What are the main factors that influence an Event Coordinator's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Event Coordinator's salary?

An Event Coordinator's salary grows with experience: a Meeting/Event Planner I (0-2 years)earns $55,947, a Event Coordinator (2-4 years)earns $63,108, a Meeting/Event Planner III (4-7 years)earns $86,685, a Meeting/Event Planner IV (7+ years)earns $106,186, a Meeting/Event Supervisor (7+ years)earns $89,523,

What are the highest paying states for an Event Coordinator?

Event Coordinator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Event Coordinator roles are District of Columbia $70,397, California $70,130, Massachusetts $69,196. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Event Coordinator roles make?

Salaries for Event Coordinator level roles vary by specialization: Event Sales Coordinator: $79,014; Private Event Coordinator: $66,064; Corporate Event Coordinator: $65,690; Senior Event Coordinator: $65,117; Event Production Coordinator: $62,663.

How do different companies affect an Event Coordinator's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Event Coordinator roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Event Coordinator Salary in the United States

How much does an Event Coordinator make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Event Coordinator in the United States is $63,582 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

However, an Event Coordinator's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $75,891
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,968 to $70,025
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $50,947

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Event Coordinator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,025	$5,835	$1,347	$34
Average	$63,582	$5,298	$1,223	$31
25th Percentile	$56,968	$4,747	$1,096	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Event Coordinator Salaries

An Event Coordinator's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Event Coordinator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Event Coordinator's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $55,947
Early Career (1-2 years): $63,108
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $86,685
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $106,186
Expert (over 8 years): $89,523

Levels	Salary
Meeting/E... Level Event Coordinator	$55,947
Event Coo... Level Event Coordinator	$63,108
Meeting/E... Level Event Coordinator	$86,685
Meeting/E... Level Event Coordinator	$106,186
Meeting/E... Level Event Coordinator	$89,523

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How Do Event Coordinator Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Event Coordinators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $70,397.
California: $70,130.
Massachusetts: $69,196.

District of Columbia $70,397 California $70,130 Massachusetts $69,196 Washington $68,941 New Jersey $68,916 Alaska $68,827 Connecticut $67,950 New York $67,593

Hawaii $66,455 Rhode Island $65,921 Maryland $65,559 Minnesota $65,063 Colorado $64,872 Illinois $64,809 Oregon $64,567 Delaware $64,389

New Hampshire $64,277 Virginia $64,027 Pennsylvania $63,295 Nevada $62,927 North Dakota $62,806 Michigan $62,615 Wisconsin $62,545 Vermont $62,405

Texas $62,017 Maine $61,992 Arizona $61,954 Ohio $61,909 Georgia $61,324 Indiana $61,032 Wyoming $60,975 Utah $60,886

Iowa $60,847 Kansas $60,542 Louisiana $60,453 North Carolina $60,421 Missouri $60,409 Florida $60,161 Montana $60,027 Nebraska $59,900

Kentucky $59,830 South Carolina $59,576 Tennessee $59,417 Idaho $59,353 New Mexico $58,889 Oklahoma $58,787 Alabama $58,412 South Dakota $57,783

Arkansas $57,440 West Virginia $57,255 Mississippi $56,702

Top Paying Cities for Event Coordinators

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $80,195
San Francisco: $79,407
Oakland: $77,646

