What are the main factors that influence a Banquet Setup's salary?

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

How does experience change A Banquet Setup's salary?

A Banquet Setup's salary grows with experience: starting around $32,801 for beginners, reaching about $34,055 at mid-level, and approach $34,348 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Banquet Setup?

Banquet Setup salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Banquet Setup roles are District of Columbia $37,935, California $37,791, Massachusetts $37,287. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Banquet Setup roles make?

Salaries for Banquet Setup level roles vary by specialization: Server Setup: $97,173; JCL Setup Specialist: $72,400; Cnc Setup: $62,381; Banquet Manager: $52,458; Setup Technician: $44,979.

How do different companies affect a Banquet Setup's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Banquet Setup roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Banquet Setup Salary in the United States

How much does a Banquet Setup make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Banquet Setup in the United States is $34,262 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $16.

However, a Banquet Setup's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $38,783
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $31,631 to $36,629
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $29,235

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Banquet Setup Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,629	$3,052	$704	$18
Average	$34,262	$2,855	$659	$16
25th Percentile	$31,631	$2,636	$608	$15

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Key Factors That Influence Banquet Setup Salaries

A Banquet Setup'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 Banquet Setup Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Banquet Setup'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): $32,801
Early Career (1-2 years): $33,249
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $34,055
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $34,165
Expert (over 8 years): $34,348

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Banquet Setup	$32,801
Intermediate Level Banquet Setup	$33,249
Senior Level Banquet Setup	$34,055
Specialist Level Banquet Setup	$34,165
Expert Level Banquet Setup	$34,348

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How Do Banquet Setup 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 Banquet Setups. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $37,935.
California: $37,791.
Massachusetts: $37,287.

District of Columbia $37,935 California $37,791 Massachusetts $37,287 Washington $37,150 New Jersey $37,137 Alaska $37,089 Connecticut $36,616 New York $36,424

Hawaii $35,811 Rhode Island $35,523 Maryland $35,328 Minnesota $35,060 Colorado $34,958 Illinois $34,923 Oregon $34,793 Delaware $34,697

New Hampshire $34,637 Virginia $34,502 Pennsylvania $34,108 Nevada $33,909 North Dakota $33,844 Michigan $33,741 Wisconsin $33,704 Vermont $33,628

Texas $33,419 Maine $33,406 Arizona $33,385 Ohio $33,361 Georgia $33,046 Indiana $32,888 Wyoming $32,857 Utah $32,809

Iowa $32,789 Kansas $32,624 Louisiana $32,576 North Carolina $32,559 Missouri $32,552 Florida $32,419 Montana $32,347 Nebraska $32,278

Kentucky $32,241 South Carolina $32,104 Tennessee $32,018 Idaho $31,984 New Mexico $31,734 Oklahoma $31,679 Alabama $31,477 South Dakota $31,137

Arkansas $30,952 West Virginia $30,853 Mississippi $30,555

Top Paying Cities for Banquet Setups

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: $43,215
San Francisco: $42,790
Oakland: $41,841

