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Event planning jobs in Dallas
Dallas-Fort Worth has more corporate headquarters than almost any other US metro, and its events market reflects that: internal meetings, sales kickoffs, incentive programs and a steady association calendar, spread across two downtowns and a ring of resort convention hotels.
What the work actually pays here
Reported pay for event roles in Dallas. Read it as a range, not a promise, the top of a range is a senior planner with a portfolio, not a first job.
| Role | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Event coordinator | $42,000 | $49,000 | $57,000 |
| Event manager | $57,000 | $67,000 | $80,000 |
| Event director | $82,000 | $100,000 | $125,000 |
| Wedding planner | $38,000 | $52,000 | $78,000 |
| Meeting and convention planner | $53,000 | $66,000 | $82,000 |
Salary data checked July 24, 2026, source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Meeting, Convention and Event Planners, national median $59,440 (May 2024), 155,800 jobs, 5% projected growth 2024–2034. Metro ranges are IIEM estimates pending OEWS metropolitan verification. (opens in a new tab). Figures are annual, before tax, for employed roles. We do not publish estimated pay.
Who hires in Dallas
Employers
- Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallasconvention-center
- Omni Hotels & Resorts(opens in a new tab)hotel
- Freeman(opens in a new tab)agency
- Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center, Grapevinehotel
- Southern Methodist Universityinstitution
Venues worth knowing
- Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention CenterDowntown, roughly 1 million sq ft, currently mid-way through a major redevelopment.
- Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention CenterGrapevine; a self-contained conference resort that takes multi-day corporate programs.
- AT&T Stadium, ArlingtonLarge-scale corporate hospitality and events at a scale few venues can match.
- Fair Park277-acre historic site; home of the State Fair of Texas and a heavy public event calendar.
The Dallas market
The defining feature of the Dallas market is corporate in-house work. With as many Fortune 500 headquarters as the metro carries, a large share of the salaried planner roles here sit inside companies rather than agencies or venues, running sales kickoffs, user conferences, incentive trips and internal town halls. Those jobs are less visible than agency work because they are advertised as marketing or executive-support roles rather than event roles, which is worth knowing when you search.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, checked July 24, 2026
Freeman, the largest general service contractor in the exhibition industry, is headquartered here, and the surrounding supplier ecosystem (AV, staging, exhibit fabrication) is unusually deep for a market this size. For a coordinator, that means production-side career paths exist locally rather than requiring a move to Las Vegas or Orlando.
The wedding market is large, decentralised and price-segmented by suburb. Salaries stretch further here than in coastal metros, and cost of living is the single biggest reason a planner earning close to the national median can build a sustainable practice in Dallas years before they could in New York or Los Angeles.
When Dallas hires
Corporate programs cluster in January to May and September to November, avoiding the peak summer heat. Wedding season is bimodal (spring through early June, then late September into November) with July and August largely written off for outdoor events.
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| Role | Location | Salary | Level | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event & Hospitality - Director of Operations - Dallas / Fort Worth/ AustinHello! Destination Management | Highland Park, Texas | Not published | Director | |
| Director of Banquets - Hall Arts HotelCoury Hospitality | Dallas, Texas | Not published | Director | |
| Director of BanquetsO'Reilly Hospitality Management | Denton, Texas | $60,000 – $80,000/yr | Director | |
| Director of Banquets and Pool OperationHighgate Hotels | Highland Park, Texas | Not published | Director | |
| Assistant Director of BanquetOmni Hotels & Spas | Irving, Texas | Not published | Director |