What are the main factors that influence a Convention Coordinator's salary?

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

How does experience change A Convention Coordinator's salary?

A Convention Coordinator's salary grows with experience: a Meeting/Event Planner I (0-2 years)earns $57,814, a Convention Coordinator (2-4 years)earns $65,215, a Meeting/Event Planner III (4-7 years)earns $89,571, a Meeting/Event Planner IV (7+ years)earns $109,733, a Meeting/Event Supervisor (7+ years)earns $92,503,

What are the highest paying states for a Convention Coordinator?

Convention Coordinator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Convention Coordinator roles are District of Columbia $71,630, California $71,358, Massachusetts $70,407. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Convention Coordinator roles make?

Salaries for Convention Coordinator level roles vary by specialization: Manager, Convention Sales: $124,525; Convention Services Manager: $107,548; Director of Catering and Convention Services: $79,105; Coordinator: $76,500; Convention Planner: $75,354.

How do different companies affect a Convention Coordinator's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Convention 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.

Convention Coordinator Salary in the United States

How much does a Convention Coordinator make in the United States?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Convention Coordinator in the United States is $64,695 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $76,525
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $57,205 to $70,887
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $50,387

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Convention Coordinator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,887	$5,907	$1,363	$34
Average	$64,695	$5,391	$1,244	$31
25th Percentile	$57,205	$4,767	$1,100	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Convention Coordinator Salaries

A Convention 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 Convention Coordinator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Convention 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): $57,814
Early Career (1-2 years): $65,215
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $89,571
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $109,733
Expert (over 8 years): $92,503

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Meeting/E... Level Convention Coordinator	$57,814
Conventio... Level Convention Coordinator	$65,215
Meeting/E... Level Convention Coordinator	$89,571
Meeting/E... Level Convention Coordinator	$109,733
Meeting/E... Level Convention Coordinator	$92,503

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How Do Convention 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 Convention Coordinators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $71,630.
California: $71,358.
Massachusetts: $70,407.

District of Columbia $71,630

California $71,358

Massachusetts $70,407

Washington $70,148

New Jersey $70,123

Alaska $70,032

Connecticut $69,139

New York $68,777

Hawaii $67,619

Rhode Island $67,075

Maryland $66,707

Minnesota $66,202

Colorado $66,008

Illinois $65,943

Oregon $65,697

Delaware $65,516

New Hampshire $65,402

Virginia $65,148

Pennsylvania $64,404

Nevada $64,028

North Dakota $63,905

Michigan $63,711

Wisconsin $63,640

Vermont $63,498

Texas $63,103

Maine $63,077

Arizona $63,039

Ohio $62,993

Georgia $62,398

Indiana $62,100

Wyoming $62,042

Utah $61,952

Iowa $61,913

Kansas $61,602

Louisiana $61,512

North Carolina $61,479

Missouri $61,466

Florida $61,214

Montana $61,078

Nebraska $60,949

Kentucky $60,878

South Carolina $60,619

Tennessee $60,457

Idaho $60,393

New Mexico $59,920

Oklahoma $59,817

Alabama $59,435

South Dakota $58,795

Arkansas $58,445

West Virginia $58,258

Mississippi $57,695

Top Paying Cities for Convention 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: $81,599
San Francisco: $80,797
Oakland: $79,005