San Jose, CA $80,195

San Francisco, CA $79,407

Oakland, CA $77,646

New York, NY $73,685

Queens Village, NY $73,208

Paramus, NJ $72,699

Passaic, NJ $72,636

Bergenfield, NJ $72,572

Stamford, CT $72,477

Huntington, NY $72,413

Newark, NJ $72,000

Bridgeport, CT $71,873

New Brunswick, NJ $71,663

Vallejo, CA $71,529

Middlesex, NJ $71,491

Somerset, NJ $71,434

Petaluma, CA $71,288

Santa Cruz, CA $71,040

Boston, MA $70,912

Monterey, CA $70,595

Fairbanks, AK $70,550

Los Angeles, CA $70,429

Washington, DC $70,397

Seattle, WA $70,283

Santa Rosa, CA $70,270

Juneau, AK $70,086

Orange, CA $69,876

Anchorage, AK $69,762

Anaheim, CA $69,717

Santa Ana, CA $69,622

Nassau, NY $69,584

Long Beach, CA $69,558

Danbury, CT $69,539

Santa Maria, CA $69,323

Everett, WA $69,310

Bremerton, WA $68,999

Trenton, NJ $68,878

Sacramento, CA $68,852

San Diego, CA $68,821

Brockton, MA $68,795

Tacoma, WA $68,770

Santa Barbara, CA $68,681

Lowell, MA $68,426

New Suffolk, NY $68,401

Nashua, NH $68,325

Lompoc, CA $68,223

Ventura, CA $68,159

Stockton, CA $68,140

New Haven, CT $68,013

Atlantic City, NJ $67,848

Hartford, CT $67,708

Modesto, CA $67,676

Poughkeepsie, NY $67,536

New Britain, CT $67,504

Olympia, WA $67,415

Kennewick, WA $67,415

New London, CT $67,403

Norwich, CT $67,384

Lawrence, MA $67,352

Bakersfield, CA $67,174

Riverside, CA $67,085

New Bedford, MA $67,085

Richland, WA $67,021

Portsmouth, NH $66,970

Vineland, NJ $66,958

San Bernardino, CA $66,907

Boulder, CO $66,729

Worcester, MA $66,678

Portland, OR $66,621

Saint Paul, MN $66,544

Minneapolis, MN $66,544

Philadelphia, PA $66,455

Honolulu, HI $66,118

Springfield, MA $65,896

Providence, RI $65,890

Chicago, IL $65,705

Bellingham, WA $65,629

Baltimore, MD $65,559

Chico, CA $65,400

Wilmington, DE $65,292

Pittsfield, MA $65,228

Manchester, NH $65,107

Spokane, WA $64,828

Denver, CO $64,821

Albany, NY $64,523

Troy, NY $64,497

Schenectady, NY $64,364

Burlington, VT $64,224

Portland, ME $64,001

Salem, OR $63,950

Yakima, WA $63,938

Ann Arbor, MI $63,918

Rochester, MN $63,740

Fresno, CA $63,709

Reno, NV $63,709

Milwaukee, WI $63,651

Detroit, MI $63,588

Allentown, PA $63,569

Carson City, NV $63,562

Houston, TX $63,467

Colorado Springs, CO $63,461

Syracuse, NY $63,429

Eugene, OR $63,308

Bismarck, ND $63,232

Gary, IN $63,232

Galveston, TX $63,232

Springfield, OR $63,181

Medford, OR $63,028

Fort Collins, CO $63,003

Austin, TX $62,952

Mesa, AZ $62,819

Phoenix, AZ $62,806

Dallas, TX $62,787

Reading, PA $62,749

Saint Cloud, MN $62,723

Concord, NH $62,666

Madison, WI $62,640

Utica, NY $62,469

Raleigh, NC $62,418

Las Vegas, NV $62,412

Rochester, NY $62,367

Des Moines, IA $62,361

Atlanta, GA $62,259

Battle Creek, MI $62,240

Salt Lake City, UT $62,221

Lancaster, PA $62,125

Champaign, IL $62,113

Harrisburg, PA $62,036

Durham, NC $61,979

Kansas City, MO $61,973

Kansas City, KS $61,960

Fort Worth, TX $61,954

Boca Raton, FL $61,928

Cleveland, OH $61,922

Columbus, OH $61,909

Pittsburgh, PA $61,903

Richmond, VA $61,878

Indianapolis, IN $61,865

Cincinnati, OH $61,782

Petersburg, VA $61,687

Billings, MT $61,547

Lansing, MI $61,547

Huntsville, AL $61,547

Lebanon, PA $61,541

Dayton, OH $61,534

Pueblo, CO $61,534

Appleton, WI $61,515

Buffalo, NY $61,490

Racine, WI $61,458

