Event Planner salary
What an event planner actually earns, from 140 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-09-06.
Switch the market above to see event planner pay in the 2 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
An event planner earns a blended US median near 66,459 dollars, with the typical middle running from 52,278 dollars to 86,955 dollars. The official OEWS median is 59,440 dollars, under the posted figure, because the advertised roles skew senior or well-funded. The official trend has moved up about 17 percent since 2019. Demand is rated high, and 3% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is executive assistant, at 61 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Open event planner roles
Live openings tagged to this occupation, from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source.
Senior Event Manager at DiliTrustParis - La DéfenseTodayApply- Senior Event Manager Marketing Ärzte 80-100% at Zur Rose Suisse AGFrauenfeld, Thurgau, Switzerland2d agoApply
- Event Manager (a) in Zürich 80-100% at AxeptKemptthal, Zürich2d agoApply
Event Manager in Zürich 80-100% at Axept Business Software AGKemptthal, Zürich, Switzerland4d agoApply- Assistant Groups & Event Manager (m/f/d) at JobupZürich, Zürich, Switzerland4d agoApply
Senior Event Manager, OrangeDoor at UnbridledBromley, Greater London$61k4d agoApply
By country
- United States$52,278$66,459$86,955
- United Kingdom$40,822$45,478$54,915
Switzerland · official wage bands
median CHF 7'900/month
Swiss postings do not state pay, so these are not posted salaries: they are the federal wage survey (Lohnstrukturerhebung 2024) for the ISCO group 33 Betriebswirtschaftliche und kaufmännische Fachkräfte und Verwaltungsfachkräfte: standardized gross monthly, full-time, 13th salary included pro rata. The band covers the whole occupation group, which is coarser than this occupation alone.
Annual ≈ CHF 94'800 at the median. Source: Bundesamt für Statistik, LSE 2024.
Top-paying US states
OEWS median by state, highest first.
- New York$73,230
- California$66,990
- Washington$66,070
- Virginia$60,480
- Illinois$59,860
Roles that pay more, that these skills already reach
Median pay from each destination’s own postings, with the readiness an event planner profile already covers.
- 600 open project manager roles$126,568 median · +$60,109 · 26% readiness
- 600 open business analyst roles$122,331 median · +$55,872 · 26% readiness
- 600 open operations manager roles$121,927 median · +$55,468 · 20% readiness
- 74 open facilities manager roles$92,230 median · +$25,771 · 22% readiness
Every measured move out of this role, ranked by readiness: alternative careers for an event planner.
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- Executive Assistant salary$73,542 median
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Quick answers
How much does an event planner make?
The blended US median is about 66,459 dollars, with a typical range from 52,278 dollars to 86,955 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 59,440 dollars.
Is event planner a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated high in our July 2026 corpus, with 3% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
What can an event planner move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is executive assistant, at 61 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 13-1121. Live corpus 140 observations, 2026-09-06. Definitions in the glossary.