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Meeting, Convention, and Event Planner Salary in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia

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

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$37,040
25th Percentile Wage	$48,560
50th Percentile Wage	$63,360
75th Percentile Wage	$80,470
90th Percentile Wage	$97,680

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for meeting, convention, and event planners in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,040.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of meeting, convention, and event planners from 2012 to 2017.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	5-Year Growth
2017	$63,360	-1.75%	6.47%
2016	$64,470	3.89%	-
2015	$61,960	1.19%	-
2014	$61,220	-0.13%	-
2013	$61,300	3.33%	-
2012	$59,260	-	-

Table 2. Compare Meeting, Convention, and Event Planner Salary in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria with Other West Virginia Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $63,360, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is the highest paying city for meeting, convention, and event planners in state of West Virginia, followed by Morgantown (median annual salary $49,870). In comparison, the median annual salary of meeting, convention, and event planners in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is 21.3 percent (21.3%) higher than that in Morgantown.

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