Pay by state · 52 states
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planner Salary by State (2026)
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners earn the most in District of Columbia at $76,970 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $28,400 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $61,160. All 52 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $76,970District of Columbia
- National median
- $61,160BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $28,400Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 52of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planner salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of meeting, convention, and event planners OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $76,970 | $60,550 | $93,700 | 2,360 | $70,036 |
| 2 | MAMassachusetts | $75,740 | $58,360 | $98,140 | 4,640 | $71,617 |
| 3 | NYNew York | $74,730 | $57,260 | $99,160 | 10,330 | $69,245 |
| 4 | HIHawaii | $74,460 | $51,690 | $84,290 | 550 | $67,721 |
| 5 | VTVermont | $74,310 | $57,840 | $87,060 | 430 | $75,859 |
| 6 | NJNew Jersey | $72,780 | $61,120 | $89,550 | 2,160 | $66,890 |
| 7 | CACalifornia | $71,120 | $56,360 | $87,240 | 20,650 | $64,234 |
| 8 | CTConnecticut | $70,010 | $50,580 | $88,100 | 1,450 | $67,571 |
| 9 | WAWashington | $65,530 | $52,650 | $80,660 | 3,600 | $61,236 |
| 10 | MDMaryland | $63,280 | $49,060 | $83,000 | 2,570 | $60,290 |
| 11 | NHNew Hampshire | $63,250 | $52,720 | $78,800 | 510 | $60,721 |
| 12 | COColorado | $62,050 | $47,930 | $79,450 | 4,650 | $60,212 |
| 13 | VIU.S. Virgin Islands | $61,580 | $37,710 | $62,140 | 60 | N/A |
| 14 | AZArizona | $61,330 | $47,420 | $75,090 | 3,440 | $60,918 |
| 15 | LALouisiana | $61,150 | $46,180 | $75,150 | 610 | $69,326 |
| 16 | OROregon | $61,120 | $51,270 | $76,790 | 2,020 | $59,133 |
| 17 | VAVirginia | $60,930 | $47,660 | $79,060 | 4,230 | $60,265 |
| 18 | FLFlorida | $60,270 | $43,500 | $78,030 | 10,480 | $58,280 |
| 19 | RIRhode Island | $59,910 | $45,760 | $65,570 | 890 | $58,575 |
| 20 | ILIllinois | $59,840 | $44,290 | $79,800 | 5,220 | $59,865 |
| 21 | PAPennsylvania | $58,170 | $45,830 | $74,760 | 3,940 | $59,618 |
| 22 | MEMaine | $57,900 | $51,500 | $70,890 | 490 | $59,660 |
| 23 | MNMinnesota | $57,710 | $46,980 | $73,490 | 3,160 | $58,517 |
| 24 | NVNevada | $57,610 | $47,720 | $73,040 | 2,060 | $57,622 |
| 25 | TXTexas | $57,470 | $46,040 | $74,890 | 10,730 | $59,213 |
| 26 | MOMissouri | $56,900 | $44,730 | $66,650 | 2,500 | $62,653 |
| 27 | WYWyoming | $55,550 | $45,130 | $78,520 | 120 | $59,930 |
| 28 | AKAlaska | $54,990 | $44,860 | $64,970 | 150 | $53,723 |
| 29 | NCNorth Carolina | $54,990 | $39,540 | $71,600 | 4,340 | $58,298 |
| 30 | KSKansas | $54,840 | $41,320 | $75,150 | 920 | $60,887 |
| 31 | UTUtah | $54,150 | $38,590 | $68,330 | 1,970 | $54,772 |
| 32 | WIWisconsin | $53,940 | $45,280 | $72,910 | 2,690 | $57,325 |
| 33 | ARArkansas | $53,040 | $40,160 | $81,140 | 550 | $61,010 |
| 34 | MIMichigan | $52,780 | $44,110 | $65,000 | 3,560 | $54,855 |
| 35 | NENebraska | $52,630 | $48,890 | $61,840 | 610 | $58,411 |
| 36 | ALAlabama | $52,180 | $42,370 | $69,790 | 980 | $58,746 |
| 37 | TNTennessee | $52,000 | $40,340 | $62,570 | 3,260 | $56,602 |
| 38 | SCSouth Carolina | $51,830 | $39,080 | $65,440 | 1,240 | $55,286 |
| 39 | IAIowa | $51,750 | $43,770 | $64,620 | 1,120 | $58,966 |
| 40 | NDNorth Dakota | $51,700 | $43,750 | $67,600 | 300 | $58,117 |
| 41 | NMNew Mexico | $50,820 | $40,610 | $62,080 | 350 | $55,112 |
| 42 | INIndiana | $50,090 | $42,370 | $66,370 | 2,140 | $53,670 |
| 43 | OHOhio | $49,900 | $39,050 | $65,210 | 4,750 | $53,787 |
| 44 | KYKentucky | $49,280 | $38,810 | $62,930 | 1,110 | $54,659 |
| 45 | GAGeorgia | $49,250 | $35,710 | $67,370 | 5,050 | $51,146 |
| 46 | DEDelaware | $49,020 | $38,480 | $64,730 | 400 | $49,114 |
| 47 | MTMontana | $49,000 | $39,990 | $60,640 | 350 | $51,772 |
| 48 | OKOklahoma | $48,990 | $37,240 | $61,910 | 1,440 | $55,770 |
| 49 | SDSouth Dakota | $47,050 | $38,930 | $59,760 | 340 | $53,112 |
| 50 | MSMississippi | $44,680 | $33,860 | $56,450 | 360 | $51,384 |
| 51 | WVWest Virginia | $35,760 | $31,200 | $49,160 | 300 | $39,957 |
| 52 | PRPuerto Rico | $28,400 | $23,320 | $40,900 | 830 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners, that changes the ranking: District of Columbia leads on raw pay at $76,970, while Vermont leads once prices are taken into account at $75,859.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planner pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners the most?
District of Columbia reports the highest median wage for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners at $76,970 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Massachusetts ($75,740) and New York ($74,730).
Which state pays Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners at $28,400 a year, $48,570 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Vermont first at $75,859 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $74,310. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.