San Jose, CA $81,599

San Francisco, CA $80,797

Oakland, CA $79,005

New York, NY $74,975

Queens Village, NY $74,489

Paramus, NJ $73,972

Passaic, NJ $73,907

Bergenfield, NJ $73,843

Stamford, CT $73,745

Huntington, NY $73,681

Newark, NJ $73,260

Bridgeport, CT $73,131

New Brunswick, NJ $72,917

Vallejo, CA $72,782

Middlesex, NJ $72,743

Somerset, NJ $72,684

Petaluma, CA $72,536

Santa Cruz, CA $72,283

Boston, MA $72,154

Monterey, CA $71,831

Fairbanks, AK $71,785

Los Angeles, CA $71,662

Washington, DC $71,630

Seattle, WA $71,514

Santa Rosa, CA $71,501

Juneau, AK $71,313

Orange, CA $71,099

Anchorage, AK $70,983

Anaheim, CA $70,938

Santa Ana, CA $70,841

Nassau, NY $70,802

Long Beach, CA $70,776

Danbury, CT $70,757

Santa Maria, CA $70,537

Everett, WA $70,524

Bremerton, WA $70,207

Trenton, NJ $70,084

Sacramento, CA $70,058

San Diego, CA $70,026

Brockton, MA $70,000

Tacoma, WA $69,974

Santa Barbara, CA $69,883

Lowell, MA $69,624

New Suffolk, NY $69,599

Nashua, NH $69,521

Lompoc, CA $69,417

Ventura, CA $69,353

Stockton, CA $69,333

New Haven, CT $69,204

Atlantic City, NJ $69,036

Hartford, CT $68,893

Modesto, CA $68,861

Poughkeepsie, NY $68,719

New Britain, CT $68,686

Olympia, WA $68,596

Kennewick, WA $68,596

New London, CT $68,583

Norwich, CT $68,563

Lawrence, MA $68,531

Bakersfield, CA $68,350

Riverside, CA $68,259

New Bedford, MA $68,259

Richland, WA $68,195

Portsmouth, NH $68,143

Vineland, NJ $68,130

San Bernardino, CA $68,078

Boulder, CO $67,897

Worcester, MA $67,845

Portland, OR $67,787

Saint Paul, MN $67,709

Minneapolis, MN $67,709

Philadelphia, PA $67,619

Honolulu, HI $67,276

Springfield, MA $67,050

Providence, RI $67,043

Chicago, IL $66,856

Bellingham, WA $66,778

Baltimore, MD $66,707

Chico, CA $66,545

Wilmington, DE $66,435

Pittsfield, MA $66,370

Manchester, NH $66,247

Spokane, WA $65,963

Denver, CO $65,956

Albany, NY $65,652

Troy, NY $65,626

Schenectady, NY $65,490

Burlington, VT $65,348

Portland, ME $65,122

Salem, OR $65,070

Yakima, WA $65,057

Ann Arbor, MI $65,038

Rochester, MN $64,856

Fresno, CA $64,824

Reno, NV $64,824

Milwaukee, WI $64,766

Detroit, MI $64,701

Allentown, PA $64,682

Carson City, NV $64,675

Houston, TX $64,578

Colorado Springs, CO $64,572

Syracuse, NY $64,539

Eugene, OR $64,417

Bismarck, ND $64,339

Gary, IN $64,339

Galveston, TX $64,339

Springfield, OR $64,287

Medford, OR $64,132

Fort Collins, CO $64,106

Austin, TX $64,054

Mesa, AZ $63,918

Phoenix, AZ $63,905

Dallas, TX $63,886

Reading, PA $63,847

Saint Cloud, MN $63,821

Concord, NH $63,763

Madison, WI $63,737

Utica, NY $63,563

Raleigh, NC $63,511

Las Vegas, NV $63,504

Rochester, NY $63,459

Des Moines, IA $63,453

Atlanta, GA $63,349

Battle Creek, MI $63,330

Salt Lake City, UT $63,310

Lancaster, PA $63,213

Champaign, IL $63,200

Harrisburg, PA $63,123

Durham, NC $63,064

Kansas City, MO $63,058

Kansas City, KS $63,045

Fort Worth, TX $63,039

Boca Raton, FL $63,013

Cleveland, OH $63,006

Columbus, OH $62,993

Pittsburgh, PA $62,987

Richmond, VA $62,961

Indianapolis, IN $62,948

Cincinnati, OH $62,864

Petersburg, VA $62,767

Billings, MT $62,624

Lansing, MI $62,624

Huntsville, AL $62,624

Lebanon, PA $62,618

Dayton, OH $62,612

Pueblo, CO $62,612

Appleton, WI $62,592

Buffalo, NY $62,566

Racine, WI $62,534

Charlotte, NC $62,527

Saint Louis, MO $62,508

Springfield, IL $62,482

Elkhart, IN $62,469

York, PA $62,469

Gastonia, NC $62,463

Benton Harbor, MI $62,463

Beaumont, TX $62,424

Lorain, OH $62,411

Toledo, OH $62,385

Binghamton, NY $62,353

Rock Hill, SC $62,346

Rockford, IL $62,314

Fargo, ND $62,282

Elyria, OH $62,282

Flagstaff, AZ $62,236

Fort Lauderdale, FL $62,197

Miami, FL $62,159

Duluth, MN $62,055

Bangor, ME $61,971

Cedar Rapids, IA $61,900

Louisville, KY $61,868

Grand Rapids, MI $61,855

Hialeah, FL $61,848

Casper, WY $61,758

Scranton, PA $61,680

New Orleans, LA $61,661

Virginia Beach, VA $61,654

Akron, OH $61,622

Peoria, IL $61,538

Sarasota, FL $61,525

Green Bay, WI $61,479

Baton Rouge, LA $61,447

Charleston, SC $61,434

Nashville, TN $61,415

Jamestown, NY $61,402

Davenport, IA $61,402

Tucson, AZ $61,369

Cheyenne, WY $61,350

Saint Petersburg, FL $61,331

Tampa, FL $61,318

Omaha, NE $61,305

Port Arthur, TX $61,279

Evansville, IN $61,279

Bradenton, FL $61,253

Santa Fe, NM $61,136

Orlando, FL $61,072

