Meeting Planner Salary in Columbus, Georgia

How much does a Meeting Planner make in Columbus, GA?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Meeting Planner in Columbus, GA is $57,991. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $52,446 to $63,864, with most professionals earning between $47,397 and $69,212.

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Common responsibilities of a Meeting Planner

Planning, negotiating, organizational and implementation skills (includes but not limited to sourcing venues, contracting and negotiating with hotels and vendors, AV, F&B, attendee management, air and ground transport, billing, onsite support, print items).

December 04, 2022

Build and maintain strong relationships with assigned client groups by understanding their strategic priorities, and helping to ensure that service delivery is aligned and fully supports the firm's priorities and goals.

December 26, 2022

Prepare draft agendas, photographs, videotapes, and reports that synopsize meeting discussions, identify supportability issues, and propose alternative solutions to these issues for Government review.

January 07, 2023

Understanding of meeting and incentive planning with specific assignments in the program delivery phase of a program is a strong plus.

February 03, 2023

Manage all aspects of the live event experience planning process for client programs, including but not limited to concept development and design, budget management, registration, venue/vendor sourcing, initiating and finalizing contracts, onsite management.

February 14, 2023

Support communication plan for all stakeholders regarding meeting information including preparing meeting master agenda, attendee registration material, timelines, and Meeting Profile/Guidebook.

February 24, 2023

Develop and execute meetings, events, conferences, training, and seminars that support firm and industry objectives.

March 05, 2023

Provide additional meeting planner services to groups that will utilize the NIWC facility such as budget planning, web design, badge templates, hotel links, agenda planning, registration, transportation coordination, menu planning, off-site socials, timelines, checklists, diagrams, signage, etc.

April 14, 2023

Create and distribute Meeting Notifications for all meetings approximately four weeks prior to meetings and track attendance for external and internal meeting participants.

May 01, 2023

Assists in ensuring delivery of all necessary services for successful achievement of conferences and meetings, including, but not limited to, food and beverage, room and audio-visual requirements, space assignments, event registration, exhibits, sponsorship and marketing.

May 17, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Meeting Planner in Columbus, GA

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

52446

63864

57991

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

54104

66861

59988

What is the average salary for Meeting Planner in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Meeting Planner in Columbus, GA. The base salary for Meeting Planner ranges from $52,446 to $63,864 with the average base salary of $57,991. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $54,104 to $66,861 with the average total cash compensation of $59,988.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$57,991	$52,446 - $63,864
Bonus	$1,997	$1,659 - $2,997
Total Pay	$59,988	$54,104 - $66,861

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Meeting Planner Salary Near Columbus, GA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Columbus, GA
CITY, STATE Auburn, AL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $53,240 - $64,832	COMPARE TO Columbus, GA
CITY, STATE Macon, GA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $54,798 - $66,729	COMPARE TO Columbus, GA
CITY, STATE Albany, GA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $54,228 - $66,035	COMPARE TO Columbus, GA
CITY, STATE Montgomery, AL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $52,906 - $64,425	COMPARE TO Columbus, GA
CITY, STATE Dothan, AL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $50,764 - $61,817	COMPARE TO Columbus, GA
CITY, STATE Prattville, AL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $52,906 - $64,425	COMPARE TO Columbus, GA

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About Columbus, Georgia

Columbus is one of Georgia's three Fall Line Cities, along with Augusta and Macon. The Fall Line is where the hilly lands of the Piedmont plateau meet the flat terrain of the coastal plain. As such, Columbus has a varied landscape of rolling hills on the north side and flat plains on the south. The fall line causes rivers in the area to decline rapidly towards sea level. Textile mills were established here in the 19th and early 20th centuries to take advantage of the water power from the falls. Columbus was developed along the Chattahoochee River. Interstate 185 runs east of the city, with acc...

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