2013	$40,710	37.90%	-
2012	$25,280	-	-

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

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,460 in Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 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 Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area is 48.8 percent (48.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 33.3 percent (33.3%) 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