Meeting Planner Salary in Lafayette, Louisiana

How much does a Meeting Planner make in Lafayette, LA?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Meeting Planner in Lafayette, LA is $59,492. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $53,803 to $65,517, with most professionals earning between $48,623 and $71,002.

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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 Lafayette, LA

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

53803

65517

59492

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

55504

68591

61540

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 Lafayette, LA. The base salary for Meeting Planner ranges from $53,803 to $65,517 with the average base salary of $59,492. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $55,504 to $68,591 with the average total cash compensation of $61,540.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$59,492	$53,803 - $65,517
Bonus	$2,049	$1,702 - $3,074
Total Pay	$61,540	$55,504 - $68,591

* 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 Lafayette, LA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Lafayette, LA
CITY, STATE New Iberia, LA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $53,475 - $65,117	COMPARE TO Lafayette, LA
CITY, STATE Baton Rouge, LA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $55,443 - $67,514	COMPARE TO Lafayette, LA
CITY, STATE Houma, LA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $57,285 - $69,757	COMPARE TO Lafayette, LA
CITY, STATE Lake Charles, LA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $53,459 - $65,099	COMPARE TO Lafayette, LA
CITY, STATE Alexandria, LA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $52,269 - $63,649	COMPARE TO Lafayette, LA
CITY, STATE La Place, LA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $57,189 - $69,640	COMPARE TO Lafayette, LA

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About Lafayette, Louisiana

Lafayette is located at 30°13′N 92°2′W / 30.217°N 92.033°W / 30.217; -92.033 (30.2139, −92.0294) and has an elevation of 36 feet (11.0 m). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 49.2 square miles (127 km2), of which 49.1 square miles (127 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.19%) is water. Lafayette is located on the West Gulf Coastal Plain. The site was part of the seabed during the earlier Quaternary Period. During this time, the Mississippi River cut a 325-foot-deep (99 m) valley between what is now Lafayette and Baton Rouge. This valley was...

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