San Jose, CA $43,215

San Francisco, CA $42,790

Oakland, CA $41,841

New York, NY $39,706

Queens Village, NY $39,449

Paramus, NJ $39,175

Passaic, NJ $39,141

Bergenfield, NJ $39,107

Stamford, CT $39,055

Huntington, NY $39,021

Newark, NJ $38,798

Bridgeport, CT $38,730

New Brunswick, NJ $38,617

Vallejo, CA $38,545

Middlesex, NJ $38,524

Somerset, NJ $38,493

Petaluma, CA $38,415

Santa Cruz, CA $38,281

Boston, MA $38,213

Monterey, CA $38,041

Fairbanks, AK $38,017

Los Angeles, CA $37,952

Washington, DC $37,935

Seattle, WA $37,873

Santa Rosa, CA $37,866

Juneau, AK $37,767

Orange, CA $37,654

Anchorage, AK $37,592

Anaheim, CA $37,568

Santa Ana, CA $37,517

Nassau, NY $37,496

Long Beach, CA $37,483

Danbury, CT $37,472

Santa Maria, CA $37,356

Everett, WA $37,349

Bremerton, WA $37,181

Trenton, NJ $37,116

Sacramento, CA $37,102

San Diego, CA $37,085

Brockton, MA $37,072

Tacoma, WA $37,058

Santa Barbara, CA $37,010

Lowell, MA $36,873

New Suffolk, NY $36,859

Nashua, NH $36,818

Lompoc, CA $36,763

Ventura, CA $36,729

Stockton, CA $36,719

New Haven, CT $36,650

Atlantic City, NJ $36,561

Hartford, CT $36,486

Modesto, CA $36,469

Poughkeepsie, NY $36,393

New Britain, CT $36,376

Olympia, WA $36,328

Kennewick, WA $36,328

New London, CT $36,321

Norwich, CT $36,311

Lawrence, MA $36,294

Bakersfield, CA $36,198

Riverside, CA $36,150

New Bedford, MA $36,150

Richland, WA $36,116

Portsmouth, NH $36,088

Vineland, NJ $36,081

San Bernardino, CA $36,054

Boulder, CO $35,958

Worcester, MA $35,931

Portland, OR $35,900

Saint Paul, MN $35,859

Minneapolis, MN $35,859

Philadelphia, PA $35,811

Honolulu, HI $35,629

Springfield, MA $35,509

Providence, RI $35,506

Chicago, IL $35,406

Bellingham, WA $35,365

Baltimore, MD $35,328

Chico, CA $35,242

Wilmington, DE $35,184

Pittsfield, MA $35,149

Manchester, NH $35,084

Spokane, WA $34,934

Denver, CO $34,930

Albany, NY $34,769

Troy, NY $34,755

Schenectady, NY $34,684

Burlington, VT $34,608

Portland, ME $34,488

Salem, OR $34,461

Yakima, WA $34,454

Ann Arbor, MI $34,444

Rochester, MN $34,348

Fresno, CA $34,331

Reno, NV $34,331

Milwaukee, WI $34,300

Detroit, MI $34,266

Allentown, PA $34,255

Carson City, NV $34,252

Houston, TX $34,200

Colorado Springs, CO $34,197

Syracuse, NY $34,180

Eugene, OR $34,115

Bismarck, ND $34,074

Gary, IN $34,074

Galveston, TX $34,074

Springfield, OR $34,046

Medford, OR $33,964

Fort Collins, CO $33,950

Austin, TX $33,923

Mesa, AZ $33,851

Phoenix, AZ $33,844

Dallas, TX $33,834

Reading, PA $33,813

Saint Cloud, MN $33,800

Concord, NH $33,769

Madison, WI $33,755

Utica, NY $33,663

Raleigh, NC $33,635

Las Vegas, NV $33,632

Rochester, NY $33,608

Des Moines, IA $33,604

Atlanta, GA $33,549

Battle Creek, MI $33,539

Salt Lake City, UT $33,529

Lancaster, PA $33,477

Champaign, IL $33,471

Harrisburg, PA $33,430

Durham, NC $33,399

Kansas City, MO $33,395

Kansas City, KS $33,388

Fort Worth, TX $33,385

Boca Raton, FL $33,371

Cleveland, OH $33,368

Columbus, OH $33,361

Pittsburgh, PA $33,358

Richmond, VA $33,344

Indianapolis, IN $33,337

Cincinnati, OH $33,292

Petersburg, VA $33,241

Billings, MT $33,166

Lansing, MI $33,166

Huntsville, AL $33,166

Lebanon, PA $33,162

Dayton, OH $33,159

Pueblo, CO $33,159

Appleton, WI $33,149

Buffalo, NY $33,135

Racine, WI $33,118

Charlotte, NC $33,114

Saint Louis, MO $33,104

Springfield, IL $33,090

Elkhart, IN $33,083

York, PA $33,083

Gastonia, NC $33,080

Benton Harbor, MI $33,080

Beaumont, TX $33,060

Lorain, OH $33,053

Toledo, OH $33,039

Binghamton, NY $33,022

Rock Hill, SC $33,018

Rockford, IL $33,001

Fargo, ND $32,984

Elyria, OH $32,984

Flagstaff, AZ $32,960

Fort Lauderdale, FL $32,940

Miami, FL $32,919

Duluth, MN $32,864

Bangor, ME $32,820

Cedar Rapids, IA $32,782

Louisville, KY $32,765

Grand Rapids, MI $32,758

Hialeah, FL $32,755

Casper, WY $32,707

Scranton, PA $32,665

New Orleans, LA $32,655

Virginia Beach, VA $32,652

Akron, OH $32,635

Peoria, IL $32,590

Sarasota, FL $32,583

Green Bay, WI $32,559

Baton Rouge, LA $32,542

Charleston, SC $32,535

Nashville, TN $32,525

Jamestown, NY $32,518

Davenport, IA $32,518

Tucson, AZ $32,501

Cheyenne, WY $32,491

Saint Petersburg, FL $32,480

Tampa, FL $32,474

Omaha, NE $32,467

Port Arthur, TX $32,453

Evansville, IN $32,453

Bradenton, FL $32,439

Santa Fe, NM $32,378

Orlando, FL $32,343

Clearwater, FL $32,306

Canton, OH $32,234

La Crosse, WI $32,234

Grand Forks, ND $32,224

Albuquerque, NM $32,213

Tulsa, OK $32,213

Newport News, VA $32,210

High Point, NC $32,200

Ogden, UT $32,186

Corpus Christi, TX $32,158

Laramie, WY $32,138

Norfolk, VA $32,138

Rock Island, IL $32,117

Saginaw, MI $32,110

Jacksonville, FL $32,107

Salisbury, NC $32,100

Memphis, TN $32,093

Moline, IL $32,076

Fort Myers, FL $32,066

Waterloo, IA $32,021

Spartanburg, SC $31,987

Lincoln, NE $31,970

Fort Wayne, IN $31,963

