What are the main factors that influence a Wedding Specialist's salary?

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

How does experience change A Wedding Specialist's salary?

A Wedding Specialist's salary grows with experience: a Meeting/Event Planner I (0-2 years)earns $57,536, a Wedding Specialist (2-4 years)earns $64,897, a Meeting/Event Planner III (4-7 years)earns $89,150, a Meeting/Event Planner IV (7+ years)earns $109,193, a Meeting/Event Supervisor (7+ years)earns $92,070,

What are the highest paying states for a Wedding Specialist?

Wedding Specialist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Wedding Specialist roles are District of Columbia $71,281, California $71,011, Massachusetts $70,064. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Wedding Specialist roles make?

Salaries for Wedding Specialist level roles vary by specialization: Wedding Videographer: $71,359; Wedding Designer: $69,603; Wedding Consultant: $64,885; Wedding Photographer: $63,806; Wedding Director: $61,066.

How do different companies affect a Wedding Specialist's salary?

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

Wedding Specialist Salary in the United States

How much does a Wedding Specialist make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Wedding Specialist in the United States is $64,380 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $76,163
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,927 to $70,547
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $50,142

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Wedding Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,547	$5,879	$1,357	$34
Average	$64,380	$5,365	$1,238	$31
25th Percentile	$56,927	$4,744	$1,095	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Wedding Specialist Salaries

A Wedding Specialist'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 Wedding Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Wedding Specialist'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): $57,536
Early Career (1-2 years): $64,897
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $89,150
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $109,193
Expert (over 8 years): $92,070

Levels	Salary
Meeting/E... Level Wedding Specialist	$57,536
Wedding S... Level Wedding Specialist	$64,897
Meeting/E... Level Wedding Specialist	$89,150
Meeting/E... Level Wedding Specialist	$109,193
Meeting/E... Level Wedding Specialist	$92,070

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How Do Wedding Specialist 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 Wedding Specialists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $71,281.
California: $71,011.
Massachusetts: $70,064.

District of Columbia $71,281

California $71,011

Massachusetts $70,064

Washington $69,807

New Jersey $69,781

Alaska $69,691

Connecticut $68,802

New York $68,442

Hawaii $67,289

Rhode Island $66,749

Maryland $66,382

Minnesota $65,880

Colorado $65,686

Illinois $65,622

Oregon $65,377

Delaware $65,197

New Hampshire $65,084

Virginia $64,830

Pennsylvania $64,090

Nevada $63,716

North Dakota $63,594

Michigan $63,401

Wisconsin $63,330

Vermont $63,188

Texas $62,796

Maine $62,770

Arizona $62,731

Ohio $62,686

Georgia $62,094

Indiana $61,798

Wyoming $61,740

Utah $61,650

Iowa $61,611

Kansas $61,302

Louisiana $61,212

North Carolina $61,180

Missouri $61,167

Florida $60,916

Montana $60,781

Nebraska $60,652

Kentucky $60,581

South Carolina $60,324

Tennessee $60,163

Idaho $60,098

New Mexico $59,628

Oklahoma $59,525

Alabama $59,145

South Dakota $58,508

Arkansas $58,160

West Virginia $57,974

Mississippi $57,414

Top Paying Cities for Wedding Specialists

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: $81,202
San Francisco: $80,313
Oakland: $78,620

