Meeting Planner Salary in Knoxville, Tennessee

How much does a Meeting Planner make in Knoxville, TN?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Meeting Planner in Knoxville, TN is $60,014. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $54,280 to $66,091, with most professionals earning between $49,059 and $71,624.

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What does a Meeting Planner do?

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 Knoxville, TN

Average Base Salary

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54280

66091

60014

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

55993

69196

62083

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 Knoxville, TN. The base salary for Meeting Planner ranges from $54,280 to $66,091 with the average base salary of $60,014. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $55,993 to $69,196 with the average total cash compensation of $62,083.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$60,014	$54,280 - $66,091
Bonus	$2,068	$1,713 - $3,105
Total Pay	$62,083	$55,993 - $69,196

* 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 Knoxville, TN

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Knoxville, TN
CITY, STATE Asheville, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $54,381 - $66,214	COMPARE TO Knoxville, TN
CITY, STATE Johnson City, TN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $51,843 - $63,123	COMPARE TO Knoxville, TN
CITY, STATE Kingsport, TN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $52,038 - $63,361	COMPARE TO Knoxville, TN
CITY, STATE Chattanooga, TN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $53,665 - $65,342	COMPARE TO Knoxville, TN
CITY, STATE Greenville, SC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $54,747 - $66,660	COMPARE TO Knoxville, TN
CITY, STATE Richmond, KY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $54,274 - $66,084	COMPARE TO Knoxville, TN

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About Knoxville, Tennessee

Knoxville is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Knox County. The city had an estimated population of 186,239 in 2016 and a population of 178,874 as of the 2010 census, making it the state's third largest city after Nashville and Memphis. Knoxville is the principal city of the Knoxville Metropolitan Statistical Area, which, in 2016, was 868,546, up 0.9 percent, or 7,377 people, from to 2015. The KMSA is, in turn, the central component of the Knoxville-Sevierville-La Follette Combined Statistical Area, which, in 2013, had a population of 1,096,961. First settled in 178...

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