Charlotte, NC $61,452

Saint Louis, MO $61,432

Springfield, IL $61,407

Elkhart, IN $61,394

York, PA $61,394

Gastonia, NC $61,388

Benton Harbor, MI $61,388

Beaumont, TX $61,350

Lorain, OH $61,337

Toledo, OH $61,312

Binghamton, NY $61,280

Rock Hill, SC $61,273

Rockford, IL $61,242

Fargo, ND $61,210

Elyria, OH $61,210

Flagstaff, AZ $61,165

Fort Lauderdale, FL $61,127

Miami, FL $61,089

Duluth, MN $60,987

Bangor, ME $60,905

Cedar Rapids, IA $60,835

Louisville, KY $60,803

Grand Rapids, MI $60,790

Hialeah, FL $60,784

Casper, WY $60,695

Scranton, PA $60,619

New Orleans, LA $60,600

Virginia Beach, VA $60,593

Akron, OH $60,561

Peoria, IL $60,479

Sarasota, FL $60,466

Green Bay, WI $60,421

Baton Rouge, LA $60,390

Charleston, SC $60,377

Nashville, TN $60,358

Jamestown, NY $60,345

Davenport, IA $60,345

Tucson, AZ $60,313

Cheyenne, WY $60,294

Saint Petersburg, FL $60,275

Tampa, FL $60,263

Omaha, NE $60,250

Port Arthur, TX $60,224

Evansville, IN $60,224

Bradenton, FL $60,199

Santa Fe, NM $60,085

Orlando, FL $60,021

Clearwater, FL $59,951

Canton, OH $59,817

La Crosse, WI $59,817

Grand Forks, ND $59,798

Albuquerque, NM $59,779

Tulsa, OK $59,779

Newport News, VA $59,773

High Point, NC $59,754

Ogden, UT $59,728

Corpus Christi, TX $59,678

Laramie, WY $59,639

Norfolk, VA $59,639

Rock Island, IL $59,601

Saginaw, MI $59,589

Jacksonville, FL $59,582

Salisbury, NC $59,570

Memphis, TN $59,557

Moline, IL $59,525

Fort Myers, FL $59,506

Waterloo, IA $59,423

Spartanburg, SC $59,360

Lincoln, NE $59,328

Fort Wayne, IN $59,315

Birmingham, AL $59,245

Cedar Falls, IA $59,233

Provo, UT $59,226

Springfield, OH $59,220

San Antonio, TX $59,207

Greensboro, NC $59,182

South Bend, IN $59,175

Winston Salem, NC $59,169

Boise, ID $59,150

Savannah, GA $59,105

Muskegon, MI $58,991

Lima, OH $58,915

Lake Charles, LA $58,889

Anderson, IN $58,876

Lexington, KY $58,857

Augusta, GA $58,838

Greenville, SC $58,838

Wichita, KS $58,781

Tuscaloosa, AL $58,781

Columbia, SC $58,724

Bloomington, IN $58,565

Roanoke, VA $58,527

Asheville, NC $58,444

Knoxville, TN $58,336

Shreveport, LA $58,330

Wilmington, NC $58,247

Frankfort, KY $58,126

Oklahoma City, OK $58,082

Chillicothe, OH $58,056

Longview, TX $58,050

Topeka, KS $58,031

Mobile, AL $57,935

Terre Haute, IN $57,910

Erie, PA $57,904

Altoona, PA $57,872

Melbourne, FL $57,853

Amarillo, TX $57,827

Killeen, TX $57,808

Fayetteville, AR $57,757

Sioux Falls, SD $57,713

Chattanooga, TN $57,675

Idaho Falls, ID $57,668

Gainesville, FL $57,535

Portsmouth, OH $57,503

Little Rock, AR $57,490

Lynchburg, VA $57,490

Lafayette, LA $57,465

Youngstown, OH $57,465

Temple, TX $57,440

Daytona Beach, FL $57,427

Clarksville, TN $57,420

Pensacola, FL $57,414

Hopkinsville, KY $57,223

Charleston, WV $57,217

Florence, SC $57,185

Sioux City, IA $57,147

Macon, GA $56,963

Tallahassee, FL $56,956

Fayetteville, NC $56,944

Waco, TX $56,931

Wichita Falls, TX $56,931

Pine Bluff, AR $56,905

Vincennes, IN $56,785

Lubbock, TX $56,759

Great Falls, MT $56,721

Alamogordo, NM $56,715

Abilene, TX $56,664

Rapid City, SD $56,581

Monroe, LA $56,581

Albany, GA $56,543

Huntington, WV $56,537

Jackson, MS $56,530

Greenville, MS $56,524

Parkersburg, WV $56,460

Montgomery, AL $56,448

Johnstown, PA $56,435

Springfield, MO $56,384