Birmingham, AL $31,925

Cedar Falls, IA $31,919

Provo, UT $31,915

Springfield, OH $31,912

San Antonio, TX $31,905

Greensboro, NC $31,891

South Bend, IN $31,888

Winston Salem, NC $31,884

Boise, ID $31,874

Savannah, GA $31,850

Muskegon, MI $31,788

Lima, OH $31,747

Lake Charles, LA $31,734

Anderson, IN $31,727

Lexington, KY $31,716

Augusta, GA $31,706

Greenville, SC $31,706

Wichita, KS $31,675

Tuscaloosa, AL $31,675

Columbia, SC $31,644

Bloomington, IN $31,559

Roanoke, VA $31,538

Asheville, NC $31,494

Knoxville, TN $31,435

Shreveport, LA $31,432

Wilmington, NC $31,388

Frankfort, KY $31,322

Oklahoma City, OK $31,298

Chillicothe, OH $31,285

Longview, TX $31,281

Topeka, KS $31,271

Mobile, AL $31,220

Terre Haute, IN $31,206

Erie, PA $31,202

Altoona, PA $31,185

Melbourne, FL $31,175

Amarillo, TX $31,161

Killeen, TX $31,151

Fayetteville, AR $31,124

Sioux Falls, SD $31,100

Chattanooga, TN $31,079

Idaho Falls, ID $31,076

Gainesville, FL $31,004

Portsmouth, OH $30,987

Little Rock, AR $30,980

Lynchburg, VA $30,980

Lafayette, LA $30,966

Youngstown, OH $30,966

Temple, TX $30,952

Daytona Beach, FL $30,946

Clarksville, TN $30,942

Pensacola, FL $30,939

Hopkinsville, KY $30,836

Charleston, WV $30,832

Florence, SC $30,815

Sioux City, IA $30,795

Macon, GA $30,695

Tallahassee, FL $30,692

Fayetteville, NC $30,685

Waco, TX $30,678

Wichita Falls, TX $30,678

Pine Bluff, AR $30,665

Vincennes, IN $30,599

Lubbock, TX $30,586

Great Falls, MT $30,565

Alamogordo, NM $30,562

Abilene, TX $30,534

Rapid City, SD $30,490

Monroe, LA $30,490

Albany, GA $30,469

Huntington, WV $30,466

Jackson, MS $30,462

Greenville, MS $30,459

Parkersburg, WV $30,425

Montgomery, AL $30,418

Johnstown, PA $30,411

Springfield, MO $30,384

Biloxi, MS $30,366

Sumter, SC $30,295

Columbus, GA $30,291

Twin Falls, ID $30,271

Pascagoula, MS $30,226

Kingsport, TN $30,137

Gulfport, MS $30,127

Alexandria, LA $30,014

Fort Smith, AR $29,928

El Paso, TX $29,835

Helena, MT $29,791

Las Cruces, NM $29,681

Harlingen, TX $29,585

Pocatello, ID $29,554

Florence, AL $29,544

Brownsville, TX $29,537

Dothan, AL $29,483

Mcallen, TX $29,465

Columbus, MS $29,212

Altus, OK $29,054

Lawton, OK $28,989

Pierre, SD $28,866

What Skills Can Increase a Banquet Setup's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Communication Skills (Mentioned in 7.5% Job Postings): Communication skills are your ability to share or understand information, ideas, and feelings successfully.
Food Service (Mentioned in 3.25% Job Postings): The foodservice or catering industry includes the businesses, institutions, and companies which prepare meals outside the home.
Hospitality Industry (Mentioned in 2.01% Job Postings): The hospitality industry is a broad category of fields within the service industry that includes lodging, food and drink service, event planning, theme parks, travel and tourism.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Communication Skills	7.5%
Food Service	3.25%
Hospitality Industry	2.01%

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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 a Banquet Setup's salary.

Retail Operations: Can increase your salary by up to 28%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Retail Operations	$43,855	28%
Collaboration	$37,688	10%
Innovation	$36,660	7%
Safety Procedures	$36,660	7%
Leadership	$36,318	6%
Verbal Communication	$36,318	6%

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How Education impacts a Banquet Setup's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Banquet Setups 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 a Banquet Setup with a No Diploma is between $31,875 and $34,252).

Banquet Setup Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Banquet Setup

No Diploma 75.0%

High School 75.0%

Associates 12.5%

Bachelors 12.5%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	75.0%
High School	75.0%
Associates	12.5%
Bachelors	12.5%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Banquet Setup Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Banquet Setup'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

$31,631

Average $34,262/year

$36,629

$2,636

Average $2,855/month

$3,052

$608

Average $659/week

$704

$15

Average $16/hour

$18

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$36,629	$3,052	$704	$18
Average	$34,262	$2,855	$659	$16
25th Percentile	$31,631	$2,636	$608	$15

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Salary Trends for Banquet Setup

Salaries for a Banquet Setup can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $33,212 in 2023 to around $33,520 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Banquet Setup salary trends, .

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$33,212

2024

$33,803

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2024	$33,803
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