Clearwater, FL $61,001

Canton, OH $60,865

La Crosse, WI $60,865

Grand Forks, ND $60,845

Albuquerque, NM $60,826

Tulsa, OK $60,826

Newport News, VA $60,819

High Point, NC $60,800

Ogden, UT $60,774

Corpus Christi, TX $60,722

Laramie, WY $60,684

Norfolk, VA $60,684

Rock Island, IL $60,645

Saginaw, MI $60,632

Jacksonville, FL $60,625

Salisbury, NC $60,612

Memphis, TN $60,600

Moline, IL $60,567

Fort Myers, FL $60,548

Waterloo, IA $60,464

Spartanburg, SC $60,399

Lincoln, NE $60,367

Fort Wayne, IN $60,354

Birmingham, AL $60,283

Cedar Falls, IA $60,270

Provo, UT $60,263

Springfield, OH $60,257

San Antonio, TX $60,244

Greensboro, NC $60,218

South Bend, IN $60,211

Winston Salem, NC $60,205

Boise, ID $60,185

Savannah, GA $60,140

Muskegon, MI $60,024

Lima, OH $59,946

Lake Charles, LA $59,920

Anderson, IN $59,907

Lexington, KY $59,888

Augusta, GA $59,868

Greenville, SC $59,868

Wichita, KS $59,810

Tuscaloosa, AL $59,810

Columbia, SC $59,752

Bloomington, IN $59,590

Roanoke, VA $59,551

Asheville, NC $59,467

Knoxville, TN $59,357

Shreveport, LA $59,351

Wilmington, NC $59,267

Frankfort, KY $59,144

Oklahoma City, OK $59,099

Chillicothe, OH $59,073

Longview, TX $59,066

Topeka, KS $59,047

Mobile, AL $58,950

Terre Haute, IN $58,924

Erie, PA $58,917

Altoona, PA $58,885

Melbourne, FL $58,866

Amarillo, TX $58,840

Killeen, TX $58,820

Fayetteville, AR $58,769

Sioux Falls, SD $58,723

Chattanooga, TN $58,685

Idaho Falls, ID $58,678

Gainesville, FL $58,542

Portsmouth, OH $58,510

Little Rock, AR $58,497

Lynchburg, VA $58,497

Lafayette, LA $58,471

Youngstown, OH $58,471

Temple, TX $58,445

Daytona Beach, FL $58,432

Clarksville, TN $58,426

Pensacola, FL $58,419

Hopkinsville, KY $58,225

Charleston, WV $58,219

Florence, SC $58,186

Sioux City, IA $58,148

Macon, GA $57,960

Tallahassee, FL $57,954

Fayetteville, NC $57,941

Waco, TX $57,928

Wichita Falls, TX $57,928

Pine Bluff, AR $57,902

Vincennes, IN $57,779

Lubbock, TX $57,753

Great Falls, MT $57,714

Alamogordo, NM $57,708

Abilene, TX $57,656

Rapid City, SD $57,572

Monroe, LA $57,572

Albany, GA $57,533

Huntington, WV $57,527

Jackson, MS $57,520

Greenville, MS $57,514

Parkersburg, WV $57,449

Montgomery, AL $57,436

Johnstown, PA $57,423

Springfield, MO $57,371

Biloxi, MS $57,339

Sumter, SC $57,203

Columbus, GA $57,197

Twin Falls, ID $57,158

Pascagoula, MS $57,074

Kingsport, TN $56,905

Gulfport, MS $56,886

Alexandria, LA $56,673

Fort Smith, AR $56,511

El Paso, TX $56,336

Helena, MT $56,252

Las Cruces, NM $56,045

Harlingen, TX $55,864

Pocatello, ID $55,806

Florence, AL $55,786

Brownsville, TX $55,773

Dothan, AL $55,670

Mcallen, TX $55,637

Columbus, MS $55,159

Altus, OK $54,861

Lawton, OK $54,738

Pierre, SD $54,505

What Skills Can Increase a Convention 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 a Convention 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	$69,223	7%
Collaboration	$69,223	7%
Analysis	$69,223	7%
RFP	$68,576	6%
Vendor Management	$68,576	6%
Initiative	$68,576	6%

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How Education impacts a Convention Coordinator's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Convention 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 a Convention Coordinator with a No Diploma is between $69,481 and $74,311).

Convention Coordinator Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Convention 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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Convention Coordinator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Convention 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 March 01, 2026

$57,205

Average $64,695/year

$70,887

$4,767

Average $5,391/month

$5,907

$1,100

Average $1,244/week

$1,363

$28

Average $31/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,887	$5,907	$1,363	$34
Average	$64,695	$5,391	$1,244	$31
25th Percentile	$57,205	$4,767	$1,100	$28

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Salary Trends for Convention Coordinator

Salaries for a Convention Coordinator can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $68,953 in 2023 to around $67,772 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Convention Coordinator salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

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