Biloxi, MS $56,352

Sumter, SC $56,219

Columbus, GA $56,212

Twin Falls, ID $56,174

Pascagoula, MS $56,092

Kingsport, TN $55,926

Gulfport, MS $55,907

Alexandria, LA $55,697

Fort Smith, AR $55,538

El Paso, TX $55,367

Helena, MT $55,284

Las Cruces, NM $55,081

Harlingen, TX $54,903

Pocatello, ID $54,845

Florence, AL $54,826

Brownsville, TX $54,814

Dothan, AL $54,712

Mcallen, TX $54,680

Columbus, MS $54,210

Altus, OK $53,917

Lawton, OK $53,796

Pierre, SD $53,567

What Skills Can Increase an Event Coordinator's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Planning (Mentioned in 11.62% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
Assisted Living (Mentioned in 1.74% Job Postings): Assisted living exemplifies the shift from "care as service" to "care as business" in the broader health care arena predicted more than three decades ago. A consumer-driven industry, assisted living offers a wide range of options, levels of care, and diversity of services (Lockhart, 2009) and is subject to state rather than federal regulatory oversight. "Assisted living" means depends on both the state and provider in question: variations in state regulatory definitions are significant and provider variables include everything from philosophy, geographic location and auspice, to organizational size and structure.
Billing (Mentioned in 1.09% Job Postings): Billing refers to the aspect of banking, whereby someone is charged accurately for what item they purchased.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	11.62%
Assisted Living	1.74%
Billing	1.09%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Event Coordinator's salary.

Project Management: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Project Management	$68,032	7%
Collaboration	$68,032	7%
Analysis	$68,032	7%
RFP	$67,396	6%
Vendor Management	$67,396	6%
Initiative	$67,396	6%

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How Education impacts an Event Coordinator's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Event Coordinators enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an Event Coordinator with a No Diploma is between $69,481 and $74,311).

Event Coordinator Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Event Coordinator

No Diploma 0.2%

High School 11.1%

Associates 8.3%

Bachelors 69.0%

Masters 11.0%

Doctorate 0.5%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.2%
High School	11.1%
Associates	8.3%
Bachelors	69.0%
Masters	11.0%
Doctorate	0.5%

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Event Coordinator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Event Coordinator's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$56,968

Average $63,582/year

$70,025

$4,747

Average $5,298/month

$5,835

$1,096

Average $1,223/week

$1,347

$27

Average $31/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,025	$5,835	$1,347	$34
Average	$63,582	$5,298	$1,223	$31
25th Percentile	$56,968	$4,747	$1,096	$27

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Salary Trends for Event Coordinator

Salaries for an Event Coordinator can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $66,728 in 2023 to around $65,585 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Event Coordinator salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

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