San Jose, CA $81,202

San Francisco, CA $80,313

Oakland, CA $78,620

New York, NY $74,126

Paramus, NJ $73,225

Queens Village, NY $73,221

Passaic, NJ $73,160

Bergenfield, NJ $73,154

Stamford, CT $73,013

Huntington, NY $72,986

Newark, NJ $72,511

Bridgeport, CT $72,375

Vallejo, CA $72,247

New Brunswick, NJ $72,221

Petaluma, CA $72,182

Middlesex, NJ $72,060

Somerset, NJ $72,015

Santa Cruz, CA $71,931

Boston, MA $71,539

Monterey, CA $71,313

Seattle, WA $71,165

Santa Rosa, CA $71,152

Los Angeles, CA $71,133

Juneau, AK $70,966

Washington, DC $70,895

Orange, CA $70,666

Santa Ana, CA $70,496

Long Beach, CA $70,431

Anaheim, CA $70,418

Anchorage, AK $70,386

Santa Maria, CA $70,193

Everett, WA $70,180

Danbury, CT $69,953

Bremerton, WA $69,865

Tacoma, WA $69,633

New Suffolk, NY $69,632

Sacramento, CA $69,614

Santa Barbara, CA $69,543

Trenton, NJ $69,472

San Diego, CA $69,472

Brockton, MA $69,401

Fairbanks, AK $69,243

Lompoc, CA $69,079

Lowell, MA $69,027

Ventura, CA $69,015

Nashua, NH $69,002

Stockton, CA $68,996

Modesto, CA $68,526

Poughkeepsie, NY $68,384

Olympia, WA $68,262

Kennewick, WA $68,262

New Haven, CT $68,236

Lawrence, MA $68,004

Hartford, CT $67,940

Riverside, CA $67,927

New Bedford, MA $67,862

Richland, WA $67,862

Bakersfield, CA $67,772

San Bernardino, CA $67,747

New Britain, CT $67,740

Atlantic City, NJ $67,740

New London, CT $67,714

Norwich, CT $67,695

Portsmouth, NH $67,682

Boulder, CO $67,546

Portland, OR $67,457

Worcester, MA $67,450

Minneapolis, MN $67,251

Philadelphia, PA $67,161

Honolulu, HI $66,948

Saint Paul, MN $66,917

Vineland, NJ $66,903

Providence, RI $66,716

Chicago, IL $66,530

Bellingham, WA $66,453

Springfield, MA $66,401

Baltimore, MD $66,382

Chico, CA $66,221

Pittsfield, MA $66,047

Manchester, NH $65,925

Spokane, WA $65,641

Denver, CO $65,635

Albany, NY $65,332

Troy, NY $65,307

Nassau, NY $65,238

Schenectady, NY $65,171

Wilmington, DE $65,120

Burlington, VT $65,030

Salem, OR $65,004

Portland, ME $64,804

Yakima, WA $64,740

Rochester, MN $64,540

Reno, NV $64,508

Fresno, CA $64,508

Milwaukee, WI $64,450

Detroit, MI $64,386

Ann Arbor, MI $64,375

Allentown, PA $64,367

Colorado Springs, CO $64,257

Syracuse, NY $64,225

Carson City, NV $64,225

Houston, TX $64,135

Eugene, OR $64,103

Gary, IN $64,025

Springfield, OR $63,974

Bismarck, ND $63,961

Galveston, TX $63,916

Medford, OR $63,819

Fort Collins, CO $63,794

Concord, NH $63,761

Austin, TX $63,742

Mesa, AZ $63,607

Reading, PA $63,601

Phoenix, AZ $63,594

Dallas, TX $63,575

Saint Cloud, MN $63,513

Madison, WI $63,427

Utica, NY $63,253

Rochester, NY $63,150

Des Moines, IA $63,143

Raleigh, NC $63,137

Atlanta, GA $63,040

Battle Creek, MI $63,021

Salt Lake City, UT $63,002

Lancaster, PA $62,905

Harrisburg, PA $62,815

Kansas City, MO $62,751

Champaign, IL $62,738

Kansas City, KS $62,738

Fort Worth, TX $62,731

Columbus, OH $62,720

Boca Raton, FL $62,706

Pittsburgh, PA $62,680

Richmond, VA $62,654

Indianapolis, IN $62,641

Cleveland, OH $62,635

Las Vegas, NV $62,558

Cincinnati, OH $62,558

Petersburg, VA $62,461

Huntsville, AL $62,364

Lansing, MI $62,321

Lebanon, PA $62,313

Pueblo, CO $62,306

Appleton, WI $62,287

Buffalo, NY $62,261

Dayton, OH $62,242

Racine, WI $62,229

Charlotte, NC $62,223

Saint Louis, MO $62,203

York, PA $62,165

Elkhart, IN $62,165

Gastonia, NC $62,153

Billings, MT $62,137

Beaumont, TX $62,120

Lorain, OH $62,107

Benton Harbor, MI $62,094

Toledo, OH $62,081

Binghamton, NY $62,049

Rock Hill, SC $62,043

Rockford, IL $62,010

Springfield, IL $61,985

Elyria, OH $61,978

Fargo, ND $61,978

Flagstaff, AZ $61,933

Fort Lauderdale, FL $61,894

Duluth, MN $61,856

Miami, FL $61,856

Cheyenne, WY $61,811

Grand Forks, ND $61,811

Bangor, ME $61,669

Cedar Rapids, IA $61,598

Durham, NC $61,571

Louisville, KY $61,566

Grand Rapids, MI $61,553

Hialeah, FL $61,547

Casper, WY $61,457

Scranton, PA $61,379

New Orleans, LA $61,360

Virginia Beach, VA $61,354

Akron, OH $61,321

Peoria, IL $61,238

Sarasota, FL $61,225

Nashville, TN $61,180

Omaha, NE $61,180

Green Bay, WI $61,180

Baton Rouge, LA $61,148

Charleston, SC $61,135

Jamestown, NY $61,103

Davenport, IA $61,103

Tucson, AZ $61,070

Saint Petersburg, FL $61,032

Tampa, FL $61,019

