Meeting planner jobs

What it pays

This is the role BLS actually measures. Its occupation, meeting, convention and event planners, has a median of $59,440 a year, and the title on the postings below is very close to the one BLS uses, so the figure applies more directly here than to any other role we cover.

• $59,440 per year

  median annual pay for meeting, convention and event planners (2024)

  Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook(opens in a new tab). Checked July 2026.

What employers typically ask for

• A bachelor’s degree is listed more often here than on any other event role
• Two to five years in meetings, conferences, association or corporate events
• Hotel and venue contract literacy, room blocks, attrition, force majeure
• Registration and event management platforms (Cvent and its equivalents)
• Sponsorship and exhibitor servicing
• CMP is the widely referenced industry certification; it requires documented experience and a proctored exam, and many planners hold a certificate first while they accrue it

Where the job leads

1. 1

   Meetings coordinator

   Registration, room lists, badge stock and supplier chasing for somebody else’s conference.

2. 2

   Meeting planner

   Owning meetings end to end, including the hotel contract and the delegate experience.

3. 3

   Senior meeting planner or CMP

   The flagship conference or convention, plus responsibility for the contracts that carry real financial exposure.

4. 4

   Director of meetings and events

   The whole meetings calendar, the team and the supplier strategy for the organization.