Evansville, IN $60,980

Port Arthur, TX $60,980

Bradenton, FL $60,955

Santa Fe, NM $60,839

Orlando, FL $60,723

Clearwater, FL $60,703

Canton, OH $60,568

La Crosse, WI $60,568

Albuquerque, NM $60,530

Newport News, VA $60,523

High Point, NC $60,504

Ogden, UT $60,478

Corpus Christi, TX $60,427

Norfolk, VA $60,388

Laramie, WY $60,388

Rock Island, IL $60,349

Saginaw, MI $60,336

Jacksonville, FL $60,330

Salisbury, NC $60,317

Boise, ID $60,304

Moline, IL $60,272

Fort Myers, FL $60,253

Memphis, TN $60,240

Tulsa, OK $60,208

Waterloo, IA $60,169

Spartanburg, SC $60,105

Lincoln, NE $60,073

Fort Wayne, IN $60,060

Provo, UT $60,053

Cedar Falls, IA $59,976

San Antonio, TX $59,950

Greensboro, NC $59,924

South Bend, IN $59,918

Savannah, GA $59,847

Muskegon, MI $59,821

Birmingham, AL $59,815

Winston Salem, NC $59,783

Lake Charles, LA $59,628

Anderson, IN $59,615

Lexington, KY $59,596

Augusta, GA $59,577

Greenville, SC $59,577

Lima, OH $59,525

Wichita, KS $59,519

Tuscaloosa, AL $59,519

Columbia, SC $59,461

Springfield, OH $59,448

Asheville, NC $59,345

Bloomington, IN $59,300

Knoxville, TN $59,068

Shreveport, LA $59,062

Wilmington, NC $58,978

Roanoke, VA $58,978

Topeka, KS $58,862

Frankfort, KY $58,855

Oklahoma City, OK $58,811

Chillicothe, OH $58,785

Longview, TX $58,778

Melbourne, FL $58,772

Sioux Falls, SD $58,669

Mobile, AL $58,663

Terre Haute, IN $58,637

Altoona, PA $58,598

Amarillo, TX $58,553

Killeen, TX $58,534

Fayetteville, AR $58,482

Chattanooga, TN $58,463

Sioux City, IA $58,405

Idaho Falls, ID $58,392

Lynchburg, VA $58,341

Gainesville, FL $58,257

Portsmouth, OH $58,225

Little Rock, AR $58,212

Lafayette, LA $58,186

Youngstown, OH $58,186

Daytona Beach, FL $58,148

Clarksville, TN $58,141

Pensacola, FL $58,135

Temple, TX $58,130

Hopkinsville, KY $57,942

Erie, PA $57,929

Florence, SC $57,903

Charleston, WV $57,800

Great Falls, MT $57,768

Macon, GA $57,678

Tallahassee, FL $57,671

Fayetteville, NC $57,658

Waco, TX $57,645

Helena, MT $57,600

Pine Bluff, AR $57,576

Vincennes, IN $57,497

Lubbock, TX $57,472

Alamogordo, NM $57,433

Twin Falls, ID $57,375

Rapid City, SD $57,356

Jackson, MS $57,240

Huntington, WV $57,235

Greenville, MS $57,233

Parkersburg, WV $57,168

Montgomery, AL $57,156

Wichita Falls, TX $57,092

Springfield, MO $57,092

Biloxi, MS $57,060

Monroe, LA $56,995

Johnstown, PA $56,950

Sumter, SC $56,924

Columbus, GA $56,918

Pascagoula, MS $56,796

Abilene, TX $56,796

Kingsport, TN $56,628

Albany, GA $56,628

Gulfport, MS $56,609

Alexandria, LA $56,396

Fort Smith, AR $56,235

El Paso, TX $56,062

Las Cruces, NM $55,772

Harlingen, TX $55,608

Pocatello, ID $55,598

Florence, AL $55,514

Brownsville, TX $55,502

Mcallen, TX $55,366

Dothan, AL $55,276

Columbus, MS $54,894

Altus, OK $54,594

Lawton, OK $54,471

Pierre, SD $54,240

What Skills Can Increase a Wedding Specialist'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 Wedding Specialist'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	$68,886	7%
Collaboration	$68,886	7%
Analysis	$68,886	7%
RFP	$68,242	6%
Vendor Management	$68,242	6%
Initiative	$68,242	6%

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How Education impacts a Wedding Specialist's Salary?

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

Wedding Specialist Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Wedding Specialist

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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Wedding Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Wedding Specialist'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 May 01, 2026

$56,927

Average $64,380/year

$70,547

$4,744

Average $5,365/month

$5,879

$1,095

Average $1,238/week

$1,357

$27

Average $31/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,547	$5,879	$1,357	$34
Average	$64,380	$5,365	$1,238	$31
25th Percentile	$56,927	$4,744	$1,095	$27

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Salary Trends for Wedding Specialist

Salaries for a Wedding Specialist can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $68,624 in 2023 to around $67,448 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Wedding Specialist salary trends, .

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